| abstract |
A shampoo composition containing the following ingredients (a), (b), (c), and (d):n (a) a nonionic surfactant of an alkylene oxide adduct type, (b) a compound of a quaternary ammonium salt type, which has an aliphatic chain or which has an ether, an ester, or an acyl compound having an aliphatic chain, and which has a secondary or tertiary amino group and a quaternary ammonium group, (c) an anionic surfactant, and (d) a water-soluble polymer. The shampoo composition produces excellent creamy foams, and fingers smoothly pass through the hair fibers during shampooing and rinsing. The hair after drying is soft, and is handled easily with natural beauty. The dried hair is smoothly combed. Moreover, the composition is mild to the skin and the hair. |