(19)
(11)EP 3 389 789 B1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45)Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/37

(21)Application number: 16822398.0

(22)Date of filing:  14.12.2016
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61Q 5/00(2006.01)
A61Q 5/02(2006.01)
A61Q 5/12(2006.01)
A61K 8/58(2006.01)
A61K 8/41(2006.01)
(86)International application number:
PCT/EP2016/081023
(87)International publication number:
WO 2017/102855 (22.06.2017 Gazette  2017/25)

(54)

COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF SPECIFIC ALKOXYSILANES AND OF A SURFACTANT

ZUSAMMENSETZUNG MIT EINER KOMBINATION AUS SPEZIFISCHEN ALKOXYSILANEN UND EINEM TENSID

COMPOSITION COMPRENANT LA COMBINAISON D'ALCOXYSILANES SPÉCIFIQUES ET D'UN TENSIOACTIF


(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30)Priority: 14.12.2015 FR 1562330

(43)Date of publication of application:
24.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/43

(73)Proprietor: L'Oréal
75008 Paris (FR)

(72)Inventors:
  • MATHONNEAU, Estelle
    93400 Saint Ouen (FR)
  • CABOURG, Julien
    93400 Saint Ouen (FR)
  • PLOS, Grégory
    93400 Saint Ouen (FR)
  • COGNET, Marie
    93400 Saint Ouen (FR)
  • BENAZZOUZ, Adrien
    93400 Saint Ouen (FR)

(74)Representative: Casalonga 
Casalonga & Partners Bayerstraße 71/73
80335 München
80335 München (DE)


(56)References cited: : 
EP-A1- 1 736 139
WO-A1-2004/012691
JP-A- 2002 356 672
EP-A2- 0 159 628
WO-A1-2012/055805
  
      
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description


    [0001] The present invention relates to a composition comprising a combination of specific alkoxysilanes and at least one surfactant, to the use thereof for the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibres and to a cosmetic treatment process using this composition.

    [0002] In the field of the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres, such as the hair, maintenance of the head of hair is provided by the combination of two types of treatment:
    • cleansing, the function of which is to remove exogenous soiling such as dust, endogenous soiling such as sebum which migrates from the scalp along the hair shaft, and also any residues from styling products used in the leave-on mode (for instance polymers from lacquer, from gels, from mousses, fatty substances that come from hair creams, milks or oils); and
    • care, generally carried out after the cleansing step, which can be performed according to two main modes, rinse-off (products of conditioner or mask types), or leave-on, with lotions, milks, creams, oils or pastes, the leave-on modes also having the objective of providing hair shaping.


    [0003] For efficient cleansing, use is made of anionic surfactants, such as alkyl sulfates, alkyl sulfonates or alkyl ether sulfates, usually combined with surfactants of zwitterionic type such as betaines. The effective detergent action of these surfactants results, after rinsing, in a coarse, crispy feel, and in difficulties with disentangling, which may be critical for fine or curly hair or hair sensitized by the action of light or treatments such as dyeing, bleaching, permanent-waving or straightening.

    [0004] In order to compensate for these drawbacks, cationic polymers and/or silicones are added to surfactant-based compositions, which cationic polymers and/or silicones are not completely removed after rinsing and make it possible to lubricate the fibres, facilitating disentangling of wet hair and of dry hair.

    [0005] However, it remains difficult to simultaneously obtain a good level of cleansing and very easy disentangling and this is one of the reasons why rinse-off or leave-on care products are used.

    [0006] Care products generally comprise liquid or solid fatty substances, for instance fatty alcohols or silicones, combined with cationic agents, of the following types: cationic surfactants, cationic polymers, or cationic or cationizable silicones. They are applied in rinse-off mode, for example in the case of conditioners and masks, or else in leave-on mode, for example in the case of care milks, creams or oils.

    [0007] In order to improve the performances of cleansing and care products, various combinations of alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) with at least one surfactant that may be specific are known from French patent application Nos. 2 930 438, 2 954 099, 2 954 100 and 2 954 129. Other combinations which also make it possible to remedy this, in particular of fatty-chain alkoxysilanes and surfactant(s), are described in French patent applications Nos. 2 966 350 and 2 966 351, and in WO 2012/0558005.

    [0008] These combinations have admittedly made it possible to obtain good conditioning performances, in particular in terms of wet disentangling, of suppleness, of even feel from the roots to the end and of manageability (straight/smooth appearance), both in the case of hair cleansing treatments and for hair care treatments.

    [0009] However, the levels of performance still remain insufficient, and the persistence of these performances is not entirely satisfactory. Furthermore, the problems of stability of combinations of this type considerably limit the formulation possibilities. Moreover, the feel of the hair after treatment can appear to be unnatural.

    [0010] These products are also expected to bring reinforcing effects to the head of hair, with an increase in apparent volume of the head of hair and an increase in its perceived density, most particularly for normal or fine hair, and even more if said hair has undergone treatments such as dyeing operations, bleaching operations or permanent-waving modifications of the shape thereof (curling, in certain cases, straightening) but none of the technologies proposed to date is satisfactory.

    [0011] Additionally, rinse-off or leave-on care products are also used for limiting the appearance of frizziness during exposure to moisture, but they are not very effective or else they give a greasy feel and appearance.

    [0012] Finally, the performances of cleansing, care or volumizing treatment products are not or not very long-lasting. In fact, as soon as the first shampooing operation takes place, there is again in particular a coarse feel and difficulty in disentangling the hair. On the one hand, this shows that the hair is still as damaged and brittle as before the treatments, and, on the other hand, this makes it necessary to reapply the care products virtually systematically.

    [0013] There is thus a need to develop hair cleansing and care compositions which make it possible to clearly improve the conditioning performances, such as disentangling of wet hair, suppleness, manageability and smooth feel, and to also provide a gain in volume and in density, which are stable over time, and easy to use, while at the same time keeping a non-tacky, non-greasy natural feel, with, in the case in particular of sensitized hair, persistence of the care that is noticeable between two, or even several, shampooing operations.

    [0014] The applicant has now discovered that the combined use of at least two different specific alkoxysilanes, as defined below, and of at least one surfactant makes it possible to meet this need.

    [0015] A subject of the invention is thus a composition comprising:
    1. (a) one or more alkoxysilanes comprising solubilizing function(s) of formula (I) below, and/or hydrolysis products thereof and/or oligomers thereof:

              R1Si(OR2)z(R3)x(OH)y     (I)

      in which:

      R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C6 hydrocarbon-based chain substituted with an amine group NH2 or NHR, R being:

      ∘ a C1-C20 preferably a C1-C6 alkyl group, optionally substituted with a group comprising a silicon atom, better still a (R2O)3Si- group,

      ∘ a C3-C40 cycloalkyl group or

      ∘ a C6-C30 aromatic group,

      R2 and R3, which may be identical or different, represent a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

      y denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 3,

      z denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 3, and

      x denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 2,

      with z + x + y = 3,

    2. (b) one or more alkylalkoxysilanes of formula (III) below, and/or hydrolysis products thereof, and/or oligomers thereof:

              (R4)mSi(OR5)n     (III)

      in which:

      R4 and R5 each represent, independently of one another, a C1-6, better still C1-4, alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl, preferably methyl, ethyl and n-propyl,

      n ranges from 1 to 3,

      m ranges from 1 to 3,

      on condition that m+n=4,
      and

    3. (c) one or more surfactants.


    [0016] The compounds (a) and (b) are present in the composition described above in an (a)/(b) weight ratio ranging from 0.5 to 10, more preferably from 1 to 10, and better still from 1.5 to 7.

    [0017] It is used in particular for cleansing and/or conditioning keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair.

