WO2015092323A1 - Composition comprising a specific acrylic copolymer and a thickening polymer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention concerns a composition comprising: (i) one or a plurality of acrylic copolymers comprising, in terms of monomers: (a) at least one unsaturated acid monomer chosen from the acrylic or methacrylic acids or the salts thereof; (b) at least one unsaturated acrylate or methacrylate ester monomer having, in the structure of same, at least one linear or branched fatty-chain alkyl group, preferably having a C₈-C₃₀ alkyl group, more preferably a C₁₀-C₁₅ alkyl group, and more preferably still a C₁₂-C₁₃ alkyl group; (c) at least one unsaturated acrylate or methacrylate ester monomer having, in the structure of same, at least one linear or branched short-chain alkyl group, preferably branched, preferably having a C₂-C₆ alkyl group, more preferably a C₃-C₅ alkyl group, and more preferably still a C₄ alkyl group; and (d) at least one acrylamide monomer having a linear or branched alkyl group, preferably branched, preferably having a C₃-C₁₀ alkyl group, preferably a C₄-C₈ alkyl group; (ii) one or more thickening polymer(s), the weight ratio between the total quantity of the acrylic copolymer(s) and the total quantity of the thickening polymer(s) being greater than or equal to 6.0.

Description

 COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICULAR ACRYLIC COPOLYMER AND

A THICKENING POLYMER

 The present invention relates to a composition for the treatment of keratinous fibers, in particular human keratinous fibers such as the hair, comprising one or more particular acrylic copolymers and one or more thickening polymers. The present invention also relates to a method for shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle using said composition and the use of said composition for shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle.

 In the field of styling, in particular among products intended for shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle, the most popular hair compositions on the cosmetics market are compositions consisting essentially of a solution most often alcoholic or hydroalcoholic and one or more polymers, called fixing polymers, which are generally film-forming polymers. These polymers thus have the function of making welds between the hair so as to be able to structure the hairstyle and bring it a lasting hold.

 However, some fixing polymers cause a hardening of the hair. This inconvenience leads to a fixed hairstyle and a difficult disentangling at the end of the day, the hair having a dry touch.

 To improve the cosmetic feel of the hair, it is known to add silicone or oxyethylenated compounds. However, this type of association tends to decrease the level of fixation of the compositions and to reduce the behavior of the hairstyle.

 JP2006-199663 discloses hair compositions comprising a film-forming acrylic copolymer, the film-forming acrylic copolymer being capable of being associated with a thickener. The compositions obtained make it possible to give a natural rendering without generating stickiness.

 However, the properties obtained in terms of fixation (level, durability), and cosmetics (smooth touch, disentangling) are not optimal.

 There is therefore a real need to find compositions, especially for styling, which allow a good level of fixation and maintenance of the hairstyle, durable, while providing a cosmetic touch to the hair.

The Applicant has surprisingly and unexpectedly found that the combination of a particular acrylic copolymer and a thickening polymer in a particular ratio allowed to obtain a hair does not have the disadvantages above.

 Indeed, this combination provides a strong attachment of the hair, lasting on the day, while providing a cosmetic touch to the hair. The surface of the hair is smoother and the hair is held in the desired shape without being fixed or hardened.

 In addition, detangling at the end of the day is easier, the touch is non-sticky and the hair softer, are soft and smooth.

 The subject of the invention is therefore a composition, comprising:

 (i) one or more acrylic copolymers comprising as monomers:

 (a) at least one unsaturated acidic monomer selected from acrylic or methacrylic acids or their salts;

(b) at least one unsaturated ester monomer of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure at least one linear or branched chain fatty alkyl group, preferably having a C ₈ -C ₃ o alkyl group, more preferably

C10-C15, better C12-C13;

(c) at least one unsaturated ester monomer of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure at least one linear or branched, preferably branched, short chain alkyl group, preferably having a C ₂ -C ₆ alkyl group, preferably still in C ₃ -C ₅ , better in C ₄ ; and

(d) at least one acrylamide monomer having a linear or branched, preferably branched, alkyl group, preferably having a C ₃ -C ₁₀ , preferably C ₄ -C _8, alkyl group;

 (ii) one or more thickening polymer (s),

 the weight ratio between the total amount of the acrylic copolymer (s), on the one hand, and the total amount of the thickening polymer (s), on the other, being greater than or equal to 6.0.

 Another object of the present invention is a method of shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle using the composition according to the invention.

 The invention also relates to a use of the composition according to the invention for shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle.

Other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the invention will emerge even more clearly on reading the description and the example which follows. As indicated above, the composition according to the invention comprises one or more acrylic copolymers capable of being obtained (s) by copolymerization of the following monomers:

 (a) at least one unsaturated acidic monomer selected from acrylic or methacrylic acids or their salts;

 (b) at least one acrylate or methacrylate-type unsaturated ester monomer having in its structure at least one fatty-chain alkyl group;

(c) at least one acrylate or methacrylate unsaturated ester monomer having in its structure a short chain alkyl group; and

 (d) at least one acrylamide monomer substituted with at least one alkyl group.

 The acrylic copolymer is preferably film-forming.

 By "film-forming" polymer is meant a polymer capable of forming, by itself or in the presence of an auxiliary film-forming agent, a macroscopically continuous film on a support, in particular on keratin materials, and preferably a cohesive film.

 The acrylic copolymer comprises at least one monomer chosen from acrylic or methacrylic acids or their salts.

 Preferably, the acrylic or methacrylic acids or their salts are present in a content ranging from 2 to 10% by weight, preferably from 5 to 9% by weight relative to the total weight of the copolymer.

The acrylic copolymer also comprises one or more acrylate or methacrylate unsaturated ester monomers having in their structure or structure a fatty-chain alkyl group. These monomers are therefore esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid and a monoalcohol of fatty alcohol type, the monoalcohol providing the alkyl group of the ester. The alkyl group can be linear or branched. Preferably, the unsaturated ester monomer of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure a fatty-chain alkyl group is an alkyl acrylate or methacrylate with a C ₈ -C ₃ O alkyl group, more preferably a C ₁₀ -C ₁₅ alkyl group. better in C12-C13.

 Preferably, the unsaturated ester monomer (s) of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure at least one fatty-chain alkyl group is or are present in a content ranging from From 1 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.5 to 3% by weight, more preferably from 1 to 2% by weight relative to the total weight of the copolymer.

The acrylic copolymer is also derived from at least one unsaturated ester monomer of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure at least one short chain alkyl group. These monomers are therefore esters of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and a short chain monohydric alcohol, the monohydric alcohol providing the alkyl group of the ester. The alkyl group may be linear or branched, preferably branched.

Preferably, the unsaturated ester monomer of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure a short-chain alkyl group is an alkyl acrylate or methacrylate with a C ₂ -C ₆ alkyl group, more preferably a C ₃ -C ₆ alkyl group. ₅ , better in C ₄ .

 According to a preferred embodiment, the acrylic copolymer comprises, as monomer, a tert-butyl acrylate or methacrylate.

