WO2006061095A1

WO2006061095A1 - Pigmented spray gels

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Publication number: WO2006061095A1
Application number: PCT/EP2005/012423
Authority: WO
Inventors: Winfried Emmerling; Helga Van Flodrop; Dirk Hentrich
Original assignee: Henkel Kgaa
Priority date: 2004-12-06
Filing date: 2005-11-21
Publication date: 2006-06-15
Also published as: EP1819314A1; DE102004058851A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a sprayable gel for treating hair, said gel containing at least one thickening agent with a thixotropic behaviour and optionally pigments. The invention also relates to the use of a thixotropic thickening agent for stabilising insoluble pigments in sprayable gels, to the use of the gel for styling and/or giving a shine to the hair, and to a corresponding method for styling and/or giving a shine to the hair.

Description

Pigmented spray gels

The invention relates to a sprayable gel for the treatment of hair, which contains at least one thixotropic thickener and optionally pigments, the use of a thixotropic thickener to stabilize insoluble pigments in sprayable gels, the use of the gel for shaping and / or luster of the hair and a corresponding method for shaping and / or luster of the hair.

Keratinic fibers, especially human hair, are now undergoing a variety of treatments. Treatments that serve permanent or temporary styling of the hair to create attractive-looking hairstyles play an important role. Due to current fashion trends hairstyles are always considered chic, which build up in many hair types only with the use of certain firming agents or can be maintained for a longer period of time, in contrast to a permanent deformation of the hair due to a chemical intervention in the hair structure with the help of a Permanent waving agents are used to achieve a temporary shaping hair treatment agent whose main components are film-forming polymers. As a temporary shapes, for example, designs such as curl, smoothing, Toupierung or consolidation in question. Temporary shapes that are supposed to give a good hold without affecting the healthy appearance of the hair, such as its gloss, for example, by styling agents, such as hair sprays, hair waxes, hair gels, hair fixatives, hair drier, styling sprays, etc. can be achieved. The temporary shaping is also referred to as hair styling or styling, shaping agents are also referred to as styling agents. In addition to the hair-fixing properties, these products are often also glossing effects. This is achieved by the addition of certain insoluble pigments, which produce light reflections on the hair.

From the prior art, as a possible application form of styling agents, higher-viscosity hair gels are known which have shaping properties, contain such pigments and also bring about the desired luster. These gels are taken from a tube or crucible, first rubbed by hand and then spread on the hair. Due to the high viscosity of these gels, the solid pigment particles remain distributed over longer periods in the gel and do not sediment.

Furthermore, lower viscosity hair gels are known from the prior art which can be mixed with a conventional mechanical spray device, e.g. spray a spray pump, or with a propellant from a conventional aerosol pressure vessel with a conventional spray head as a finely divided gel. The sprayable gels are much easier to dose and distribute in the hair than the high-viscosity gels. The sprayable hair gels known from the prior art have good hair-firming properties. Furthermore, sprayable hair gels containing solid pigments are also known from the prior art. A disadvantage of the sprayable hair gels known from the prior art, however, is that added glossy solid pigments sediment sometimes in part, and sometimes after longer periods of time in the spray bottles, so that these products are not optically satisfactory.

Since the appearance of a transparent viscous gel in a transparent container is an aesthetic pleasure and of particular charm, there is a strong interest in a hair gel, which has the known advantages of Sprühbarkeit, but at the same time overcomes the disadvantages mentioned.

It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide a sprayable hair gel in which solid pigments do not sediment even after long storage. This object is achieved by providing a sprayable gel for treating hair containing at least one thixotropic thickening agent.

A first subject of the present invention is therefore a sprayable hair treatment gel containing at least one thixotropic thickener. The dependent claims represent preferred embodiments of this subject invention.

Another object is the use of this gel for the temporary shaping / glossing of the hair.

Another object of the present invention is the use of thixotropic thickening agents to stabilize insoluble pigments in sprayable gels.

Finally, another object of the invention is a method for temporary hair shaping / glossing.