    [0018] This composition is stable over time, and makes it possible to obtain better cosmetic properties such as disentangling, and a non-tacky, non-greasy, natural smooth feel on wet and dry hair. In addition, persistence of the properties is observed after at least one shampooing operation. Furthermore, this composition improves the durability of dyeing effects with respect to shampoo.

    [0019] The term "stable over time" is intended to mean, for the purposes of the present invention, that the visual appearance and the viscosity of the compositions do not change or do not substantially change (variation generally less than 10% relative to the viscosity at T0) over time under standard storage conditions, for example for a month or two months following production of said compositions, at 4°C, at ambient temperature (20-25°C) and at 45°C. It is also intended to mean that the performance obtained does not change or does not substantially change during the storage of the formulae.

    [0020] Another subject of the invention is constituted of a process for cosmetic treatment of, more particularly for cleansing and/or conditioning, keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising the use of the composition as defined above.

    [0021] A subject of the present invention is also a composition as defined above, wherein the (a)/(b) weight ratio ranges from 0.5 to 10.

    [0022] Other subjects, characteristics, aspects and advantages of the invention will emerge even more clearly on reading the description and the examples that follow.

    [0023] In the text that follows, and unless otherwise indicated, the limits of a range of values are included in this range, in particular in the expressions "between" and "ranging from ... to ... ".

    [0024] The expression "at least one" used in the present description is equivalent to the expression "one or more".

    [0025] According to the invention, the composition comprising:
    1. (a) one or more alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) of formula (I) as defined in the present application, and/or hydrolysis products thereof and/or oligomers thereof,
    2. (b) one or more alkylalkoxysilanes of formula (III) as defined in the present application, and/or hydrolysis products thereof and/or oligomers thereof, and
    3. (c) one or more surfactants,
    is used for cleansing and/or conditioning keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair.

    [0026] The term "oligomer" is intended to mean the polymerization products of the compounds to which the expression "oligomer" relates, comprising from 2 to 10 silicon atoms.

    [0027] In the present invention, the expression "alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a)" covers the alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) of formula (I) below, and/or hydrolysis product(s) thereof and/or oligomer(s) thereof:

            R1Si(OR2)z(R3)x(OH)y     (I)

    in which:

    R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, C1-C6 hydrocarbon-based chain substituted with an amine group NH2 or NHR, R being:

    ∘ a C1-C20 alkyl group, preferably a C1-C6 alkyl group, optionally substituted with a group comprising a silicon atom, better still a (R2O)3Si- group,

    ∘ a C3-C40 cycloalkyl group or

    ∘ a C6-C30 aromatic group,

    R2 and R3, which may be identical or different, represent a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

    y denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 3,

    z denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 3, and

    x denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 2,

    with z + x + y = 3.



    [0028] More particularly, the alkoxysilanes comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) comprise at least one amino group in their structure.

    [0029] Preferably, R1 is an acyclic chain.

    [0030] R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C6 hydrocarbon-based chain, substituted with an amine group NH2 or NHR, R being:

    ∘ a C1-C20, preferably C1-C6, alkyl group, optionally substituted with a group comprising a silicon atom, better still a (R2O)3Si-group,

    ∘ a C3-C40 cycloalkyl or

    ∘ a C6-C30 aromatic group.



    [0031] Preferably, R2 represents an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, better still a linear alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and is preferably the ethyl group.

    [0032] Preferably, R3 represents an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, better still a linear alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and preferably represents a methyl group or an ethyl group.

    [0033] Preferably, the compound of formula (I) comprises only one or two silicon atoms in its structure.

    [0034] Preferably, z ranges from 1 to 3. Even more preferentially, z is equal to 3 and thus x = y = 0.

    [0035] Preferably, the alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) according to the invention is (are) chosen from 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), 3-aminoethyltriethoxysilane (AETES), 3-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3-(m-aminophenoxy)propyltrimethoxysilane, p-aminophenyltrimethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethylaminomethyl)-phenethyltrimethoxysilane, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]amine, oligomers thereof, hydrolysis products thereof and a mixture of these compounds, better still from 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), 3-aminoethyltriethoxysilane (AETES), 3-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]amine, oligomers thereof, hydrolysis products thereof and a mixture of these compounds, and in particular the alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) of formula (I) is or are chosen from 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), oligomers thereof, hydrolysis products thereof and a mixture of these compounds.

    [0036] According to one preferred embodiment, the alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) is or are chosen from the compounds of formula (II) below and/or hydrolysis product(s) thereof and/or oligomer(s) thereof:

            H2N(CH2)n"-Si(OR')3     (II)

    in which the R' groups, which may be identical or different, are chosen from linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl groups and n" is an integer ranging from 1 to 6, preferably from 2 to 4.

    [0037] An alkoxysilane comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) that is particularly preferred according to this embodiment is 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) and/or one of the hydrolysis products thereof and/or one of the oligomers thereof.

    [0038] Said alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) used in the composition according to the invention can represent from 0.5% to 50% by weight, preferably from 1% to 20% by weight, and in particular from 2% to 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

    [0039] The second essential ingredient (b) of the composition of the invention is an alkylalkoxysilane of formula (III) below, and/or one of the hydrolysis products thereof and/or one of the oligomers thereof:

            (R4)mSi(OR5)n     (III)

    in which:

    R4 and R5 each represent, independently of one another, a C1-6, better still C1-4, alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl, preferably methyl, ethyl and n-propyl,

    n ranges from 1 to 3,

    m ranges from 1 to 3,

    on condition that m+n=4.



    [0040] Preferably, R5 represents a methyl, ethyl or n-propyl group, n=3 and m=1.

    [0041] Preferably, the oligomers of the compounds of formula (III) are water-soluble.

    [0042] By way of examples of alkylalkoxysilanes (b) that are particularly preferred, mention may in particular be made of methyltriethoxysilane (MTES), methyltripropoxysilane, oligomers thereof and hydrolysis products thereof.

    [0043] In the present invention, the expression "alkylalkoxysilane(s) (b)" encompasses the alkylalkoxysilane(s) of formula (III), and/or hydrolysis product(s) thereof and/or oligomer(s) thereof.

    [0044] Said alkylalkoxysilane(s) (b) used in the composition according to the invention can represent from 0.1% to 50% by weight, preferably from 0.2% to 20% by weight and in particular from 0.3% to 10% by weight, and better still from 0.3% to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

    [0045] In one particular embodiment of the invention, these two compounds (a) and (b) are present in the composition according to the invention in an (a)/(b) weight ratio ranging from 0.5 to 10, preferably from 1 to 10, better still from 1.5 to 7.

    [0046] The surfactants (c) that can be used in the composition according to the invention may be anionic, non-ionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic or cationic. Preferably, the surfactants (c) contain(s) one or more surfactants chosen from non-ionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants, one or more cationic surfactants, or mixtures thereof.

    [0047] The term "anionic surfactant" is intended to mean a surfactant comprising, as ionic or ionizable groups, only anionic groups. These anionic groups are preferably chosen from -CO2H, -CO2-, -SO3H, -SO3-, -OSO3H, -OSO3-, -H2PO3, -HPO3-, -PO32-, -H2PO2, -HPO2-, -PO22-, -POH and -PO- groups.