 Preferably, the monomer (s) unsaturated ester (s) of acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure at least one short chain alkyl group is or are present in a content ranging from 50 to 95% by weight, preferably 60 to 90% by weight, more preferably 70 to 85% by weight relative to the total weight of the copolymer.

The acrylic copolymer also comprises at least one acrylamide monomer substituted with at least one alkyl group. The alkyl group may be linear or branched, preferably branched. Preferably, the alkyl group is C ₃ -C ₁₀ , even more preferably C ₄ -C ₈ .

 According to a preferred embodiment, the acrylic copolymer comprises, as monomer, tert-butylacrylamide or tert-octylacrylamide.

 Even more preferably, the acrylic copolymer comprises, as monomer, tert-butylacrylamide and tert-octylacrylamide.

 Preferably, the acrylamide monomer (s) substituted with at least one alkyl group is or are present in a content ranging from 0.01% to 10% by weight, preferably from 1% to 5% by weight. % by weight relative to the weight of the copolymer.

The acrylic copolymer may further comprise as monomer one or more hydroxylated ester monomers of acrylic or methacrylic acid. Preferably, the ester is a hydroxylated C ₂ -C ₆ alkyl acrylate or methacrylate, more preferably C ₂ such as hydroxyethyl acrylate or methacrylate.

 The acrylic copolymer may have an average molecular weight of from 20000 to 500000 g / mol, preferably from 100000 to 250000 g / mol.

Preferably, the copolymer according to the invention is in salt form by neutralization of acid residues derived from acrylic or methacrylic acids. The copolymer may be partially or completely neutralized with a mineral base (sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia) or an organic base such as mono-, di- or tri-ethanolamine, an aminomethylpropanol, N-methyl-glucamine, basic amino acids such as arginine and lysine, and mixtures of these compounds. Preferably, the acrylic copolymer is neutralized with a neutralization agent chosen from aminomethylpropanol, tri-ethanolamine and sodium hydroxide.

 Preferably, the degree of neutralization of the acrylic copolymer ranges from 50 to 100%, preferably from 80 to 100%, and more particularly acrylic copolymer is neutralized to 100%.

For example be used as the acrylic copolymer according to the invention, an AMP-acrylates copolymer / Ci C ₈ alkyl acrylate / -C ₈ alkyl acrylamide / hydroxyethyl acrylate marketed by GOO Chemical under the trade reference PLASCIZE® L-9700 or L PLASCIZE® -9700U.

The acrylic copolymer may be present in the composition in a content ranging from 0.5 to 20% by weight, preferably from 1 to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

As indicated above, the composition according to the invention comprises one or more thickening polymers.

By "thickening polymer" is meant a polymer which is introduced at 1% by weight in an aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic solution containing 30% of ethanol, and at pH = 7 or in an oil chosen from liquid petroleum jelly, the myristate of isopropyl or cyclopentadimethylsiloxane, makes it possible to reach a viscosity of at least 100 cps, preferably at least 500 cps, at 25 ° C. and at a shear rate of 1 s ^-1 . a cone / plane viscometer (Haake R600 Rheometer or the like).

 The thickening polymers according to the invention may be of natural or synthetic origin.

 The thickening polymers may be anionic, cationic, amphoteric or nonionic, associative or non-associative polymers.

 It is recalled that "associative polymers" are polymers capable of associating reversibly with each other or with other molecules.

 Their chemical structure more particularly comprises at least one hydrophilic zone and at least one hydrophobic zone.

By "hydrophobic group" is meant a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon-based radical or polymer comprising at least 10 carbon atoms, preferably from 10 to 30 carbon atoms, in particular from 12 to 30 carbon atoms. carbon and more preferably from 18 to 30 carbon atoms. Preferably, the hydrocarbon group comes from a monofunctional compound. By way of example, the hydrophobic group may be derived from a fatty alcohol such as stearyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol or decyl alcohol. It can also denote a hydrocarbon polymer such as for example polybutadiene.

Non-associative thickening polymers that may be mentioned include non-associative thickening polymers with sugar units.

For the purposes of the present invention, the term "sugar unit" is intended to mean a unit derived from a carbohydrate of formula C _n (H ₂ O) _n-1 or (CH ₂ O) _{n which} may be optionally modified by substitution, and / or by oxidation and or by dehydration.

 The sugar units that can be used in the composition of the thickening polymers of the invention are preferably derived from the following sugars:

^■ glucose;

^■ galactose;

 ■ arabinose;

^■ rhamnose;

^■ mannose;

^■ xylose;

^■ fucose;

 Anhydrogalactose;

^■ galacturonic acid;

^■ glucuronic acid;

^■ mannuronic acid;

^■ galactose sulfate;

 ■ anhydrogalactose sulfate and

^■ fructose.

 Mention may in particular be made, as thickening polymers of the invention, of the native gums such as:

 (a) exudates of trees or shrubs, including

 ■ gum arabic (branched polymer of galactose, arabinose, rhamnose and glucuronic acid);

^■ ghatti gum (polymer derived from arabinose, galactose, mannose, xylose and glucuronic acid);

^■ karaya gum (polymer derived from galacturonic acid, galactose, rhamnose and glucuronic acid); ^■ tragacanth (or tragacanth) (polymer of galacturonic acid, galactose, fucose, xylose and arabinose);

 (b) gums derived from algae, including

^■ agar (polymer derived from galactose and anhydrogalactose);

 Alginates (polymers of mannuronic acid and glucuronic acid);

^■ carrageenans and furcelleranes (sulfate galactose polymers anhydrogalactose and sulfate);

 (c) gums derived from seeds or tubers of which:

^■ guar gum (mannose and galactose polymer);

 carob gum (mannose and galactose polymer);

^■ fenugreek gum (mannose and galactose polymer);

^■ tamarind gum (galactose, xylose and glucose polymer);

^■ konjac gum (glucose polymer and mannose);

 d) microbial gums of which:

 xanthan gum (glucose polymer, mannose acetate, mannose / pyruvic acid and glucuronic acid);

^■ gellan gum (partially acylated glucose polymer, rhamnose and glucuronic acid);

^■ scleroglucan gum (glucose polymer);

 e) plant extracts of which:

^■ cellulose (polymer of glucose);

^■ starch (glucose polymer) and

^■ inulin.

 These polymers can be modified physically or chemically. As a physical treatment, mention may in particular be made of temperature.

 By way of chemical treatments, mention may be made of esterification, etherification, amidation and oxidation reactions. These treatments make it possible to lead to polymers which may in particular be nonionic, anionic or amphoteric.

 Preferably these chemical or physical treatments are applied to guar gums, locust bean gums, starches and celluloses.

The nonionic guar gums that can be used according to the invention can be modified with (C ₁ -C ₆ ) poly (hydroxyl) hydroxyl groups.