Thixotropic behavior is understood to mean the phenomenon that gels, when exposed to mechanical forces, e.g. by stirring or shaking, liquefy, but after completion of the mechanical stress solidify again.

In the context of the investigations on which the present invention is based, it has surprisingly been found that hair treatment gels containing at least one thixotropic thickener are very readily sprayable and solid pigment particles remain stable over longer periods of more than 6 months without sedimentation.

The gel of the invention can be sprayed with a conventional mechanical spray device, such as a spray pump, or with a propellant from a conventional aerosol pressure vessel with a conventional spray head as a finely divided gel. By its sprayability, the gel of the invention can be dosed more accurately and distributed to the hair evenly than conventional gels that hold solid pigments stable in solution and are offered in tubes or crucibles because of their high viscosity. In addition, contamination of the hands by the gel can be avoided by the gels according to the invention.

Furthermore, the gel of the invention holds stable pigment particles stable for longer periods of more than 6 months in solution and is therefore visually very appealing even after long storage times in contrast to commercially available pigmented spray gels, where already after a few weeks of storage significantly sedimentation phenomena are observed.

According to the invention come as a thixotropic thickener pseudo cationic polymers in question. Preferred pseudo cationic polymers are thixotropic copolymers of an acrylate component, an aminoacrylate component and a compound of the formula I,

wherein R ¹ and R ^{2 are} independently a Ci-C ₃₀ alkyl group or a group - [(CH ₂ CH ₂ O) XR ³ ], wherein R ^{3 is} hydrogen or a Ci-C ₃₀ alkyl group and X is stands for an integer of 1-30. Particularly preferred is the pseudo cationic copolymer of an acrylate, an amino acrylate and Cio-C ₃ o-alkyl-PEG-20-itaconate according to formula I, wherein the acrylate component of acrylic acid, C ₁ -C ₆ -alkylacrylic acid esters and C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl methacrylates and

the Aminoacrylatkomponente of acrylamide, methacrylamide, mono- _(Ci-C4) alkylamino (Ci-C ₄₎ alkyl acrylate, di (C iC ₄₎ alkylamino (Ci-Gj-alkyl acrylate), mono (Cj-C ₄₎ - alkylamino (Ci-C ^ -alkyl methacrylate and di- (C iC ₄ ) -alkylamino- (C ₁ -C ₄ ) - alkyl methacrylate is selected.

Very particular preference is given to the copolymer known under the "INCI name Acrylates / Aminoacrylates / Cio-C ₃ ö Alkyl PEG 20 Itaconate Copolymer", which is marketed under the name Structure ^Plus® by the company National Starch & Chemical Ltd. With Structure Plus ^® it is possible to produce transparent transparent gels.

The pseudo cationic polymer is preferably contained in an amount of 1-2% by weight based on the composition of the gel. In the context of the invention it is particularly preferred to use 5-10% by weight, based on the composition of the gel, of a 20% strength solution of the pseudo-cationic polymer.

The sprayable gels according to the invention may preferably contain inorganic pigments as insoluble pigments. Preference is given to pigments having a particle size distribution in the range from about 2 μm to 150 μm, preferably from 10 μm to 125 μm and from 10 μm to 60 μm. The inorganic pigments may be, for example, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, silicon dioxide or, for example, silicates, for example mica, which may be coated, for example with titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide or silicon dioxide. Suitable examples are the pigments available from Merck under the trade name Timiron® ^®, especially Timiron ^® Super Gold and Timiron ^® Sun Gold Sparkle MP-29th The pigments are preferably contained in an amount of 0.01-0.2 wt .-%, particularly preferably 0.05-0.1 wt .-%. Furthermore, the gels of the invention may contain film-forming polymers. Preference is given to nonionogenic oil-forming polymers or cationic film-forming polymers.

