| abstract |
Disclosed are hair conditioning compositions comprising a silicone emulsion comprising a silicon polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyalkyl siloxane having a molecular weight of a t least 20,000, a polyaryl siloxane having a molecular weight of at least 20,000, an amino-substituted siloxane having a molecular weight of at least 5,000, a silicon resin having a molecular weight of at least 5,000, and mixtures thereof, an anionic surfactant, a compatibilizing surfactant, and a cationic surfactant, wherein the silicone polymer is dispersed as a particle having an average size of not more than 450 nm; a cationic surfactant; and water; wherein the total amount by mole of cationic surfactants in the composition is greater than the total amount by mole of anionic surfactants in the composition. |