    [0048] Mention may be made, as examples of anionic surfactants which can be used in the composition according to the invention, of alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alkylamido ether sulfates, alkylaryl polyether sulfates, monoglyceride sulfates, alkylsulfonates, alkylamidesulfonates, alkylarylsulfonates, α-olefinsulfonates, paraffinsulfonates, alkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl ether sulfosuccinates, alkylamide sulfosuccinates, alkyl sulfoacetates, acyl sarcosinates, acyl glutamates, alkyl sulfosuccinamates, acyl isethionates and N-acyltaurates, salts of alkyl monoesters of polyglycoside-polycarboxylic acids, acyl lactylates, alkyl glycinates, alkyl sarcosinates, alkyl carboxylates, D-galactoside-uronic acid salts, alkyl ether carboxylic acid salts, alkylaryl ether carboxylic acid salts, alkylamido ether carboxylic acid salts; and the corresponding non-salified forms of all these compounds; the alkyl and acyl groups of all these compounds comprising from 6 to 40 carbon atoms and preferably from 6 to 24 carbon atoms and the aryl group denoting a phenyl or benzyl group.

    [0049] These compounds may be oxyethylenated and then preferably comprise from 1 to 50 ethylene oxide units.

    [0050] The salts of C6-C24 alkyl monoesters of polyglycoside-polycarboxylic acids may be chosen from C6-C24 alkyl polyglycoside-citrates, C6-C24 alkyl polyglycoside-tartrates and C6-C24 alkyl polyglycoside-sulfosuccinates.

    [0051] When the anionic surfactants are in the form of salts, it (they) can be chosen from alkali metal salts, such as the sodium or potassium salt and preferably the sodium salt, the ammonium salts, the amine salts and in particular the amino alcohol salts, or the alkaline-earth metal salts, such as the magnesium salt.

    [0052] Examples of amino alcohol salts that may in particular be mentioned include monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine salts, monoisopropanolamine, diisopropanolamine or triisopropanolamine salts, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol salts, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol salts and tris(hydroxymethyl)-aminomethane salts.

    [0053] Alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal salts and in particular the sodium or magnesium salts are preferably used.

    [0054] In one particular embodiment, the anionic surfactants may be chosen from (C6-C24)alkyl sulfates, (C6-C24)alkyl ether sulfates comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units, (C6-C40)acyl sarcosinates, (C6-C4o)acyl glutamates, and (C6-C40) alkyl ether carboxylic acids comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units, (C6-C30 alkyl)sulfonates, (C6-C30 alkyl)amidesulfonates, (C6-C30 alkyl)arylsulfonates, α-olefinsulfonates, paraffinsulfonates, in particular in the form of alkali metal, ammonium, amino alcohol and alkaline-earth metal salts, or a mixture of these compounds.

    [0055] Better still, use is made of (C12-C20)alkyl sulfates, (C12-C20)alkyl ether sulfates comprising from 2 to 20 ethylene oxide units, (C6-C24)acyl sarcosinates, (C6-C24)acyl glutamates, and (C6-C24) alkyl ether carboxylic acids comprising from 2 to 20 ethylene oxide units, and alkylarylsulfonates in which the alkyl group is linear or branched and contains from 8 to 28, more preferably from 10 to 24, carbon atoms, such as a linear or branched dodecyl group, and the aryl group denotes a phenyl or benzyl group, more preferably a benzyl group, in particular in the form of alkali metal, ammonium, amino alcohol and alkaline-earth metal salts, or a mixture of these compounds. Even better still, preference is given to sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl ether sulfate comprising 2.2 mol of ethylene oxide, laureth-5 carboxylic acid, sodium lauroylsarcosinate, disodium cocoylglutamate, dodecylbenzenesulfonates and their salts, in particular the sodium salt, and mixtures thereof.

    [0056] Examples of non-ionic surfactants that may be used in the composition according to the invention are described, for example, in the Handbook of Surfactants by M.R. Porter, published by Blackie & Son (Glasgow and London), 1991, pp. 116-178. They are in particular chosen from alcohols, α-diols and (C1-C20)alkylphenols, these compounds being polyethoxylated, polypropoxylated and/or polyglycerolated and containing at least one fatty chain comprising, for example, from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, the number of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide groups possibly ranging in particular from 2 to 50, and the number of glycerol groups possibly ranging in particular from 2 to 30.

    [0057] Mention may also be made of condensates of ethylene oxide and of propylene oxide with fatty alcohols, polyethoxylated fatty amides preferably having from 2 to 30 ethylene oxide units, polyglycerolated fatty amides comprising on average from 1 to 5 glycerol groups, and in particular from 1.5 to 4, ethoxylated fatty acid esters of sorbitan containing from 2 to 30 ethylene oxide units, fatty acid esters of sucrose, fatty acid esters of polyethylene glycol, (C6-C24 alkyl)-mono- or -polyglycosides, N-(C6-C24 alkyl)glucamine derivatives, amine oxides such as (C10-C14 alkyl)amine oxides or N-(C10-C14 acyl)aminopropylmorpholine oxides, or else vegetable oils, which are optionally hydrogenated, and in particular polyethoxylated vegetable oils preferably having from 2 to 60 ethylene oxide units, better still from 10 to 50 ethylene oxide units.

    [0058] The non-ionic surfactants that are particularly preferred are chosen from polyethoxylated alcohols, alcohols comprising in particular from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and the number of ethylene oxide groups ranging in particular from 2 to 50, and (C6-C24 alkyl)-mono- or -polyglycosides, and mixtures thereof.

    [0059] The amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants capable of being used in the present invention can in particular be derivatives of optionally quaternized secondary or tertiary aliphatic amines containing at least one anionic group, such as, for example, a carboxylate, sulfonate, sulfate, phosphate or phosphonate group, and in which the aliphatic group or at least one of the aliphatic groups is a linear or branched chain comprising from 8 to 22 carbon atoms.

    [0060] Mention may be made in particular of (C8-C20)alkylbetaines, sulfobetaines, (C8-C20)alkylamido(C1-C6)alkylbetaines such as cocamidopropylbetaine, and (C8-C20)alkylamido(C1-C6)alkyl-sulfobetaines.

    [0061] Mention may also be made, among the derivatives of optionally quaternized secondary or tertiary aliphatic amines capable of being employed, of the products with respective structures (IV) and (V) below:

            Ra-CONHCH2CH2- N+(Rb)(Rc)(CH2COO-)     (IV)

    in which:

    Ra represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group derived from an acid Ra-COOH preferably present in hydrolysed coconut oil, or a heptyl, nonyl or undecyl group,

    Rb represents a β-hydroxyethyl group, and

    Rc represents a carboxymethyl group;



            Ra'-CONHCH2CH2-N(B)(B')     (V)

    in which:

    B represents -CH2CH2OX',

    X' represents the group -CH2-COOH, -CH2-COOZ', -CH2CH2-COOH, -CH2CH2-COOZ', or a hydrogen atom,

    B' represents -(CH2)Z-Y', with z = 1 or 2,

    Y' represents -COOH, -COOZ', the group -CH2-CHOH-SO3H or -CH2-CHOH-SO3Z',

    Z' represents an ion derived from an alkali or alkaline-earth metal, such as sodium, potassium or magnesium; an ammonium ion; or an ion derived from an organic amine and in particular from an amino alcohol, such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine, monoisopropanolamine, diisopropanolamine or triisopropanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol and tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane,

    Ra' represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group of an acid Ra'-COOH preferably present in coconut oil or in hydrolysed linseed oil, an alkyl group, in particular of C17 and its iso form, or an unsaturated C17 group.



    [0062] These compounds are also classified in the CTFA dictionary, 5th edition, 1993, under the names disodium cocoamphodiacetate, disodium lauroamphodiacetate, disodium caprylamphodiacetate, disodium capryloamphodiacetate, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, disodium lauroamphodipropionate, disodium caprylamphodipropionate, disodium capryloamphodipropionate, lauroamphodipropionic acid and cocoamphodipropionic acid.

    [0063] By way of example, mention may be made of the cocoamphodiacetate sold by the company Rhodia under the trade name Miranol® C2M Concentrate.