Cationic polymers are polymers which have groups in the main and / or side chain which may be "temporary" or "permanent" cationic. According to the invention, "permanently cationic" refers to those polymers which have a cationic group independently of the pH of the agent These are generally polymers which contain a quaternary nitrogen atom, for example in the form of an ammonium group Preferred cationic groups are quaternary ammonium groups . in particular, those polymers in which the quaternary ammonium group _-4 hydrocarbon group bound to a synthesized from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or derivatives thereof main polymer chain via a C have been found to be particularly suitable.

Homopolymers of the general formula (II),

R 18

- [CH ₂ -C-] n X- (II)

I

CO-O- (CH ₂ ) _H ₁ -N ⁺ R ¹⁹ R ²⁰ R ²¹

in which R ¹⁸ = -H or -CH ₃ , R ¹⁹ , R ²⁰ and R ^{21 are} independently selected from Ci. _4- alkyl, -alkenyl or -hydroxyalkylgrappen, m = 1, 2, 3 or 4, n is a natural number and X ^"is a physiologically acceptable organic or inorganic anion, as well as copolymers consisting essentially of the in formula (III In the context of these polymers, preference is given to those erf ,ndungs, for which at least one of the following conditions applies:

- R ¹⁸ is a methyl group

- R ¹⁹ , R ²⁰ and R ²¹ are methyl groups

- m has the value 2.

Suitable physiologically tolerated counterions X ^" are, for example, halide ions, sulfate ions, phosphate ions, methosulfate ions and organic ions such as lactate, citrate, tartrate and acetate ions, preference being given to halide ions, in particular chloride.

A particularly suitable homopolymer is, if desired, crosslinked, poly (methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride) with the INCI name Polyquaternium-37. If desired, the crosslinking can be carried out with the aid of poly olefinically unsaturated compounds, for example divinylbenzene, tetraallyloxyethane, methylene bisacrylamide, diallyl ether, polyallyl polyglyceryl ethers, or allyl ethers of sugars or sugar derivatives such as erythritol, pentaerythritol, arabitol, mannitol, sorbitol, sucrose or glucose. Methylenebisacrylamide is a preferred crosslinking agent. The homopolymer is preferably used in the form of a non-aqueous polymer dispersion which should not have a polymer content of less than 30% by weight. Such polymer dispersions are available under the names Salcare ^® SC 95 (about 50% polymer content, additional components: mineral oil (INCI name: Mineral Oil) and tridecyl polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene-ether (INCI name: PPG-l-Trideceth- 6)), and Salcare ^® SC 96 (about 50% polymer content, additional components: mixture of Diestera of propylene glycol with a mixture of caprylic and capric acid (INCI name: propylene glycol Dicaprylate / Dicaprate) and tridecyl polyoxypropylene polyoxyethylene ether (INCI name: PPG-I -Trideceth-6)) commercially available.

Copolymers containing monomer units according to formula (II) as the non-ionic monomer, preferably acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylic _acid-Ci-4 alkyl esters and methacrylic acid alkyl esters Ci- _4. Among these nonionic monomers, the acrylamide is particularly preferred. These copolymers can also be crosslinked, as described above in the case of the homopolymers. A copolymer preferred according to the invention is the crosslinked acrylamide-methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride copolymer. Such copolymers in which the monomers are present in a weight ratio of about 20:80, commercially available as about 50% non-aqueous polymer dispersion under the name Salcare ^® SC 92nd

Further preferred cationic polymers are, for example

quaternized cellulose derivatives, such as are available under the names of Celquat ^® and Polymer JR ^® commercially. The compounds Celquat ^® H 100, Celquat L 200 and Polymer JR ^® ^® 400 are preferred quaternized cellulose derivatives

cationic alkyl polyglycosides according to DE-PS 44 13 686,

- cationized honey, for example the commercial product Honeyquat ^® 50, - cationic guar derivatives, such as in particular the products sold under the trade names Cosme- dia ^® Guar and Jaguar ^®,

- polysiloxanes with quaternary groups, such as the commercially available products Q2-7224 (manufacturer: Dow Corning; a stabilized Trimethylsilylamodi- methicone), Dow Corning ^® 929 Emulsion (containing a hydroxylamino-modified silicone which is also known as amodimethicone ), SM-2059 (manufacturer: General Electric), SLM-55067 (manufacturer: Wacker) and Abil ^® quat 3270 and 3272 (manufacturer: Th Goldschmidt; diquaternary polydimethylsiloxanes Quateraium-80).

