| abstract |
The aqueous hair treatment gel contains a combination of at least one itaconic acid monoester/acrylate copolymer and at least one non-ionic, anionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric hair-fixing polymer. The itaconic acid monoester has a formula CH 2 ═C(COOR 1 )CH 2 COOR 2 , wherein one of R 1 and R 2 represents hydrogen and the other represents —(CH 2 CH 2 O) x —R 3 , x is a number between 1 to 100 and R 3 is an alkyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms. The aqueous hair treatment gel has a pH of greater than 7 and a viscosity of greater than 500 mPa.s, as measured at 25° C. |