Among the (poly) hydroxy (C ₁ -C ₆ ) alkyl groups, mention may be made, by way of example, of hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and hydroxybutyl groups. These guar gums are well known in the state of the art and may for example be prepared by reacting corresponding alkene oxides such as, for example, propylene oxides with guar gum so as to obtain a guar gum. modified by hydroxypropyl groups.

 The level of hydroxyalkylation preferably ranges from 0.4 to 1.2 and corresponds to the number of alkylene oxide molecules consumed by the number of free hydroxyl functions present on the guar gum.

 Such nonionic guar gums optionally modified with hydroxyalkyl groups are for example sold under the trade names Jaguar HP8, Jaguar HP60, Jaguar HP 105 and Jaguar HP120 by Rhodia Chimie.

 The starch molecules used in the present invention may have as botanical origin cereals or tubers. Thus, the starches are, for example, chosen from starches of maize, rice, cassava, barley, potato, wheat, sorghum and peas.

 The starches can be modified chemically or physically: in particular by one or more of the following reactions: pregelatinization, oxidation, crosslinking, esterification, etherification, amidification, heat treatments.

 Diamidon phosphates or diamidon phosphate-rich compounds such as the product proposed under the references PREJEL VA-70-T AGGL (hydroxypropylated gelatinized hydroxypropyl diamidon phosphate) or PREJEL TK1 (gelatinized manioc diamidon phosphate) are preferably used. PREJEL 200 (gelatinized acetylated manioc diamidon phosphate) by the company AVEBE or STRUCTURE ZEA by NATIONAL STARCH (gelatinized cornstarch).

 According to the invention, it is also possible to use amphoteric starches, these amphoteric starches comprise one or more anionic groups and one or more cationic groups. The anionic and cationic groups may be bonded to the same reactive site of the starch molecule or to different reactive sites; preferably they are linked to the same reactive site. The anionic groups may be of carboxylic, phosphate or sulfate type and preferably carboxylic. The cationic groups may be of primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary amine type.

The starch molecules may be derived from all plant sources of starch such as in particular corn, potato, oats, rice, tapioca, sorghum, barley or wheat. It is also possible to use the hydrolysates of the starches mentioned above. The starch is preferably from the potato.

 The non-associative thickening polymers of the invention may be cellulosic polymers having no C10-C30 fatty chain in their structure.

 By "cellulosic" polymer is meant according to the invention any polysaccharide compound having in its structure chains of glucose residues united by β-1, 4 bonds; in addition to unsubstituted celluloses, the cellulose derivatives may be anionic, cationic, amphoteric or nonionic.

 Thus, the cellulosic polymers of the invention may be selected from unsubstituted celluloses including microcrystalline form and cellulose ethers.

 Among these cellulosic polymers, there are cellulose ethers, cellulose esters and cellulose ether esters.

 Among the cellulose esters, there are inorganic esters of cellulose

(cellulose nitrates, sulphates or phosphates, etc.), organic cellulose esters (cellulose monoacetates, triacetates, amidopropionates, acetate butyrates, acetate propionates or acetatetrimellitates, etc.) and mixed organic / inorganic cellulose esters such as acetate-butyrate sulphates and cellulose acetate propionates. Among the cellulose ether esters, mention may be made of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalates and ethylcellulose sulphates.

Among the nonionic cellulose ethers without a C10-C30 fatty chain, ie "non-associative", mention may be made of (CrC ₄ ) alkylcelluloses such as methylcelluloses and ethylcelluloses (for example Ethocel Standard 100 Premium from DOW CHEMICAL); (poly) hydroxy (CC ₄ ) alkylcelluloses such as hydroxymethylcelluloses, hydroxyethylcelluloses (for example Natrosol 250 HHR proposed by AQUALON) and hydroxypropylcelluloses (for example Klucel EF from AQUALON); mixed (poly) hydroxy (Ci-C ₄ ) alkyl- (C ₁ -C ₄ ) alkylcellulose celluloses such as hydroxypropyl-methylcelluloses (for example Methocel E4M from Dow Chemical), hydroxyethyl-methylcelluloses, hydroxyethylethylcelluloses (for example Bermocoll E 481 FQ from AKZO NOBEL) and hydroxybutyl methylcelluloses.

Among the anionic cellulose ethers without fatty chain, mention may be made of (poly) carboxy (CrC ₄ ) alkylcelluloses and their salts. By way of example, mention may be made of carboxymethylcelluloses, carboxymethylmethylcelluloses (for example Blanose 7M from AQUALON) and carboxymethylhydroxyethylcelluloses and their sodium salts. Among the non-fatty chain cationic cellulose ethers, mention may be made of cationic cellulose derivatives such as cellulose copolymers or cellulose derivatives grafted with a water-soluble quaternary ammonium monomer, and described in particular in US Pat. No. 4,131,576, such as: that (poly) hydroxy (CrC ₄ ) alkyl celluloses, such as hydroxymethyl-, hydroxyethyl- or hydroxypropyl celluloses grafted in particular with a salt of methacryloylethyl trimethylammonium, methacrylmidopropyl trimethylammonium, dimethyl-diallylammonium. The commercial products corresponding to this definition are more particularly the products sold under the name "Celquat® L 200" and "Celquat® H 100" by the company National Starch.

 Among the non-associative thickening polymers without sugar units which may be used, mention may be made of crosslinked acrylic or methacrylic acid homopolymers or copolymers, crosslinked homopolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid and their crosslinked copolymers of acrylamide, homopolymers of ammonium acrylate or copolymers of ammonium acrylate and acrylamide alone or in mixtures.

 A first family of suitable non-associative thickening polymers is represented by crosslinked, optionally salified, acrylic acid homopolymers.

 Among the homopolymers of this type, mention may be made of those crosslinked with an allylic alcohol ether of the sugar series, such as, for example, the products sold under the names CARBOPOLS 980, 981, 954, 2984 and 5984 by the company NOVEON or the products sold under the names SYNTHALEN M and SYNTHALEN K by the company 3 VSA.

 The non-associative thickening polymers may also be crosslinked (meth) acrylic acid copolymers such as the polymer sold under the name AQUA SF1 by the company NOVEON.

 The non-associative thickening polymers may be chosen from cross-linked homopolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid and their crosslinked acrylamide copolymers and their salts.

Among the crosslinked copolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-propanesulfonic acid and of acrylamide partially or totally neutralized, mention may be made in particular of the product described in Example 1 of EP 503 853 and it will be possible to refer to this document for these polymers. The composition may also comprise, as non-associative thickening polymers, homopolymers of ammonium acrylate or copolymers of ammonium acrylate and acrylamide.

 As examples of homopolymers of ammonium acrylate, mention may be made of the product sold under the name MICROSAP PAS 5193 by the company HOECHST. Among the copolymers of ammonium acrylate and acrylamide, mention may be made of the product sold under the name BOZEPOL C NEW or the PAS 5193 product sold by HOECHST. In particular, documents FR 2 416 723, US 2798053 and US 2923692 may be referred to for the description and preparation of such compounds.

Among the thickening polymers, mention may also be made of associative polymers well known to those skilled in the art and in particular of nonionic, anionic, cationic or amphoteric nature.