- Dimethyldiallylammoniumsalze polymeric and their copolymers with esters and amides of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. Under the names Merquat ^® 100 (Poly (dimethyldiallylammonium chloride)) and Merquat ^® 550 (dimethyldiallylammonium chloride-acrylamide copolymer) commercially available products are examples of such cationic polymers,

- Copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone with quaternized derivatives of dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate and methacrylate, such as diethyl sulfate quaternized vinylpyrrolidone-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymers. Such compounds are sold under the names Gafquat ^® 734 and Gafquat ^® 755 commercially,

Vinylpyrrolidone vinylimidazoliummethochloride copolymers, such as those offered under the names Luviquat.RTM ^® FC 370, FC 550, FC 905, HM 552 and Hold. quaternized polyvinyl alcohol, as well as those under the names Polyquaternium 2, Polyquaternium 17, Polyquaternium 18 and

Polyquaternium 27 known polymers with quaternary nitrogen atoms in the polymer main chain.

Likewise as cationic polymers can be used those under the designations Polyquaternium-24 (commercial product eg Quatrisoft ^® LM 200), known polymers. Also erfmdungs according to use the copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, such as the commercial products Copolymer 845 (manufactured by ISP), Gaffix ^® VC 713 (manufactured by ISP), Gafquat ^® ASCP 1011, Gafquat ^® HS 110, Luviquat ^® 8155 and Luviquat ^® MS 370 are available.

Other cationic polymers of the invention are the "temporarily cationic" polymers. These polymers usually contain an amino group present at certain pH values as a quaternary ammonium group and thus cationic are preferred, for example, chitosan and its derivatives, such as, for example, under the trade designations Hydagen ^®. , Hydagen® ^® HCMF, Kytamer ^® PC and Chitolam ^® NB / 101 are freely available commercially CMF. chitosans are deacetylated, in different degrees of deacetylation and varying degrees of degradation (molecular weights) are commercially available. Their preparation is, for example, in DE 44 40 625 Al and described in DE 1 95 03 465 Al.

Particularly suitable chitosans have a degree of deacetylation of at least 80% and a molecular weight of 5'10 ⁵ to 5'10 ⁶ (g / mol).

For the production of preparations according to the invention, the chitosan must be converted into the salt form. This can be done by dissolving in dilute aqueous acids. Suitable acids are both mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid and organic acids, for example low molecular weight carboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids and hydroxycarboxylic acids. Furthermore, higher molecular weight alkyl sulfonic acids or alkyl sulfuric acids or organophosphoric acids can be used, provided that they have the required physiological compatibility. Suitable acids for converting the chitosan into the salt form are, for example, acetic acid, glycolic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, 2-pyrrolidinone-5-carboxylic acid, benzoic acid or salicylic acid. Preference is given to using low molecular weight hydroxycarboxylic acids, for example glycolic acid or lactic acid. Suitable nonionic polymers are, for example:

- Vinylpyrrolidone / vinyl ester copolymers, such as those sold under the trademark Luviskol ^® (BASF). Luviskol ^® VA 64 and Luviskol ^® VA 73, each vinylpyrrolidone / vinyl acetate copolymers are also preferred nonionic polymers.

Cellulose ethers, such as hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose and methylhydroxypropylcellulose, as sold, for example, under the trademarks Culminal ^® and Benecel ^® (AQUALON). shellac

- polyvinylpyrrolidones, as, for example, sold under the name Luviskol ^® (BASF).

