Inventors:
Ben Janchitraponvej - Niles IL
William J. Brown - Flossmoor IL
Patricia Lee - Chicago IL
Assignee:
Helene Curtis, Inc. - Chicago IL
International Classification:
A61K 7075
Abstract:
A method of imparting improved conditioning properties to hair comprising treating the hair with a clear conditioning composition comprising an amidoamine salt, said amidoamine salt comprising an amidoamine compound having the general structural formula: ##STR1## neutralized with a suitable acid, wherein R. sub. 1 is a fatty acid chain having about 11 to about 21 carbon atoms, R. sub. 2 is an alkylene group having two to about four carbon atoms, R. sub. 3 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or a hydroxyalkylene group having one to about three carbon atoms, R. sub. 4 is methyl, ethyl or a hydroxyalkylene group having one to about three carbon atoms, and Y is a heterocyclic nitrogen-containing moiety, like morpholine or pyridine; and a silicone compound having at least one quaternary ammonium moiety.