 Among the associative polymers of the anionic type, mention may be made of:

 (a) those comprising at least one hydrophilic unit, and at least one fatty-chain allyl ether unit, more particularly those whose hydrophilic unit is constituted by an ethylenic unsaturated anionic monomer, more particularly by a vinyl carboxylic acid and especially with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or mixtures thereof.

 Among these anionic associative polymers, polymers formed from 20 to 60% by weight of acrylic acid and / or methacrylic acid, from 5 to 60% by weight of (meth) acrylates, are particularly preferred according to the invention. from lower alkyls, from 2 to 50% by weight of fatty-chain allyl ether, and from 0 to 1% by weight of a crosslinking agent which is a well-known copolymerizable polyethylenic unsaturated monomer, such as diallyl phthalate; allyl (meth) acrylate, divinylbenzene, (poly) ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, and methylenebisacrylamide.

 Among these, the crosslinked terpolymers of methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, polyethylene glycol (10 EO) stearyl alcohol ether (Steareth 10), in particular those sold by the company BASF under the names SALCARE, are particularly preferred. SC80® and SALCARE SC90® which are 30% aqueous emulsions of a crosslinked terpolymer of methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate and steareth-10-allyl ether (40/50/10).

- (b) those containing i) at least one hydrophilic unit of olefinic unsaturated carboxylic acid, and ii) at least one hydrophobic unit of alkyl ester (C 1 ₀ -C ₃₀₎ unsaturated carboxylic acid. Alkyl (C 10 -C 30) esters of unsaturated carboxylic acids useful in the invention include, for example, lauryl acrylate, stearyl acrylate, decyl acrylate, isodecyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, and the corresponding methacrylates, lauryl methacrylate, stearyl methacrylate, decyl methacrylate, isodecyl methacrylate, and dodecyl methacrylate.

 Anionic polymers of this type are, for example, described and prepared according to US Pat. Nos. 3,915,921 and 4,509,949.

 Among this type of anionic associative polymers, use will more particularly be made of 95 to 60% by weight of acrylic acid (hydrophilic unit), 4 to 40% by weight of C10-C30 alkyl acrylate (hydrophobic unit) and 0 to 6% by weight of crosslinking polymerizable monomer, or those consisting of 98 to 96% by weight of acrylic acid (hydrophilic unit), 1 to 4% by weight of C 10 -C 30 alkyl acrylate ( hydrophobic pattern), and 0.1 to 0.6% by weight of crosslinking polymerizable monomer such as those described above.

 Among said polymers above, the products sold by the company Goodrich under the trade names Pemulen TR1®, Pemulen TR2® and Carbopol 1382®, and even more preferentially Pemulen TR1®, are particularly preferred according to the present invention. product sold by SEPPIC under the name COATEX SX®.

 It is also possible to mention the acrylic acid / lauryl methacrylate / vinylpyrrolidone terpolymer sold under the name Acrylidone LM by the company ISP.

- (c) maleic anhydride terpolymers / a-olefin C _{3 3} 8 oC alkyl maleate such as the product (maleic anhydride / alpha-olefin C ₃₀ - C ₃₈ / isopropyl maleate) sold under the name PERFORMA V 1608® by NEWPHASE TECHNOLOGIES.

 (d) acrylic terpolymers comprising:

 i) about 20% to 70% by weight of an α, β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid [A],

 ii) about 20 to 80% by weight of a non-surfactant α, β-monoethylenic unsaturation monomer other than [A],

iii) about 0.5 to 60% by weight of a nonionic mono-urethane which is the reaction product of a monohydric surfactant with a monoethylenically unsaturated monoisocyanate, such as those described in the patent application EP-A-0173109 and more particularly that described in Example 3, namely, a terpolymer methacrylic acid / methyl acrylate / dimethyl metaisopropenyl benzyl isocyanate alcohol ethoxylated behenate (40OE) in 25% aqueous dispersion.

 (e) copolymers comprising among their monomers an α, β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and an α, β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester and an oxyalkylenated fatty alcohol.

Preferentially, these compounds also comprise, as monomer, a carboxylic acid ester with α, β-monoethylenic unsaturation and of C ₁ -C ₄ alcohol.

 By way of example of this type of compound, mention may be made of ACULYN 22® and ACULYN 88® sold by the company ROHM and HAAS, which are terpolymers of methacrylic acid / ethyl acrylate / stearyl methacrylate which is oxyalkylenated, or still ACULYN 28® sold by the company ROHM and HAAS which is a terpolymer methacrylic acid / ethyl acrylate / behenyl methacrylate oxyalkylenated.

 Mention may also be made of the products sold by Lubrizol under the tradenames CARBOPOL Ultrez 20 and CARBOPOL Ultrez 21 which are acrylic polymers (acrylates / CI O-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer) and NOVETHIX L-10 which is a copolymer acrylates / beheneth- Methacrylate.

 (f) Associative polymers comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a sulphonic group, in free form or partially or totally neutralized and comprising at least one hydrophobic part. These polymers may be crosslinked or non-crosslinked. They are preferably crosslinked.

The monomers with ethylenic unsaturation containing sulphonic groups are chosen in particular from vinyisulphonic acid, styrenesulphonic acid, (meth) acrylamido (C ₁ -C 2) alkylsulphonic acids and / V- (C ₁ -C ₂ 2) alkyl acids. (Meth) acrylamido- (CrC ₂ 2) alkylsulphonic acids such as undecyl-acrylamido-methanesulfonic acid and their partially or totally neutralized forms.

More preferably, (meth) acrylamido (C 1 -C 22) alkylsulfonic acids such as, for example, acrylamido-methanesulfonic acid, acrylamidoethanesulfonic acid, acrylamidopropanesulphonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, methacrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-n-butanesulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2,4,4-trimethylpentane sulfonic acid, 2-methacrylamido-dodecyl-sulfonic acid, 2-acrylamido-2,6-dimethyl-3-heptanesulfonic acid and their partially or completely neutralized forms. More particularly, use will be made of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and its partially or completely neutralized forms.

The polymers of this family may in particular be chosen from AMPS random amphiphilic polymers modified by reaction with a n-monoalkylamine or a C ₆ -C ₂ di-n-alkylamine, and such as those described in the patent application. WO 00/31154 (forming an integral part of the content of the description). These polymers may also contain other hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated monomers chosen, for example, from (meth) acrylic acids, their β-substituted alkyl derivatives or their esters obtained with monoalcohols or mono- or polyalkylene glycols, (meth) acrylamides vinylpyrrolidone, maleic anhydride, itaconic acid or maleic acid or mixtures of these compounds.

 The preferred polymers of this family are chosen from amphiphilic copolymers of AMPS and at least one hydrophobic monomer with ethylenic unsaturation.

 These same copolymers may also contain one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers not containing a fatty chain, such as (meth) acrylic acids, their β-substituted alkyl derivatives or their esters obtained with monoalcohols or mono- or polyalkylene glycols, (meth) acrylamides, vinylpyrrolidone, maleic anhydride, itaconic acid or maleic acid or mixtures thereof.