Siloxanes. These siloxanes can be both water-soluble and water-insoluble. Both volatile and nonvolatile siloxanes are suitable, nonvolatile siloxanes being understood as meaning those compounds whose boiling point is above 200 ^° C. under normal pressure. Preferred siloxanes are polydi- alkylsiloxanes, such as, for example, polydimethylsiloxane, polyalkylarylsiloxanes, such as, for example, polyphenylmethylsiloxane, ethoxylated polydialkylsiloxanes and polydialkylsiloxanes which contain amine and / or hydroxyl groups.

- Glycosidically substituted silicones according to EP 0612759 Bl.

Furthermore, the gels according to the invention may contain the other components customary in hair care or hairstyling products, such as, for example:

- Vitamins

- Plant extracts

- UV filters,

- Silicone oils included.

The water-soluble representatives of these components are preferably used in the gel according to the invention. With regard to the plant extracts which can be used according to the invention, particular reference is made to the extracts listed in the table beginning on page 44 of the 3rd edition of the guideline for the ingredient declaration of cosmetic products, published by the Industrieverband Körperpflege- und Waschmittel eV (IKW), Frankfurt.

According to the invention are especially the extracts of green tea, oak bark, stinging nettle, witch hazel, hops, chamomile, burdock root, horsetail, hawthorn, linden, almond, aloe vera, spruce needle, horse chestnut, sandalwood, juniper, coconut, mango, apricot, lime, wheat , Kiwi, melon, orange, grapefruit, sage, rosemary, birch, mallow, meadowfoam, quenelle, yarrow, thyme, lemon balm, toadstool, coltsfoot, marshmallow, meristem, ginseng and ginger root.

Particularly preferred are the extracts of green tea, oak bark, stinging nettle, witch hazel, hops, chamomile, burdock root, horsetail, lime blossom, almond, aloe vera, coconut, mango, apricot, lime, wheat, kiwi, melon, orange, grapefruit, sage, Rosemary, birch, meadowfoam, quenelle, yarrow, toadstool, meristem, ginseng and ginger root.

Especially suitable for the use according to the invention are the extracts of green tea, almond, aloe vera, coconut, mango, apricot, lime, wheat, kiwi and melon.

As extraction agent for the preparation of said plant extracts water, alcohols and mixtures thereof can be used. Among the alcohols are lower alcohols such as ethanol and isopropanol, but especially polyhydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, both as sole extractant and in admixture with water, are preferred. Plant extracts based on water / propylene glycol in a ratio of 1:10 to 10: 1 have proven to be particularly suitable. The plant extracts can be used according to the invention both in pure and in diluted form. If they are used in diluted form, they usually contain about 2 to 80 wt .-% of active substance and as a solvent used in their extraction agent or extractant mixture.

Furthermore, it may be preferred to use in the compositions according to the invention mixtures of several, especially two, different plant extracts.

Furthermore, the gel of the invention may optionally contain vitamins.

The group of substances called vitamin A includes retinol (vitamin Ai) and 3,4-didehydroretinol (vitamin A ₂ ). The ß-carotene is the provitamin of retinol. As vitamin A component according to the invention, for example, vitamin A acid and its esters, vitamin A aldehyde and vitamin A alcohol and its esters such as palmitate and acetate into consideration. The preparations used according to the invention preferably contain the vitamin A component in amounts of 0.05-1% by weight, based on the total preparation.

The vitamin B group or the vitamin B complex include u. a.

• Vitamin B ₁ (thiamine)

• Vitamin B ₂ (riboflavin)

• Vitamin B ₃ . Under this name, the compounds nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (niacinamide) are often performed. Preferred according to the invention is the nicotinic acid amide which is contained in the agents used according to the invention preferably in amounts of from 0.05 to 1% by weight, based on the total agent.

• Vitamin B ₅ (pantothenic acid and panthenol) and its precursor pantolactone. Within this group the panthenol is preferred. Derivatives of panthenol which can be used according to the invention are, in particular, the esters and ethers of panthenol, cationically derivatized panthenols and pantolactone. Individual representatives are, for example, the panthenol triacetate, the panthenol monoethyl ether and its monoacetate and the cationic disclosed in WO 92/13829 Panthenol. The said compounds of the vitamin B ₅ type are preferably contained in the agents according to the invention in amounts of 0.05-10% by weight, based on the total agent. Amounts of 0.1-5 wt .-% are particularly preferred.

