Hair conditioning composition for improved deposition

Abstract

A composition comprising: (i) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a linear, cationic conditioning surfactant; (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; (iii) a particulate benefit agent; (iv) 0.01 to 5 wt %, at 100 % active, of a branched cationic co-surfactant, as defined by structure 1 wherein: R1 and R2 comprise linear or branched alkyl chains, that are saturated or nonsaturated, with carbon-carbon chain lengths of from C2 to C32, preferably C8-C20 and that optionally comprise at least one group selected from an ester group, an amide group and an ether group; R3 comprises an alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4; R4 comprises a proton or an alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4; and X is an organic or inorganic anion; wherein the molar ratios of branched cationic co-surfactants (iv) to linear cationic surfactants (i) are in the range of from 1:20 to 1:1; wherein, where R1 and R2 comprise linear alkyl chains, at least one linear alkyl chain has a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C14;and wherein the compositions have a viscosity of from 5,000 to 750,000 centipoise as measured at 30°C on a Brookfield RVT using a Spindle A or B at 0.5 rpm for 60 seconds; and wherein the composition has a weight ratio of silicone to branched cationic co-surfactant of from 1:1 to 1:0.1.