 These copolymers are described in particular in patent application EP-A-750899, patent US 5089578 and in the following Yotaro Morishima publications:

 o "Self-assembling amphiphilic polyelectrolytes and their nanostructures -

Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 18, No. 40, (2000), 323-336. "

 o "Miscellany formation of random copolymers of sodium 2- (acrylamido) -2-methylpropanesulfonate and a non-ionic surfactant macromonomer in water as studied by fluorescence and dynamic light scattering - Macromolecules, Vol. 33, No. 10 (2000), 3694-3704 ";

o 'Solution properties de miscelle networks formed by non-ionic moieties covalently bound to a polyelectrolyte: knows effects on rheological behavior - Langmuir, Vol. 16, No. 12, (2000) 5324-5332; o Stimuli responsive amphiphilic copolymers of sodium 2- (acrylamido) -2-methylpropanesulfonate and associative macromonomers - Polym. Preprint, Div. Polym. C em., 40 (2), (1999), 220-221.

 Among these polymers, mention may be made of:

Crosslinked or non-crosslinked copolymers, neutralized or not, comprising from 15 to 60% by weight of AMPS units and from 40 to 85% by weight of (C ₈ -C ₁₆ ) alkyl (meth) acrylamide units or (C ₈ -C ₆ ) units; _eight -C ₆₎ alkyl (meth) acrylate units relative to the polymer, such as those described in EP-750 899 application;

Terpolymers comprising from 10 to 90 mol% of acrylamide units, from 0.1 to 10 mol% of AMPS units and from 5 to 80 mol% of n- (C ₆ -C ₈ ) alkylacrylamide units, such as those described in US-5089578.

 • All these anionic associative polymers can be salified.

 Mention may also be made of copolymers of fully neutralized AMPS and of dodecyl methacrylate, as well as copolymers of AMPS and n-dodecylmethacrylamide which are non-crosslinked and crosslinked, such as those described in the Morishima articles cited above.

Among the cationic associative polymers, mention may be made of:

 (I) cationic associative polyurethanes;

 (II) The compound marketed by NOVEON under the name AQUA CC and which corresponds to the INCI name POLYACRYLATE-1 CROSSPOLYMER.

 POLYACRYLATE-1 CROSSPOLYMER is the product of the polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising:

a di (C 1 -C 4 alkyl) amino (C ₁ -C ₆ alkyl) methacrylate,

one or more C ₁ -C ₃₀ alkyl esters and (meth) acrylic acid, a polyethoxylated C ₀ -C ₃₀ alkyl methacrylate (20-25 moles of ethylene oxide unit),

 an allyl ether of polyethylene glycol / polypropylene glycol 30/5,

a hydroxy (C ₂ -C ₆ ) alkyl methacrylate, and

 an ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.

(III) quaternized (poly) hydroxyethylcelluloses modified with groups comprising at least one fatty chain, such as alkyl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl groups containing at least 8 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof. Alkyl radicals carried by celluloses or hydroxyethylcelluloses quaternized above preferably contain from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. The aryl radicals preferably denote phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl or anthryl groups. Examples of C ₈ -C ₃ o fatty chain quaternized alkylhydroxyethylcelluloses, such as the products QUATRISOFT LM 200®, QUATRISOFT LM-X 529-18-A®, QUATRISOFT LM-X 529-18- B® (C ₁₂ alkyl) and Quatrisoft LM-X 529-8® (C _i8) sold by the company Aqualon, the CRODACEL QM®, Crodacel QL® (C _i2) and Crodacel QS® (C Ci ₈ ) sold by the company CRODA and the product SOFTCAT SL 100® sold by AQUALON.

 - (IV) cationic polyvinyllactam polymers.

 Such polymers are for example described in the patent application WO 00/68282.

 As poly (vinyllactam) polymers according to the invention, particularly using the terpolymers vinylpyrrolidone / dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide / dodecyldimethylmethacrylamidopropylammonium tosylate, the terpolymers vinylpyrrolidone / dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide / cocoyldiméthyl- méthacrylamidopropylammonium tosylate, the terpolymers vinylpyrrolidone / dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide / tosylate or chloride lauryldiméthylméthacrylamido - propylammonium.

 The amphoteric associative polymers are preferably chosen from those comprising at least one non-cyclic cationic unit. Even more particularly, those prepared from or comprising 1 to 20 mole% of monomer having a fatty chain, and preferably 1.5 to 15 mole% and more particularly 1.5 to 6 mole%, based on the number, are preferred. total moles of monomers.

 Amphoteric associative polymers according to the invention are for example described and prepared in the patent application WO 9844012.

 Among the amphoteric associative polymers according to the invention, acrylic acid / (meth) acrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride / stearyl methacrylate terpolymers are preferred.

The nonionic associative polymers that may be used according to the invention are preferably chosen from:

(a) copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone and hydrophobic fatty-chain monomers, which may be exemplified by: products ANTARON V216® or GANEX V216® (vinylpyrrolidone / hexadecene copolymer) sold by the company ISP

 products ANTARON V220® or GANEX V220® (vinylpyrrolidone / eicosene copolymer) sold by the company I.S.P.

(b) copolymers of methacrylates or of C ₁ -C ₆ alkyl acrylates and of amphiphilic monomers comprising at least one fatty chain, such as, for example, the oxyethylenated methyl acrylate / stearyl acrylate copolymer sold by GOLDSCHMIDT under the name ANTIL 208®.

 (c) copolymers of hydrophilic methacrylates or acrylates and of hydrophobic monomers comprising at least one fatty chain, such as, for example, polyethylene glycol methacrylate / lauryl methacrylate copolymer.

 (d) polyether polyurethanes comprising in their chain, both hydrophilic sequences of mostly polyoxyethylenated nature and hydrophobic sequences which may be aliphatic sequences alone and / or cycloaliphatic and / or aromatic sequences.

 (e) polymers having an aminoplast ether skeleton having at least one fatty chain, such as the PURE THIX® compounds provided by the company SUD-CHEMIE.

- (f) celluloses or their derivatives, modified with groups comprising at least one fatty chain such as alkyls, arylalkyls, alkylaryls or mixtures thereof wherein the alkyl groups are C ₈ - and in particular:

^* Nonionic alkylhydroxyethylcelluloses products such as Natrosol Plus Grade 330 CS and Polysurf 67 (C _i6) sold by the company Aqualon

 nonionic nonoxynylhydroxyethylcelluloses such as the product

AMERCELL HM-1500 sold by the company AMERCHOL;

^* Nonionic alkylcelluloses such as product Bermocoll EHM 100 sold by the company Berol Nobel;

(g) associative guar derivatives such as hydroxypropyl guars modified with a fatty chain such as the product ESAFLOR HM 22 (modified with a C ₂₂ alkyl chain) sold by the company LAMBERTI; Product Miracare XC 95-3 (modified by an alkyl chain of ₄₎ and the product RE 205-146 (modified by an alkyl chain in C ₂₀₎ sold by Rhodia Chimie. Preferably, the polyether polyurethanes comprise at least two hydrocarbon-based lipophilic chains having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, separated by a hydrophilic sequence, the hydrocarbon chains possibly being pendant chains or chains at the end of the hydrophilic sequence. In particular, it is possible that one or more pendant chains are provided. In addition, the polymer may comprise a hydrocarbon chain at one end or at both ends of a hydrophilic block.

