| abstract |
Non-aerosol pump hair spray compositions herein are applied as a fine spray mist, without nozzle clogging, and dried rapidly, to provide superior hair holding power. The compositions include a hair fixative resin which is a copolymer of maleic anhydride and an alkyl vinyl ether, and the ethyl and butyl half-esters thereof, in an amount of between 6 and 20% solids. In suitable embodiments of the invention, the resin is the C2-C4 alkyl half-ester of maleic anhydride and a C1-C5 alkyl vinyl ether having a relative viscosity of about 1.20 to 1.35 (1% in ethanol). |