| abstract |
Hair cosmetic compsn. comprises a water-soluble polysaccharide with hydrophobic gps., which has a viscosity at 25 deg C and 30 rpm of 1-30 mPas, in the form of a 10 wt.% aq. ethanol compsn. comprising 2 wt.% of the polysaccharide. Pref. the viscosity is 1-15 mPas. The water-soluble polysaccharide with hydrophobic gps. is obtained by introducing a hydrophobic gp. into a polysaccharide, selected from guar gum, cellulose, pullulan, chitin, chitosan, carrageenan, xanthan gum and carob gum (esp. guar gum, hydroxyethylated cellulose, pullulan and carboxymethylated chitosan). The hydrophobic gp. is selected from 2-30C hydrocarbon gps. or gps. of formulae -(CH2)2N<+>(CH3)2RX<->, -(CH2)3N<+>(CH3)2RX<->, or -CH2CH(OH)CH2N<+>(CH3)2RX<-> where R=2-30C hydrocarbon gp. and X=halogen atom. |