 The polyether polyurethanes may be multiblocked, in particular in the form of a triblock. The hydrophobic sequences may be at each end of the chain (for example: hydrophilic central block triblock copolymer) or distributed at both the ends and in the chain (multiblock copolymer for example). These same polymers may also be graft or star.

 The nonionic polyurethane polyethers with a fatty chain may be triblock copolymers whose hydrophilic sequence is a polyoxyethylenated chain containing from 50 to 1000 oxyethylenated groups. Nonionic polyurethane polyethers have a urethane bond between the hydrophilic blocks, hence the origin of the name.

 By extension are also included among the nonionic polyurethane fatty chain polyethers those whose hydrophilic sequences are linked to the lipophilic blocks by other chemical bonds.

 As examples of fatty-chain nonionic polyurethane polyethers that may be used in the invention, it is also possible to use also the urea-functional Rheolate 205® sold by Rheox or the Rheolates® 208, 204 or 212, as well as Acrysol RM 184®.

We may also mention the product Elfacos T210® C12-14 alkyl chain and the product Elfacos T212® alkyl chain C _i8 from Akzo.

The product DW 1206B® from ROHM & HAAS with a C ₂₀ alkyl chain and a urethane linkage, proposed at 20% solids content in water, can also be used.

It is also possible to use solutions or dispersions of these polymers, especially in water or in an aqueous-alcoholic medium. By way of example, such polymers include RHEOLATE® 255, RHEOLATE® 278 and RHEOLATE® 244 sold by RHEOX. It is also possible to use the product DW 1206F and the DW 1206J proposed by the company Rohm & Haas. The polyether polyurethanes that can be used according to the invention are in particular those described in the article by G. Fonnum, J. Bakke and Fk. Hansen - Colloid Polym. Sci 271, 380, 389 (1993).

 More particularly still it is preferred to use a polyether polyurethane obtainable by polycondensation of at least three compounds comprising (i) at least one polyethylene glycol comprising from 150 to 180 moles of ethylene oxide, (ii) alcohol stearyl or decyl alcohol and (iii) at least one diisocyanate.

 Such polyether polyurethanes are sold in particular by the company Rohm & Haas under the names ACULYN 46® and ACULYN 44® [ACULYN 46® is a polycondensate of polyethylene glycol with 150 or 180 moles of ethylene oxide, stearyl alcohol and methylenebis (4-cyclohexylisocyanate) (SMDI) at 15% by weight in a matrix of maltodextrin (4%) and water (81%); ACULYN 44® is a polycondensate of polyethylene glycol with 150 or 180 moles of ethylene oxide, decyl alcohol and methylene bis (4-cyclohexylisocyanate) (SMDI), at 35% by weight in a propylene glycol mixture ( 39%) and water (26%)].

In a first variant of the invention, the thickening polymer or polymers are chosen from homopolymers and copolymers based on acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, salified or not and / or cellulosic polymers.

In a second variant of the invention, the thickening polymer or polymers are chosen from anionic associative thickeners, preferably acrylic, salified or non-salified. The polymers marketed under the names PEMULEN TR1 or TR2 by the company LUBRIZOL, whose INCI name is Acrylates / C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, or ACULYN 22, or 88 by the company ROHM & HAAS of INCI name Acrylates / steareth, will be chosen in particular. -20 methacrylate copolymer, or ACULYN 28 of ROHM & HAAS INCI name Acrylates / beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer. The thickening polymer or polymers is or are present in the composition according to the invention in a content ranging from 0.001 to 5% by weight and preferably from 0.1 to 3%, and still more preferably between 0.2 and 2% by weight. relative to the total weight of the composition. The weight ratio between the total amount of the acrylic copolymer (s), on the one hand, and the total amount of the thickening polymer (s), on the other hand, is greater than or equal to 6.0. Preferably, the weight ratio between the total amount of the acrylic copolymer (s), on the one hand, and the total amount of the thickening polymer (s), on the other hand, is greater or equal to 6.5. Even more preferably, the weight ratio between the total amount of the acrylic copolymer (s), on the one hand, and the total amount of the thickening polymer (s), on the other hand goes from 6.5 to 30.0, more preferably 7.0 to 20.0.

The composition according to the invention may further comprise one or more solvents.

 The solvent may be chosen from water, an organic solvent or a mixture of water and one or more organic solvents, preferably water-soluble.

 For the purposes of the present invention, the term "organic solvent" means an organic compound which is liquid at a temperature of 25 ° C. and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg).

 For the purposes of the present invention, the term "water-soluble" is intended to mean a compound which is soluble to at least 5% by weight in water at a temperature of 25 ° C. and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg).

 Preferably, the organic compound is polar.

The organic solvents may be chosen from short-chain monohydric alcohols, for example C ₁ -C _4, such as ethanol or isopropanol; diols or polyols such as ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 2-ethoxyethanol, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, triethylene glycol monomethyl ether and sorbitol.

 In a variant of the invention, the composition comprises water.

 In this variant the composition comprises or not one or more water-soluble organic solvents such as ethanol or isopropanol.

 In another variant of the invention, the composition does not comprise water. The composition according to the invention may comprise one or more solvents (water included) in an amount ranging from 30 to 98%, preferably from 40 to 98% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

The composition according to the invention may further comprise one or more surfactants, which may be chosen in particular from nonionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants. The surfactant (s) according to the invention preferably comprise one or more nonionic surfactant (s).

 The nonionic surfactant (s) usable in the present composition are described for example in "Handbook of Surfactants" by MR PORTER, Blackie & Son editions (Glasgow and London), 1991, pp. 16-178.

 As examples of nonionic surfactants, mention may be made of the following nonionic surfactants:

oxyalkylenated (C ₈ -C ₂ 4) alkyl phenols;

- Alcohols C ₄ -C ₄ o, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, oxyalkylenated or glycerolated;

- C ₈ -C ₃ O fatty acid amides, saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, oxyalkylenated;

saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C ₈ -C ₃ 0 esters of polyethylene glycols;

saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C ₈ -C ₃ 0 esters of acids, and of sorbitol, preferably oxyethylenated;

 esters of fatty acids and of sucrose,

alkyl (C ₈ -C ₃ O) (poly) glucosides, alkenyl (C ₈ -C ₃₀ ) (poly) glucosides, optionally oxyalkylenated (0 to 10 oxyalkylenated units) and comprising from 1 to 15 glucose units, the esters of alkyl (C ₈ -C ₃₀ ) (poly) glucosides,

 vegetable oils oxyethylenated, saturated or not;

 ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide condensates, inter alia, alone or in mixtures;

derivatives of N-alkyl (C ₈ -C ₃₀ ) glucamine and N-acyl (C ₈ -C ₃₀ ) -methylglucamine; aldobionamides;

 amine oxides;

 oxyethylenated and / or oxypropylenated silicones,

 - and their mixtures.