• Vitamin B ₆ (pyridoxine and pyridoxamine and pyridoxal).

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Vitamin C is used in the compositions according to the invention preferably in amounts of 0.1 to 3 wt .-%, based on the total agent. Use in the form of palmitic acid ester, glucosides or phosphates may be preferred. The use in combination with tocopherols may also be preferred.

Vitamin E (tocopherols, especially α-tocopherol). Tocopherol and its derivatives, which include in particular the esters such as the acetate, the nicotinate, the phosphate and the succinate, are preferably present in the agents used according to the invention in amounts of 0.05-1% by weight, based on the total agent ,

Vitamin F. The term "vitamin F" is usually understood as meaning essential fatty acids, in particular linoleic acid, linolenic acid and arachidonic acid.

Vitamin H. Vitamin H is the compound (3aS, 4S, 6ai?) - 2-oxohexa-hydrothienol [3,4-d] -irnidazoI-4-valeric acid, for which, in the meantime, the trivial name biotin has prevailed. Biotin is contained in the agents used according to the invention preferably in amounts of from 0.0001 to 1.0% by weight, in particular in amounts of from 0.001 to 0.01% by weight.

The agents used according to the invention preferably contain vitamins, provitamins and vitamin precursors from groups A, B, E and H.

Panthenol and its derivatives as well as nicotinic acid amide and biotin are particularly preferred. Furthermore, the gel preparations according to the invention preferably contain soluble UV filters as further optional component. Soluble for the purposes of the invention are those UV filters which are soluble in the gels according to the invention in amounts of at least 0.1% by weight, based on the total preparation. Such UV filters can be selected, for example, from substituted benzophenones, p-aminobenzoic acid esters, diphenylacrylic acid esters, cinnamic acid esters, salicylic acid esters, benzimidazoles and ortho-aminobenzoic acid esters.

Examples of UV filters which can be used according to the invention are 4-aminobenzoic acid, N, N, N-trimethyl-4- (2-oxoborn-3-ylidenemethyl) aniline methylsulfate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl salicylate (homosalates), hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone (benzophenone-3; Uvinul ^® M 40, Uvasorb MET ^®, ^® Neo Heliopan BB, Eusolex ^® 4360, l- (4-tert-butylphenyl) - 3- (4-methoxyphenyl) propane -l, 3-diol (butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane; Parsol ^® 1789 Eusolex ^® 9020), ethoxylated ethyl 4-aminobenzoate (PEG-25 PABA; Uvinul ^® P 25), 4-dimethylaminobenzoic acid 2-ethylhexyl (octyl dimethyl PABA; Uvasorb ^® DMO Escalol ^® 507, Eusolex ^® 6007), salicylic acid 2-ethylhexyl (octyl salicylate; Escalol ^® 587, Neo Heliopan OS ^®, Uvinul ^® 018), 4-