    [0064] Use may also be made of compounds of formula (Va):

            Ra"-NH-CH(Y")-(CH2)n-C(O)-NH-(CH2)n'-N(Rd)(Re)     (Va)

    in which formula:

    Y" represents the group -C(O)OH, -C(O)OZ", -CH2-CH(OH)-SO3H or the group -CH2-CH(OH)-SO3-Z";

    Rd and Re, independently of one another, represent a C1-C4 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group;

    Z" represents a cationic counterion derived from an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal, such as sodium, an ammonium ion or an ion derived from an organic amine;

    Ra" represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group of an acid Ra"-C(O)OH preferably present in coconut oil or in hydrolysed linseed oil;

    n and n' denote, independently of one another, an integer ranging from 1 to 3.



    [0065] Mention may be made, among the compounds of formula (Va), of the compound classified in the CTFA dictionary under the name sodium diethylaminopropyl cocoaspartamide and sold by Chimex under the name Chimexane HB.

    [0066] Preferably, the amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants are chosen from (C8-C20)alkylbetaines, (C8-C20)alkylamido(C1-C6)alkylbetaines and (C8-C20)alkyl amphodiacetates, and mixtures thereof.

    [0067] Preferentially, the amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants are chosen, alone or as a mixture, from cocoylamidopropyl betaine, cocoyl betaine and cocoamphodiacetate.

    [0068] The cationic surfactant(s) which can be used in the composition according to the invention comprise in particular salts of optionally polyoxyalkylenated primary, secondary or tertiary fatty amines, quaternary ammonium salts, and mixtures thereof.

    [0069] Mention may in particular be made, as quaternary ammonium salts, for example, of:
    • those corresponding to the following general formula (VI):

      in which the groups R8 to R11, which may be identical or different, represent a linear or branched aliphatic group comprising from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group such as aryl or alkylaryl, at least one of the groups R8 to R11 comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and preferably from 12 to 24 carbon atoms; and X- is an anion chosen from the group of halides such as chloride, bromide and iodide, phosphates, acetates, lactates, (C1-C4)alkyl sulfates, and (C1-C4)alkyl- or (C1-C4)alkylarylsulfonates.


    [0070] The aliphatic groups may comprise heteroatoms such as, in particular, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens.

    [0071] The aliphatic groups are chosen, for example, from C1-C30 alkyl, C1-C30 alkoxy, polyoxy(C2-C6)alkylene, C1-C30 alkylamide, (C12-C22)alkylamido(C2-C6)alkyl, (C12-C22)alkylacetate and C1-C30 hydroxyalkyl groups, and X- is an anion chosen from the group of halides, phosphates, acetates, lactates, (C1-C4)alkyl sulfates, and (C1-C4)alkyl- or (C1-C4)alkylarylsulfonates.

    [0072] Preference is given, among the quaternary ammonium salts of formula (VI), on the one hand, to tetraalkylammonium chlorides, such as, for example, dialkyldimethylammonium or alkyltrimethylammonium chlorides, in which the alkyl group comprises approximately from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, in particular behenyltrimethylammonium, distearyldimethylammonium, cetyltrimethylammonium or benzyldimethylstearylammonium chlorides, or also palmitylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride or stearamidopropyldimethyl(myristyl acetate)ammonium chloride, sold under the name Ceraphyl® 70 by the company Van Dyk;
    • quaternary ammonium salts of imidazoline, such as, for example, those of following formula (VII):

      in which:

      R12 represents an alkenyl or alkyl group comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, for example fatty acid derivatives of tallow;

      R13 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group or an alkenyl or alkyl group comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms;

      R14 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group;

      R15 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group; X- is an anion chosen from the group of halides such as chloride, bromide and iodide, phosphates, acetates, lactates, (C1-C4)alkyl sulfates, and (C1-C4)alkyl- or (C1-C4)alkylarylsulfonates.

      R12 and R13 preferably denote a mixture of alkenyl or alkyl groups comprising from 12 to 21 carbon atoms, for example tallow fatty acid derivatives, R14 denotes a methyl group and R15 denotes a hydrogen atom. Such a product is, for example, sold under the name Rewoquat® W 75 by the company Rewo;

    • di- or triquaternary ammonium salts, in particular of following formula (VIII):

      in which R16 denotes an alkyl group comprising approximately from 16 to 30 carbon atoms, which is optionally hydroxylated and/or interrupted with one or more oxygen atoms;

      R17 is chosen from hydrogen, an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a group -(CH2)3-N(R16a)(R17a)(R18a) or;

      R16a, R17a, R18a, R18, R19, R20 and R21, which may be identical or different, are chosen from hydrogen and an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and

      X- is an anion chosen from the group of halides such as chloride, bromide and iodide, acetates, phosphates, nitrates, (C1-C4)alkyl sulfates, (C1-C4)alkyl- or (C1-C4)alkylarylsulfonates, in particular methyl sulfate and ethyl sulfate.



    [0073] Such compounds are, for example, Finquat CT-P, available from Finetex (Quaternium 89), and Finquat CT, available from Finetex (Quaternium 75),
    • quaternary ammonium salts comprising one or more ester functions, such as, for example, those of following formula (IX):

      in which:

      R22 is chosen from C1-C6 alkyl and C1-C6 hydroxyalkyl or dihydroxyalkyl groups;

      R23 is chosen from:

      • the group

      • the linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C22 hydrocarbon-based groups R27, and
      • a hydrogen atom,

      R25 is chosen from:

      • the group

      • the linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C6 hydrocarbon-based groups R29, and
      • a hydrogen atom,

      R24, R26 and R28, which may be identical or different, are chosen from linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C7-C21 hydrocarbon-based groups;

      r, s and t, which may be identical or different, are integers ranging from 2 to 6,

      r1 and t1, which are identical or different, have the values 0 or 1,

      r2 + r1 = 2 r and t1 + t2 = 2 t,

      y is an integer ranging from 1 to 10,

      x and z, which may be identical or different, are integers having values from 0 to 10,

      X- is a simple or complex, organic or mineral anion,

      with the proviso that the sum x + y + z is from 1 to 15, that when x is 0, then R23 denotes R27 and that when z is 0, then R25 denotes R29.



    [0074] The alkyl groups R22 may be linear or branched, and more particularly linear.

    [0075] Preferably, R22 denotes a methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl or dihydroxypropyl group, and more particularly a methyl or ethyl group.

    [0076] Advantageously, the sum x + y + z is from 1 to 10.

    [0077] When R23 is a hydrocarbon-based group R27, it may be long and contain from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, or may be short and contain from 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

    [0078] When R25 is a hydrocarbon-based group R29, it preferably contains 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

    [0079] Advantageously, R24, R26 and R28, which may be identical or different, are chosen from linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C11-C21 hydrocarbon-based groups, and more particularly from linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C11-C21 alkyl and alkenyl groups.

    [0080] Preferably, x and z, which may be identical or different, are 0 or 1.

    [0081] Advantageously, y is equal to 1.

    [0082] Preferably, r, s and t, which may be identical or different, have the value 2 or 3 and more particularly still are equal to 2.

    [0083] The anion X- is preferably a halide, preferably chloride, bromide or iodide, a (C1-C4)alkyl sulfate or a (C1-C4)alkyl- or (C1-C4)alkylarylsulfonate. However, use may be made of methanesulfonate, phosphate, nitrate, tosylate, an anion derived from an organic acid, such as acetate or lactate, or any other anion which is compatible with the ammonium having an ester function.

    [0084] The anion X- is even more particularly chloride, methyl sulfate or ethyl sulfate.