 The oxyalkylenated units are more particularly oxyethylenated units, oxypropylene, or their combination, preferably oxyethylenated.

 The number of moles of ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide is preferably from 1 to 250, more preferably from 2 to 100; better from 2 to 50; the number of moles of glycerol ranges from 1 to 50, more preferably from 1 to 10.

Advantageously, the nonionic surfactants according to the invention do not comprise oxypropylene units. By way of example of nonionic glycerolated surfactants, it is preferable to use C ₈ -C ₄ o, mono- or polyglycerolated alcohols comprising from 1 to 50 moles of glycerol, preferably from 1 to 10 moles of glycerol.

 By way of example of compounds of this type, mention may be made of lauryl alcohol with 4 moles of glycerol (INCI name: POLYGLYCERYL-4 LAURYL ETHER), lauric alcohol with 1.5 moles of glycerol, alcohol oleic acid with 4 moles of glycerol (INCI name: POLYGLYCERYL-4 OLEYL ETHER), oleic alcohol with 2 moles of glycerol (INCI name: POLYGLYCERYL-2 OLEYL ETHER), cetearyl alcohol with 2 moles of glycerol, alcohol 6 moles of glycerol, oleocetyl alcohol with 6 moles of glycerol, and octadecanol with 6 moles of glycerol.

Among the glycerolated alcohols, it is more particularly preferred to use the C ₈ / C ₁₀ alcohol with one mole of glycerol, the C ₁₀ / C ₁₂ alcohol with 1 mole of glycerol and the C 12 alcohol with 1.5 moles of glycerol.

 The at least one nonionic surfactant (s) according to the invention are preferably chosen from:

oxyethylenated C ₄ -C ₄₀ alcohols comprising from 1 to 100 moles of ethylene oxide, preferably from 2 to 50, more particularly from 2 to 40 moles of ethylene oxide;

 saturated or unsaturated oxyethylenated vegetable oils comprising from 1 to 100 moles of ethylene oxide, preferably from 2 to 50;

- (C ₈ -C ₃ ) alkyl (poly) glucosides, optionally oxyalkylenated (0 to 10 EO) and comprising 1 to 15 glucose units;

- C ₈ -C ₄₀ alcohols, mono- or poly-glycerolated, comprising from 1 to 50 moles of glycerol, preferably from 1 to 10 moles of glycerol;

saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, oxyalkylenated C ₈ -C ₃ 0 fatty acid amides;

saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C ₈ -C ₃ 0 esters of polyethylene glycols;

 - and their mixtures.

 Even more preferably, the agent (s) surfactant (s) nonionic (s) according to the invention are selected from:

saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, oxyalkylenated C ₄ -C ₄₀ alcohols, in particular PPG-7-BUTETH-10;

- (C ₈ -C ₃ ) alkyls (poly) glucosides, especially caprylyl / capryl glucoside; saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, C ₈ -C ₃₀ acid esters of polyethylene glycols and in particular PEG-8 isostearate; - and their mixtures.

The composition according to the invention may comprise one or more cationic surfactant (s).

 The term "cationic surfactant" means a surfactant positively charged when it is contained in the composition according to the invention. This surfactant may carry one or more positive permanent charges or contain one or more cationizable functions within the composition according to the invention.

 The cationic surfactant (s) is (are) preferably chosen from primary, secondary or tertiary fatty amines, optionally polyoxyalkylenated, or their salts, quaternary ammonium salts, and mixtures thereof.

The fatty amines generally comprise at least one C ₈ -C ₃₀ hydrocarbon chain.

 As quaternary ammonium salts, mention may be made, for example: - those corresponding to the following general formula (I):

in which the groups R ₈ to Ru, which may be identical or different, represent a linear or branched aliphatic group containing from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group such as aryl or alkylaryl, at least one of the R groups. ₈ to Ru denoting a group having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably from 12 to 24 carbon atoms. The aliphatic groups can comprise heteroatoms such as in particular oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens. The aliphatic groups are for example selected from alkyl C1-C30, C1-C30, polyoxy (C ₂ -C ₆₎ alkylamide C1-C30 alkyl (Ci2-C22) amidoalkyl (C 2 -C ₆₎ , alkyl (C ₂ -C ₂ 2) acetate, and hydroxy-CrC _30; X ^" is an anion chosen from the group of halides, phosphates, acetates, lactates, alkyl (CrC ₄ ) sulphates, alkyl (dC ₄ ) - or alkyl (CrC ₄ ) aryl sulphonates.

Among the quaternary ammonium salts of formula (I), tetraalkylammonium salts, for example dialkyl dimethylammonium or alkyltrimethylammonium salts, in which the alkyl group comprises from about 12 to 22 carbon atoms, are preferred. carbon, in particular the salts of behenyltrimethylammonium, distearyldimethylammonium, cetyltrimethylammonium, benzyldimethylstearylammonium or, on the other hand, the salts of palmitylamidopropyltrimethylammonium, stearamidopropyltrimethylammonium, salts of stearamidopropyldimethylcétéaryl ammonium, or salts of stearamidopropyldimethyl- (myristylacetate) ammonium sold under the name CERAPHYL ^® 70 by VAN DYK. It is particularly preferred to use the chloride salts of its compounds.

 the quaternary ammonium salts of imidazoline, for example those of formula (II) below:

 +

 R 13

X

 (he)

wherein R12 represents an alkenyl or alkyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms, for example derived from tallow fatty acids, R ₃ represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl or alkenyl or alkyl comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, R ₄ represents a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, R ₆ represents a hydrogen atom or a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group; X ^" is an anion chosen from the group of halides, phosphates and acetates; , lactates, alkyl sulphates, alkyl- or alkylaryl-sulphonates in which the alkyl and aryl groups preferably comprise respectively 1 to 20 carbon atoms and 6 to 30 carbon atoms. preferably, R 12 and R ₁₃ denote a mixture of alkenyl groups or alkyl having from 12 to 21 carbon atoms, for example fatty acid derivatives of tallow, R ₄ denotes a methyl group, R ₅ denotes a hydrogen atom, such a product is for example marketed under the name REWOQUAT ^® W 75 by the company REWO;

 the di or quaternary triammonium salts, in particular of formula (III):

R ₁₆ - 2X-

(Iii) in which R ₁₆ denotes an alkyl radical containing about 16 to 30 carbon atoms, optionally hydroxylated and / or interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms, R ₁₇ is chosen from hydrogen or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 atoms atoms or a (Ri6a) (Ri7a) (Ri8a) N- (CH _{2) 3,} ie _a, i? a, isa, Ris, ig, R20 and R ₂ i are identical or different, are selected from the hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X ^" is an anion chosen from the group of halides, acetates, phosphates, nitrates and methylsulfates Such compounds are for example the Finquat CT-P proposed by the company FINETEX (Quaternium 89), the Finquat CT proposed by Finetex (Quaternium 75), - quaternary ammonium salts containing at least one ester function, such as those of formula (IV) below:

 in which :

