The Procter & Gamble Company
Hair conditioning compositions comprising alkyl ethers/esters of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, and/or polyglycerin

Abstract:

Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: a cationic surfactant; a high melting point fatty compound; a preformed emulsion and/or an ionic benefit agent, wherein the ionic benefit agents are those excluding ionic dyes, precursors thereof, and anionic surfactants; an alkyl ether and/or alkyl ester, preferably alkyl ether, of at least one of the following: polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyglycerin, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the alkyl ether and/or alkyl ester has from about 50 to about 300 units of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin and mixtures thereof; and an aqueous carrier. The composition of the present invention provides benefits from ionic benefit agents and/or preformed emulsions, while maintaining stability and wet conditioning of the composition.