    [0085] Use is more particularly made, in the composition according to the invention, of the ammonium salts of formula (IX) in which:
    • R22 denotes a methyl or ethyl group,
    • x and y are equal to 1,
    • z is equal to 0 or 1,
    • r, s and t are equal to 2,
    • R23 is chosen from:
      • the group

      • methyl, ethyl or C14-C22 hydrocarbon-based groups, and
      • a hydrogen atom,
    • R25 is chosen from:
      • the group

      • a hydrogen atom,
    • R24, R26 and R28, which may be identical or different, are chosen from linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C13-C17 hydrocarbon-based groups, and preferably from linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C13-C17 alkyl and alkenyl groups.


    [0086] Advantageously, the hydrocarbon-based groups are linear.

    [0087] Mention may be made, for example, among the compounds of formula (IX), of diacyloxyethyldimethylammonium, diacyloxyethylhydroxyethylmethylammonium, monoacyloxyethyldihydroxyethylmethylammonium, triacyloxyethylmethylammonium or monoacyloxyethylhydroxyethyldimethylammonium salts, in particular the chloride or the methyl sulfate thereof, and mixtures thereof. The acyl groups preferably contain 14 to 18 carbon atoms and are obtained more particularly from a plant oil such as palm oil or sunflower oil. When the compound contains several acyl groups, these groups may be identical or different.

    [0088] These products are obtained, for example, by direct esterification of triethanolamine, triisopropanolamine, alkyldiethanolamine or alkyldiisopropanolamine, which are optionally oxyalkylenated, with fatty acids or with fatty acid mixtures of plant or animal origin, or by transesterification of the methyl esters thereof. This esterification is followed by a quaternization by means of an alkylating agent such as an alkyl halide, preferably methyl or ethyl halide, a dialkyl sulfate, preferably dimethyl or diethyl sulfate, methyl methanesulfonate, methyl para-toluenesulfonate, glycol chlorohydrin or glycerol chlorohydrin.

    [0089] Such compounds are, for example, sold under the names Dehyquart® by Henkel, Stepanquat® by Stepan, Noxamium® by Ceca or Rewoquat® WE 18 by Rewo-Witco.

    [0090] The composition according to the invention may contain, for example, a mixture of quaternary ammonium monoester, diester and triester salts with a majority by weight of diester salts.

    [0091] Mention may be made, as examples of such compounds, of distearoylethylhydroxyethylmethylammonium or dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylmethylammonium salts, and in particular the methosulfates.

    [0092] It is also possible to use the ammonium salts containing at least one ester function that are described in patents US-A-4 874 554 and US-A-4 137 180.

    [0093] Use may also be made of behenoylhydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride, for example sold by the company Kao under the name Quartamin BTC 131.

    [0094] Preferably, the ammonium salts containing at least one ester function contain two ester functions.

    [0095] Among the cationic surfactants, it is more particularly preferable to choose those of formula (VI) or (IX), such as the cetyltrimethylammonium, behenyltrimethylammonium or dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylmethylammonium salts, and mixtures thereof, and more particularly behenyltrimethylammonium chloride, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride or dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylammonium methosulfate, and mixtures thereof.

    [0096] In one particular embodiment of the invention, the composition comprises one or more surfactants (c) chosen from non-ionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants, and more particularly chosen from (C6-C24)alkyl sulfates, (C6-C24)alkyl ether sulfates comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units, (C6-C4o)acyl sarcosinates, (C6-C4o)acyl glutamates, (C6-C40)alkyl ether carboxylic acids comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units, (C6-C30 alkyl)sulfonates, (C6-C30 alkyl)amidesulfonates, (C6-C30 alkyl)arylsulfonates, α-olefinsulfonates, paraffinsulfonates, in particular in the form of alkali metal, ammonium, amino alcohol and alkaline-earth metal salts; polyethoxylated C8-18 alcohols, the number of ethylene oxide groups ranging in particular from 2 to 50, (C6-C24 alkyl)mono- or -polyglycosides; (C8-C20)alkylbetaines, (C8-C20)alkylamido(C1-C6)alkylbetaines, (C8-C20)alkylamphodiacetates; and mixtures thereof.

    [0097] In another particular embodiment of the invention, the composition comprises one or more surfactants (c) chosen from cationic surfactants, more preferentially from the cetyltrimethylammonium, behenyltrimethylammonium and dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylmethylammonium salts, and more particularly behenyltrimethylammonium chloride, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylammonium methosulfate; and mixtures thereof.

    [0098] In another embodiment of the invention, the composition comprises one or more surfactants (c) chosen from non-ionic surfactants, anionic surfactants and amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants as defined above, and one or more cationic surfactants (c) as defined above.

    [0099] The composition according to the invention preferably has a total content of surfactant(s) ranging from 0.5% to 40% by weight, better still from 0.5% to 30% by weight, even better still from 0.5% to 22% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

    [0100] Preferably, the composition according to the invention is aqueous and comprises water at a concentration preferably ranging from 5% to 98% by weight, in particular from 20% to 95% by weight and better still from 50% to 95% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

    [0101] The composition may also comprise one or more organic solvents that are liquid at 25°C and 1.013 x 105 Pa and which are in particular water-soluble, such as C1-C7 alcohols, in particular C1-C7 aliphatic or aromatic monoalcohols, and C3-C7 polyols and polyol ethers, which may thus be used alone or as a mixture with water. Advantageously, the organic solvent may be chosen from ethanol and isopropanol, and mixtures thereof.

    [0102] The pH of the composition, if it is aqueous, is preferably between 3 and 11 and in particular between 4 and 10.

    [0103] The pH of these compositions may be adjusted to the desired value by means of basifying agents or acidifying agents that are customarily used. Among the basifying agents, examples that may be mentioned include aqueous ammonia, alkanolamines, and mineral or organic hydroxides. Among the acidifying agents that may be mentioned, for example, are mineral or organic acids, for instance hydrochloric acid, orthophosphoric acid or sulfuric acid, carboxylic acids, for instance acetic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid and lactic acid, and sulfonic acids.

    [0104] In one preferred variant of the invention, the composition comprises at least one carboxylic acid, preferably lactic acid.

    [0105] The compositions according to the invention may also contain one or more cosmetic ingredients chosen from thickeners, salts such as sodium chloride, liquid or solid fatty substances, preservatives, fragrances and dyes, and also most of the usual cosmetic agents of hair treatments, such as cationic polymers.

    [0106] These additives may be present in the composition according to the invention in an amount ranging from 0 to 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

    [0107] Those skilled in the art will take care to select these optional additives and the amounts thereof so that they do not harm the properties of the compositions of the present invention.

    [0108] The compositions according to the invention can be prepared in the following way: at least one alkoxysilane comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) is mixed with an amount of water at least equal to its weight, then a sufficient amount of acid to reduce the pH of the solution to a value of between 5 and 10 is added.

    [0109] At least one alkylalkoxysilane (b) is mixed, in a second phase, with an amount of water at least equal to its weight, and an amount of acid sufficient to reduce the pH to a value of between 2 and 7 is also added.

    [0110] The water of one of these two phases may, where appropriate, already contain one or more surfactants (c), and also one or more additives such as a thickener.

    [0111] The two phases thus obtained can again be supplemented by the addition of a surfactant (c) or of another additive.

    [0112] The two phases are then combined, and surfactant(s) (c) can again be added, as can one or more other additives.

    [0113] The compositions according to the invention may be, in a nonlimiting manner, in the form of products for washing human hair, in particular shampoos, conditioning products such as hair conditioners, or both, or masks.

    [0114] The present invention also relates to a process for cosmetic treatment of, preferably for washing/cleansing and/or conditioning, keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, which consists in applying to the human hair an effective amount of a composition as described above, and optionally in rinsing it off.