Methoxycinnamate (Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate; Neo Heliopan E 1000 ^®), 4-methoxycinnamic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester (Octyl Methoxycinnamate; Parsol ^® MCX, Escalol ^® 557, Neo Helioρan ^® AV), 3- (4'-methylbenzylidene) -D, L-camphor (4-methylbenzylidene camphor; Parsol ^® 5000, Eusolex ^® 6300), 3-benzylidene camphor (3-benzylidene camphor), 4-isopropylbenzyl, 2,4,6-trianilino- (p-carbo-2'-ethylhexyl 1'-oxi) -l, 3,5-triazine, 3-imidazol-4-yl-ethyl acrylate, polymers of N- {(2 and 4) - [2-oxoborn-3-ylidenemethyl] benzyl} -acrylamide, 2 , 4-dihydroxybenzophenone (Benzophenone-1; Uvasorb ^® 20 H, Uvinul ^® 400), l, r-Diphenylacrylonitrilsäure-2-ethylhexyl ester (Octocrylene; Eusolex ^® OCR, Neo Heliopan ^® Type 303, Uvinul ^® N 539 SG) ₅ o- Aminobenzoesäurementhylester (menthyl Anthranilate; Neo Heliopan MA ^®), 2,2 ', 4,4'-tetrahydroxy benzophenone (benzophenone-2; Uvinul ^® D-50) ₅ 2,2'-dihydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxybenzophenone (Benzophenone- 6) and 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylic acid-2 ' ethylhexyl ester. 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone According to the invention preferably 5-sulfonic acid, Uvinul ^® MS 40th In addition, suitable silicone oils and silicone gums, in particular dialkyl and alkylaryl siloxanes, such as, for example, dimethylpolysiloxane and methylphenylpolysiloxane, and also their alkoxylated and quaternized analogues, may be present in the gels according to the invention as conditioning active ingredients. Examples of such silicones are available from Dow Corning under the names DC 190, DC 200 and DC 1401 products sold and the commercial product Fancorsil ^® LIM l.

Particular preference is given according to the invention as conditioning agents to cationic silicone oils such as, for example, the commercially available products Dow ^Corning® 939 emulsion (containing a hydroxylamino-modified silicone, which is also referred to as amodimethicone), SM-2059 (HerstelleπGeneral Electric), SLM-55067 (manufacturer Wacker) and Abil ^® -Quat 3270 and 3272 (manufacturer Th Goldschmidt;. diquaternary polydimethylsiloxanes, quaternium-80).

With regard to further customary ingredients, it is expressly based on the monographs known to the person skilled in the art, for example K. Schrader, bases and formulations of cosmetics, Dr. med. Alfred Hüthig Verlag, Heidelberg, referenced.

The following embodiment illustrates the invention without limiting it.

Sprayable hair gel

Desalinated water 85.8% by weight

Sodium benzoate 0.2% by weight

D-panthenol 0.2% by weight

Uvinul MS40 0.05% by weight

Timiron Starlight Gold 0.1% w / w

Luviquat Hold 4% by weight

Genamine CTAC 0.3% by weight

Structure Plus 8% by weight Cremophor CO40 0.5% by weight

Perfume 0.25% by weight

Lactic acid 80% 0.6% by weight

Claims

claims

1. Sprayable gel for the treatment of keratin fibers, in particular hair, containing at least one thickening agent with thixotropic behavior.

2. Sprayable gel according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains at least one insoluble pigment.

3. A sprayable gel according to claim 2, characterized in that the pigment (s) are inorganic pigments, preferably titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, silicon oxide or mica, optionally coated with titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide or silicon oxide.

4. Sprayable gel according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the particle size distribution of the pigment or pigments in the range of about 2 microns to 150 microns, preferably 10 microns to 125 microns, more preferably 10 microns to 60 microns.

5. Sprayable gel according to one of claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the or the inorganic pigments in an amount of 0.01 to 0.2 wt .-%, preferably 0.05 to 0.1 wt .-% in contained in the gel.

Sprayable gel according to any one of Claims 1-5, characterized in that the thixotropic thickening agent (s) are pseudo cationic polymers.

7. Sprayable gel according to claim 6, characterized in that preferred pseudo cationic polymers copolymers of an acrylate component, an amino acrylate component and a compound according to formula I.

in which R ¹ and R ² independently of one another represent a C _t -Cso-alkyl group or a group - [(CH ₂ CH ₂ O) XR ³ ] where R ^{3 is} hydrogen or a C _r C ₃₀ -alkyl group and X stands for an integer of 1-30.

