| abstract |
A polyurethane, soluble or dispersible in water, prepared from organicndiisocyanate diols or other isocyanate reactive materials and a 2,2-hydroxymethyl-substitutedncarboxylic acid diol neutralized with a cosmeticallynacceptable organic or inorganic base and formulated into a hair fixativencomposition containing low amounts of volatile organic solvent. The presentninvention is also directed to a process for the preparation of polyurethanesncomprising dispersing the polyurethane after at least 70% of the theoreticalnisocyanate reaction has taken place, but before completion of the reaction. |