    [0115] A subject of the invention is also the composition as defined previously, wherein the compounds (a) and (b) are present in an (a)/(b) weight ratio ranging from 0.5 to 10, preferably from 1 to 10, better still from 1.5 to 7.

    [0116] The invention is illustrated by the examples that follow.

    Examples


    Example 1: care formulations



    [0117] Formulations 1 to 10 according to the invention were prepared from the ingredients indicated in the table below. All the percentages are by weight and the amounts indicated are expressed as % by weight of product in its existing form, relative to the total weight of the formulation.





    [0118] The compositions were obtained in the following way:
    • the liquid or molten fatty substances were added to a hot aqueous solution of the surfactants and preservatives. A dispersion of fatty substances was thus obtained;
    • separately, on the one hand, the methyltriethoxysilane was mixed with water and a sufficient amount of pH agent to obtain a pH of 3, and, on the other hand, the aminopropyltriethoxysilane was mixed with water and the remaining amount of pH agent. Once these two phases were homogeneous, they were combined. Where appropriate, the thickener was added thereto and then, after the viscosity of the mixture became constant, this mixture was combined with the fatty substance dispersion. The optional dispersions of silicones and of polyquaternium were added.


    [0119] Wet locks, washed beforehand with a shampoo, were treated with formulation 10, applied in a proportion of 150 mg per gram of hair over the entire length of the lock (leave-on mode).

    [0120] The lock was massaged between the fingers. Very good easy disentangling and a smooth feel of the hair were then observed.

    [0121] The hair was then dried, and easy disentangling and a smooth, non-greasy and non-tacky feel were again observed.

    [0122] The locks were then exposed for 24 hours to a relative humidity of 80% at 25°C. They were seen to exhibit little swelling and frizziness.

    [0123] The persistence of the effects was observed by re-wetting the hair and shampooing, after which the disentangling and feel observations were repeated: the disentangling remained clearly facilitated both in the wet state and in the dry state, and the locks were smoother to the touch.

    Example 2: cleansing formulations



    [0124] Formulations 11 to 35 according to the invention were prepared from the ingredients indicated in the table below. All the percentages are by weight and the amounts indicated are expressed as % by weight of product in its existing form, relative to the total weight of the formulation.









    [0125] The compositions were obtained in the following way:
    • separately, on the one hand, the methyltriethoxysilane was mixed with water and a sufficient amount of pH agent to obtain a pH of 3, and, on the other hand, the aminopropyltriethoxysilane was mixed with water and the remaining amount of pH agent. Once these two phases were homogeneous, they were combined. They were then added to the solutions of surfactants (formulations 11-33) or to the solutions of surfactants and of anionic polymers (formulations 34 and 35). Where appropriate, the salt, the cationic polymers, the preservatives and the fragrance were then added. If necessary, an additional pH agent was added at the end of preparation in order to readjust the pH to the target value.


    [0126] Various wet locks were treated with each of formulations 14, 17, 18, 22, 24 and 28, each one being applied in a proportion of 400 mg per gram of hair. The lock was massaged between the fingers and then rinsed. The lock was then wrung out between the fingers. Easy disentangling and a smooth feel of the hair were then observed.

    [0127] The hair was then dried, and easy disentangling, coupled with a significant increase in the stiffness of the fibre, measured by flexion, were again observed.

    Example 3



    [0128] Formulation 36 according to the invention and comparative formulation 37 were prepared from the ingredients indicated in the table below. All the percentages are by weight and the amounts indicated are expressed as % by weight of active material, relative to the total weight of the formulation.
     36 (Invention)37 (Comparative)
    Octyltriethoxysilane (Dynasilan OCTEO - EVONIK) - 5
    Methyltriethoxy silane (MTES) 5 -
    Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (XIAMETER OFS-6011 SILANE - DOW CORNING) 5 5
    Coco glucoside (PLANTACARE 818 UP - COGNIS) 1 1
    Hydroxyethylcellulose (Natrosol 250 HHR PC - ASHLAND) 0.6 0.6
    Lactic acid 2 2
    Eau Qs 100 Qs 100


    [0129] The stability of both formulations was evaluated. After their preparation, they were stored for 7 days in an oven at 66 °C.

    [0130] After 7 days, a phase separation was observed for formulation 37 whereas formulation 36 remains homogeneous.

    [0131] Therefore, formulation 36 according to the invention has an improved stability when compared to that of comparative formulation 37.

    Example 4



    [0132] Formulation 38 according to the invention was prepared from the ingredients indicated in the table below. All the percentages are by weight and the amounts indicated are expressed as % by weight of active material, relative to the total weight of the formulation.
    Starch acetate 1
    Hydroxyethylcellulose 0.2
    Behentrimonium chloride 1.58
    Aminopropyltriethoxysilane 3.84
    Methyltriethoxysilane 1.15
    Cetearyl alcohol 3.5
    Mixture of myristyl stearate and of myristyl palmitate (INCI name : CETYL ESTERS (and) CETYL ESTERS, sold under the commercial tradename MIRACETI by LASERSON) 0.7
    Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate 0.9
    Preservatives 0.3
    Perfume 0.8
    Water Qs 100


    [0133] Thin hair of 6 models, washed beforehand with a shampoo, was treated with formulation 38, applied in a proportion of 95 mg per gram of hair. The hair was massaged between the fingers.

    [0134] The hair was then rinsed and dried.

    [0135] The hair has body, volume and individualized hair is observed.


    Claims

    1. Composition comprising:

    (a) one or more alkoxysilanes comprising solubilizing function(s) of formula (I) below, and/or hydrolysis products thereof and/or oligomers thereof:

            R1Si(OR2)z(R3)x(OH)y     (I)

    in which:

    R1 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C6 hydrocarbon-based chain, substituted with an amine group NH2 or

    NHR, R being:

    ∘ a C1-C20, preferably C1-C6, alkyl group, optionally substituted with a group comprising a silicon atom, better still a (R2O)3Si-group,

    ∘ a C3-C40 cycloalkyl or

    ∘ a C6-C30 aromatic group.

    R2 and R3, which may be identical or different, represent a linear or branched alkyl group comprising from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,

    y denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 3,

    z denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 3, and

    x denotes an integer ranging from 0 to 2,

    with z + x + y = 3,

    (b) one or more alkylalkoxysilanes of formula (III) below, and/or hydrolysis products thereof, and/or oligomers thereof:

            (R4)mSi(OR5)n     (III)

    in which:

    R4 and R5 each represent, independently of one another, a C1-6, better still C1-4, alkyl group such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl and tert-butyl, preferably methyl, ethyl and n-propyl,

    n ranges from 1 to 3,

    m ranges from 1 to 3,

    on condition that m+n=4.

    and

    (c) one or more surfactants,
    with a (a)/(b) weight ratio ranging from 0.5 to 10.


     
    2. Composition according to Claim 1, characterized in that R2 represents an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
     
    3. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) is or are chosen from 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), 3-aminoethyltriethoxysilane (AETES), 3-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropytriethoxysilane, bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]amine, oligomers thereof, hydrolysis products thereof and a mixture of these compounds.
     
    4. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) is or are chosen from those of formula (II) and/or hydrolysis products thereof, and/or oligomers thereof:

            H2N(CH2)n"-Si(OR')3     (II)

    in which the R' groups, which may be identical or different, are chosen from linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl groups and n" is an integer ranging from 1 to 6, preferably from 2 to 4.
     
    5. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the alkoxysilane(s) comprising solubilizing function(s) (a) is or are present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 50% by weight, preferably from 1% to 20% by weight, and in particular from 2% to 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.
     
    6. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in formula (III), R5 represents a methyl, ethyl or n-propyl group, n=3 and m=1.
     
    7. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the alkylalkoxysilane(s) (b) is or are chosen from methyltriethoxysilane (MTES), methyltripropoxysilane, oligomers thereof and hydrolysis products thereof.
     