8. A sprayable gel according to any one of claims 6 and 7, characterized in that the pseudo cationic polymer is selected from an acrylate component, an amino acrylate component and Cio-C ₃ o-alkyl-PEG-20 itaconate according to formula I, wherein

the acrylate component of acrylic acid, C ₁ -C ₆ -alkylacrylic acid esters and C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl methacrylates and

the Aminoacrylatkomponente of acrylamide, methacrylamide, mono- (C ₁ -C ₄₎ - alkylamino alkyl acrylate (Ci-C ₄₎ di- _(Ci-C4) alkylamino (Ci-C4-alkyl acrylate), mono (C ₁ - C ₄₎ alkylamino (Ci-C4) alkyl methacrylate and di- (C iC ₄₎ alkylamino (C ₁ -C ₄₎ - alkyl methacrylate is selected.

9. A sprayable gel according to any one of claims 6-8, characterized in that the thickener is the acrylates / amino acrylates / Cio-C3o alkyl PEG-20 itaconate copolymer.

10. A sprayable gel according to any one of claims 6-8, characterized in that the pseudo cationic polymers are preferably contained in an amount of 1-2 wt .-% in the gel.

11. A sprayable gel according to claim 1-10, characterized in that it contains film-forming polymers.

12. A sprayable gel according to claim 11, characterized in that the fumbildenden polymers nonionic polymers, preferably polyvinylpyrrolidone / vinyl acetate copolymers, and / or cationic polymers, preferably vinylpyrrolidone-Methoimidazoliniumchlorid copolymers or vinylpyrrolidone / Dimethylaminomethacrylat copolymers are.

Composition according to any one of Claims 1-12, characterized in that it contains further conventional ingredients, e.g. Care components, plant extracts, vitamins or silicones contains.

14. Use of a gel according to any one of claims 1-13 for the temporary shaping and / or luster of the hair.

15. Use of a thixotropic thickener for stabilizing insoluble pigments in sprayable gels.

16. Use according to claim 15, characterized in that the insoluble pigment (s) are inorganic pigments, preferably titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, silicon oxide or mica, optionally coated with titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide or silicon oxide.

17. Use according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that the particle size distribution of the pigment or pigments in the range of about 2 microns to 150 microns, preferably 10 microns to 125 microns, more preferably 10 microns to 60 microns.

18. Use according to any one of claims 15-17, characterized in that the or the inorganic pigments in an amount of 0.01 to 0.2 wt .-%, preferably 0.05 to O ₅ I wt .-% in the Gel are included.

Use according to any one of claims 15-18, characterized in that the thixotropic thickener is a pseudo cationic polymer.

20. Use according to any one of claims 15-19, characterized in that a preferred pseudo cationic polymer is a copolymer of an acrylate component, an amino acrylate component and a compound according to formula I.

wherein R ¹ and R ² are independently a Ci-C ₃ -alkyl group or a group - wherein R ³ is [(CH ₂ CH ₂ O) XR ^3] is hydrogen or a C ₁ -C ₃₀ - Alkyl group and X is an integer of 1-30.

21. Use according to any of claims 15-20 characterized in that the pseudocationic polymer of an acrylate, a Aminoacrylatkomponente and C _ϊ o-Cs _ö alkyl PEG-20 itaconate according to formula I is selected, wherein

the acrylate component of acrylic acid, CrC ₆ alkylacrylic acid ester and Ci-C ₆ - alkyl methacrylate and

the Aminoacrylatkomponente of acrylamide, methacrylamide, mono- _(Ci-C4) - alkylamino (CrC ₄₎ alkyl acrylate, di (C] _-C4) alkylamino (CrC ₄ alkyl acrylate), mono (Ci-C ₄₎ - alkylamino (Ci-C ₄₎ alkyl methacrylate and di- (C iC ₄₎ alkylamino _(Ci-C4) - alkyl methacrylate is selected.

22. Use according to any one of claims 15-21, characterized in that the thickener is the acrylates / amino acrylates / Ci ₀ -C3o alkyl PEG-20 itaconate copolymer.

23. A process for the temporary shaping and / or luster of the hair, characterized in that a gel according to any one of claims 1-13 is applied to the wet or dry hair before or after the styling for fixing the form.