| abstract |
A conditioning aqueous hair shampoo composition having good lathering properties, an excellent conditioning effect and outstanding skin compatibility contains a) 1% to 25% by wt., of at least one alkyl amidoether carboxylic acid of the general formula I <IMAGE> (I) wherein R denotes an alkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and n is a number between 1 and 10, and (or) the water-soluble salts thereof; b) 1% to 25% by wt. of at least one anionic surfactant of the sulfate and (or) sulfonate type; c) 0.1% to 10% by wt. of at least one compound selected from the group of C8-C18-acyl mono- and -dialkanolamides, surface-active betaines and sulfobetaines and (or) surface-active amine oxides; and d) 0.05% to 5% by wt. of at least one cationic polymer. |