    8. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the alkylalkoxysilane(s) (b) is or are present in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 50% by weight, preferably from 0.2% to 20% by weight, and in particular from 0.3% to 10% by weight, better still from 0.3% to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.
     
    9. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the (a)/(b) weight ratio ranges from 1 to 10, better still from 1.5 to 7.
     
    10. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the surfactant(s) (c) is or are chosen from anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, and amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants, preferably chosen from (C6-C24)alkyl sulfates, (C6-C24)alkyl ether sulfates comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units, (C6-C4o)acyl sarcosinates, (C6-C40)acyl glutamates, (C6-C40)alkyl ether carboxylic acids comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units, in particular in the form of alkali metal, ammonium, amino alcohol and alkaline-earth metal salts; polyethoxylated C8-18 alcohols, the number of ethylene oxide groups ranging in particular from 2 to 50, (C6-C24 alkyl)mono- or -polyglycosides; (C8-C20)alkylbetaines, (C8-C20)alkylamido(C1-C6)alkylbetaines, (C8-C20)alkylamphodiacetates; and mixtures thereof.
     
    11. Composition according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the surfactant(s) (c) is or are chosen from cationic surfactants, preferably from cetyltrimethylammonium, behenyltrimethylammonium and dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylmethylammonium salts, and more particularly from behenyltrimethylammonium chloride, cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylammonium methosulfate, and mixtures thereof.
     
    12. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the surfactant(s) (c) is or are present in an amount ranging from 0.5% to 40% by weight, preferably from 0.5% to 30% by weight and in particular from 0.5% to 22% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.
     
    13. Use of the composition according to any one of the preceding claims for cleansing and/or conditioning keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres.
     
    14. Cosmetic treatment process, preferably for washing/cleansing and/or conditioning keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres, comprising the application to the keratin fibres of an effective amount of a composition according to any one of claims 1 to 12, and optionally rinsing it off.
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Zusammensetzung, umfassend

    (a) ein oder mehrere Alkoxysilane mit einer oder mehreren lösungsvermittelnden Funktionen der nachstehenden Formel (I) und/oder Hydrolyseprodukte davon und/oder Oligomere davon:

            R1Si(OR2)z(R3)x(OH)y     (I)

    wobei:

    R1 für eine lineare oder verzweigte, gesättigte oder ungesättigte C1-C6-Kette auf Kohlenwasserstoffbasis, die durch eine Amingruppe NH2 oder NHR substituiert ist, steht, wobei R für

    ∘ eine C1-C20- und vorzugsweise C1-C6-Alkylgruppe, die gegebenenfalls durch eine ein Siliciumatom enthaltende Gruppe, noch besser eine (R2O)3Si-Gruppe, substituiert ist,

    ∘ eine C3-C40-Cycloalkylgruppe oder

    ∘ eine aromatische C6-C30-Gruppe steht,

    R2 und R3, die gleich oder verschieden sein können, für eine lineare oder verzweigte Alkylgruppe mit 1 bis 6 Kohlenstoffatomen stehen,

    y für eine ganze Zahl im Bereich von 0 bis 3 steht,

    z für eine ganze Zahl im Bereich von 0 bis 3 steht und

    x für eine ganze Zahl im Bereich von 0 bis 2 steht,

    wobei z + x + y = 3,

    (b) ein oder mehrere Alkylalkoxysilane der nachstehenden Formel (III) und/oder Hydrolyseprodukte davon und/oder Oligomere davon:

            (R4)mSi(OR5)n     (III)

    wobei:

    R4 und R5 jeweils unabhängig voneinander für eine C1-6- und noch besser C1-4-Alkylgruppe wie Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl, Isopropyl, n-Butyl, Isobutyl und tert-Butyl, vorzugsweise Methyl, Ethyl und n-Propyl, stehen,

    n im Bereich von 1 bis 3 liegt,

    m im Bereich von 1 bis 3 liegt,

    mit der Maßgabe, dass m + n = 4,

    und

    (c) ein oder mehrere Tenside,
    mit einem (a)/(b)-Gewichtsverhältnis im Bereich von 0,5 bis 10.


     
    2. Zusammensetzung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass R2 für eine Alkylgruppe mit 1 bis 4 Kohlenstoffatomen steht.
     
    3. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Alkoxysilan bzw. die Alkoxysilane mit lösungsvermittelnden Funktionen (a) aus 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilan (APTES), 3-Aminoethyltriethoxysilan (AETES), 3-Aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilan, N-(2-Aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilan, Bis[3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl]amin, Oligomeren davon, Hydrolyseprodukten davon und einer Mischung dieser Verbindungen ausgewählt ist bzw. sind.
     
    4. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Alkoxysilan bzw. die Alkoxysilane mit lösungsvermittelnden Funktionen (a) aus denjenigen der Formel (II) und/oder Hydrolyseprodukten davon und/oder Oligomeren davon ausgewählt ist bzw. sind:

            H2N(CH2)n"-Si(OR)3     (II)

    wobei die R'-Gruppen, die gleich oder verschieden sein können, aus linearen oder verzweigten C1-C6-Alkylgruppen ausgewählt sind und n" für eine ganze Zahl im Bereich von 1 bis 6 und vorzugsweise von 2 bis 4 steht.
     
    5. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Alkoxysilan bzw. die Alkoxysilane mit lösungsvermittelnden Funktionen (a) in einer Menge im Bereich von 0,5 bis 50 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise von 1 bis 20 Gew.-% und insbesondere von 2 bis 15 Gew.- %, bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht der Zusammensetzung, vorliegt bzw. vorliegen.
     
    6. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in Formel (III) R5 für eine Methyl-, Ethyl- oder n-Propylgruppe steht, n = 3 und m = 1.
     
    7. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Alkylalkoxysilan bzw. die Alkylalkoxysilane (b) aus Methyltriethoxysilan (MTES), Methyltripropoxysilan, Oligomeren davon und Hydrolyseprodukten davon ausgewählt ist bzw. sind.
     
    8. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Alkylalkoxysilan bzw. die Alkylalkoxysilane (b) in einer Menge im Bereich von 0,1 bis 50 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise von 0,2 bis 20 Gew.-% und insbesondere von 0,3 bis 10 Gew.-% und noch besser von 0,3 bis 5 Gew.-%, vorliegt bzw. vorliegen.
     
    9. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das (a)/(b)-Gewichtsverhältnis im Bereich von 1 bis 10 und noch besser von 1,5 bis 7 liegt.
     
    10. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Tensid bzw. die Tenside (c) aus anionischen Tensiden, nichtionischen Tensiden und amphoteren oder zwitterionischen Tensiden und vorzugsweise aus (C6-C24)-Alkylsulfaten, (C6-C24)-Alkylethersulfaten mit 2 bis 50 Ethylenoxid-Einheiten, (C6-C40)-Acylsarcosinaten, (C6-C40)-Acylglutamaten, (C6-C40)-Alkylethercarbonsäuren mit 2 bis 50 Ethylenoxid-Einheiten, insbesondere in Form von Alkalimetall-, Ammonium-, Aminoalkohol- und Erdalkalimetallsalzen; polyoxyethoxylierten C8-18-Alkoholen, wobei die Zahl von Ethylenoxidgruppen insbesondere im Bereich von 2 bis 50 liegt, (C6-C24-Alkyl)mono- oder -polyglycosiden; (C8-C20) -Alkylbetainen, (C8-C20)-Alkylamido-(C1-C6)-alkylbetainen, (C8-C20)-Alkylamphodiacetaten und Mischungen davon ausgewählt ist bzw. sind.
     
    11. Zusammensetzung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Tensid bzw. die Tenside (c) aus kationischen Tensiden, vorzugsweise aus Cetyltrimethylammonium-, Behenyltrimethylammonium- und Dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylmethylammoniumsalzen und spezieller Behenyltrimethylammoniumchlorid, Cetyltrimethylammoniumchlorid, Dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylammoniummethosulfat und Mischungen davon ausgewählt ist bzw. sind.
     
    12. Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Tensid bzw. die Tenside (c) in einer Menge im Bereich von 0,5 bis 40 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise von 0,5 bis 30 Gew.-% und insbesondere von 0,5 bis 22 Gew.-%, bezogen auf das Gesamtgewicht der Zusammensetzung, vorliegt bzw. vorliegen.
     
    13. Verwendung der Zusammensetzung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche zum Reinigen und/oder Konditionieren von Keratinfasern, insbesondere menschlichen Keratinfasern.
     
    14. Kosmetisches Behandlungsverfahren, vorzugsweise zum Waschen/Reinigen und/oder zur Konditionierung von Keratinfasern, insbesondere menschlichen Keratinfasern, bei dem man auf die Keratinfasern eine wirksame Menge einer Zusammensetzung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 12 aufbringt und diese gegebenenfalls ausspült.
     


    Revendications

    1. Composition comprenant :

    (a) un ou plusieurs alcoxysilanes à fonction(s) solubilisante(s) de formule (I) suivante, et/ou leurs produits d'hydrolyse et/ou leurs oligomères:

            R1Si(OR2)z(R3)x(OH)y     (I)

    dans laquelle :

    R1 est une chaîne hydrocarbonée en C1-C6, linéaire ou ramifiée,

    saturée ou insaturée, substituée par un groupement amine NH2 ou NHR, R étant :

    ∘ un groupe alkyle en C1-C20, de préférence en C1-C6, éventuellement substitué par un groupe comportant un atome de silicium, mieux un groupe (R2O)3Si-,

    ∘ un cycloalkyle en C3-C40 ou

    ∘ un groupe aromatique en C6-C30,

    R2 et R3, qui peuvent être identiques ou différents, représentent un groupe alkyle, linéaire ou ramifié, comprenant de 1 à 6 atomes de carbone,

    y désigne un nombre entier allant de 0 à 3,

    z désigne un nombre entier allant de 0 à 3, et

    x désigne un nombre entier allant de 0 à 2,

    avec z+x+y=3,

    (b) un ou plusieurs alkylalcoxysilanes de formule (III) suivante, et/ou leurs produits d'hydrolyse, et/ou leurs oligomères :

            (R4)mSi(OR5)n     (III)

    dans laquelle :

    R4 et R5 représentent chacun, indépendamment l'un de l'autre, un groupe alkyle en C1-6, mieux en C1-4, tels que méthyle, éthyle, n-propyle, isopropyle, n-butyle, isobutyle et tert-butyle, de préférence méthyle, éthyle et n-propyle,

    n va de 1 à 3,

    m va de 1 à 3,

    à condition que m+n=4. et

    (c) un ou plusieurs tensioactifs,
    avec un rapport pondéral (a)/(b) allant de 0,5 à 10.


     
    2. Composition selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que R2 représente un groupe alkyle comprenant de 1 à 4 atomes de carbone.
     
    3. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le(s) alcoxysilane(s) à fonction(s) solubilisante(s) (a) est ou sont choisis parmi le 3-aminopropyltriéthoxysilane (APTES), le 3-aminoéthyltriéthoxysilane (AETES), le 3-aminopropylméthyldiéthoxysilane, le N-(2-aminoéthyl)-3-aminopropyltriéthoxysilane, la bis[3-(triéthoxysilyl)propyl]amine, leurs oligomères, leurs produits d'hydrolyse et un mélange de ces composés.
     
    4. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le(s) alcoxysilane(s) à fonction(s) solubilisante(s) (a) est ou sont choisis parmi ceux de formule (II) et/ou leurs produits d'hydrolyse, et/ou leurs oligomères :

            H2N(CH2)n"-Si(OR')3     (II)

    dans laquelle les groupes R', qui peuvent être identiques ou différents, sont choisis parmi les groupes alkyle, linéaires ou ramifiés, en C1-C6 et n" est un nombre entier allant de 1 à 6, de préférence de 2 à 4.
     
    5. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le(s) alcoxysilane(s) à fonction(s) solubilisante(s) (a) est ou sont présent(s) en une quantité allant de 0,5 % à 50 % en poids, de préférence de 1 % à 20 % en poids, et en particulier de 2 % à 15 % en poids, par rapport au poids total de la composition.
     
    6. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que dans la formule (III), R5 représente un groupe méthyle, éthyle ou n-propyle, n=3 et m=1.
     
    7. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le(s) alkylalcoxysilane(s) (b) est ou sont choisis parmi le méthyltriéthoxysilane (MTES), le méthyltripropyloxysilane, leurs oligomères et leurs produits d'hydrolyse.
     
    8. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le(s) alkylalcoxysilane(s) (b) est ou sont présent(s) en une quantité allant de 0,1 % à 50 % en poids, de préférence de 0,2 % à 20 % en poids, et en particulier de 0,3 % à 10 % en poids, mieux de 0,3% à 5% en poids par rapport au poids total de la composition.
     
    9. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que rapport pondéral (a)/(b) va de 1 à 10, mieux de 1,5 à 7.
     
    10. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le(s) tensioactif(s) (c) est ou sont choisi(s) parmi les tensioactifs anioniques, les tensioactifs non-ioniques et les tensioactifs amphotères ou zwittérioniques, de préférence parmi les alkyl(C6-C24)sulfates, les alkyl(C6-C24)éthersulfates comprenant de 2 à 50 motifs oxyde d'éthylène, les acyl(C6-C40)sarcosinates, les acyl(C6-C40)glutamates, les acides alkyl(C6-C40) éther-carboxyliques comprenant de 2 à 50 motifs oxyde d'éthylène, notamment sous forme de sels de métaux alcalins, d'ammonium, d'aminoalcools, et de métaux alcalino-terreux ; les alcools en C8-18 polyéthoxylés, le nombre de groupements oxyde d'éthylène allant notamment de 2 à 50, les (alkyl en C6-C24)-mono- ou polyglycosides ; les alkyl(C8-C20)bétaïnes, les alkyl(C8-C20)amidoalkyl(C1-C6)bétaïnes, les alkyl(C8-C20) amphodiacétates ; et leurs mélanges.
     
    11. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisée en ce que le(s) tensioactif(s) (c) est ou sont choisi(s) parmi les tensioactifs cationiques, de préférence parmi les sels de cétyltriméthylammonium, de béhényltriméthylammonium, de dipalmitoyléthyl-hydroxyéthyl-méthylammonium, et plus particulièrement parmi le chlorure de béhényltriméthylammonium, le chlorure de cétyl-triméthylammonium, le méthosulfate de dipalmitoyléthylhydroxyéthylammonium ; et leurs mélanges.
     
    12. Composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le(s) tensioactif(s) (c) est ou sont présent(s) en une quantité allant de 0,5 à 40 % en poids, de préférence de 0,5 à 30 % en poids, et en particulier de 0,5 à 22 % en poids, par rapport au poids total de la composition.
     
    13. Utilisation de la composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, pour le nettoyage et/ou le conditionnement des fibres kératiniques, notamment des fibres kératiniques humaines.
     
    14. Procédé de traitement cosmétique, de préférence de lavage/nettoyage et/ou de conditionnement, des fibres kératiniques, notamment des fibres kératiniques humaines, comprenant l'application sur les fibres kératiniques d'une quantité efficace d'une composition selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 12, et éventuellement le rinçage.
     






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