R22 is selected from alkyl and -C ₆ hydroxyalkyl or dihydroxyalkyl groups -C _6;

 R23 is selected from:

- the group

 the R27 groups which are linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C22 hydrocarbon groups,

 - the hydrogen atom,

 R25 is selected from:

 O

- the group ^ΰ

the groups R ₂ g which are linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C ₁ -C ₆ hydrocarbon-based groups,

 - the hydrogen atom,

R 24, R 26 and R ₂ 8, identical or different, are selected from hydrocarbon groups C7-C21 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated;

 r, s and t, identical or different, are integers ranging from 2 to 6;

y is an integer from 1 to 10; x and z, which are identical or different, are integers ranging from 0 to 10;

X ^" is a simple or complex anion, organic or inorganic;

with the proviso that the sum x + y + z is 1 to 15, that when x is 0, then R 23 denotes R ₂ 7 and that when z is 0, then R ₂ 5 denotes R _29.

The alkyl groups R ₂₂ may be linear or branched and more particularly linear.

Preferably, R ₂₂ denotes a methyl, ethyl, hydroxyethyl or dihydroxypropyl group, and more particularly a methyl or ethyl group.

 Advantageously, the sum x + y + z is from 1 to 10.

When R ₂₃ is a hydrocarbon R ₂₇ group, it may be long and have 12 to 22 carbon atoms, or short and have 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

When R ₂₅ is a hydrocarbon R ₂₉ group, it preferably has 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

Advantageously, R ₂₄ , R ₂₆ and R ₂₈ , which may be identical or different, are chosen from linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C n -C ₁₂ hydrocarbon-based groups, and more particularly from C ₁ -C ₂ alkyl and alkenyl groups. i, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated.

 Preferably, x and z, identical or different, are 0 or 1.

 Advantageously, y is 1.

 Preferably, r, s and t, which are identical or different, are equal to 2 or 3, and even more particularly are equal to 2.

The anion X ^" is preferably a halide (chloride, bromide or iodide) or an alkyl sulphate, more particularly methyl sulphate, but methanesulphonate, phosphate, nitrate, tosylate, an anion derived from an organic acid such as acetate or lactate or any other anion compatible with ester-function ammonium.

The anion X ^- is even more particularly chloride or methylsulfate.

 In the composition according to the invention, the ammonium salts of formula (IV) in which:

R ₂₂ denotes a methyl or ethyl group,

 x and y are equal to 1;

 z is 0 or 1;

 r, s and t are 2;

R ₂₃ is chosen from: O

 R

 - Group 26

 methyl, ethyl or C14-C22 hydrocarbon groups,

 - the hydrogen atom;

 R25 is selected from:

O - 1 the group ^ 28 ^o C

 - the hydrogen atom;

R24, R26 and R ₂ 8, identical or different, are selected from hydrocarbon groups C13-C17 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, and preferably from alkyl groups and alkenyl C13-C17 linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated.

 Advantageously, the hydrocarbon groups are linear.

 There may be mentioned, for example, the compounds of formula (IV) such as the salts (in particular chloride or methylsulfate) of diacyloxyethyl-dimethylammonium, diacyloxyethyl-hydroxyethyl-methylammonium, monoacyloxyethyl-dihydroxyethyl-methylammonium, triacyloxyethyl-methylammonium, monoacyloxyethyl-hydroxyethyl dimethylammonium and mixtures thereof. The acyl groups preferably have from 14 to 18 carbon atoms and come more particularly from a vegetable oil such as palm oil or sunflower oil. When the compound contains more than one acyl group, the latter groups may be identical or different.

These products are obtained, for example, by direct esterification of triethanolamine, triisopropanolamine, alkyldiethanolamine or alkyldiisopropanolamine, optionally oxyalkylenated, with C 10 -C 30 fatty acids or mixtures of C 10 -C ₃₀ fatty acids. of vegetable or animal origin, or by transesterification of their methyl esters. This esterification is followed by quaternization using an alkylating agent such as an alkyl halide (preferably methyl or ethyl), a dialkyl sulphate (preferably methyl or ethyl), methanesulfonate. methyl, para-toluenesulfonate methyl, chlorohydrin glycol or glycerol.

Such compounds are for example marketed under the names DEHYQUART ^® by Henkel, Stepanquat® ^® by the company Stepan, Noxamium ^® by CECA Rewoquat ^® WE 18 by the company Witco REWO-. The composition according to the invention may contain, for example, a mixture of quaternary ammonium mono-, di- and triester salts with a majority by weight of diester salts.

 It is also possible to use the ammonium salts containing at least one ester function described in US-A-4874554 and US-A-4137180.

 The behenoylhydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride proposed by KAO can be used under the name Quatarmin BTC 131.

 Preferably the ammonium salts containing at least one ester function contain two ester functions.

 Among the quaternary ammonium salts containing at least one useful ester function, it is preferred to use dipalmitoylethylhydroxyethylmethylammonium salts.

 The cationic surfactants are preferably chosen from those of formula (I) and those of formula (IV), and even more preferably from those of formula (I).

The composition according to the invention may comprise one or more anionic surfactant (s).

 The term "anionic surfactant" means a surfactant comprising as ionic or ionizable groups only anionic groups. These anionic groups are preferably chosen from groups

-COOH, -COO ^", -S0 ₃ H, -SO ^_3", -OSO ₃ H, -OSO ₃ ^", -P0 ₂ H _2, ^-PO2H" -PO2 ^{2 ",} -P (OH) _2, = P (O) OH, -P (OH) O ^" , = P (O) O ^" , = POH, = PO ^" , the anionic parts comprising a cationic counterion such as an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or an ammonium.

As examples of anionic surfactants that may be used in the composition according to the invention, mention may be made of alkyl sulphates, alkyl ether sulphates, alkylamido ether sulphates, alkylaryl polyether sulphates, monoglyceride sulphates, alkyl sulphonates, alkyl amide sulphonates and alkyl aryl sulphonates. , alpha-olefin sulfonates, paraffin sulfonates, alkylsulfosuccinates, alkylethersulfosuccinates, alkylamide-sulfosuccinates, alkylsulfoacetates, acylsarcosinates, acylglutamates, alkylsulfosuccinamates, acylisethionates and N-acyltaurates, and salts thereof. alkyl monoesters and polyglucoside-polycarboxylic acids, acyllactylates, D-galactoside-uronic acid salts, alkyl ether-carboxylic acid salts, alkyl aryl ether-carboxylic acid salts, the alkyl amidoether carboxylic acid salts, the alkyl or alkenyl phosphates and the corresponding non-salified forms of all these compounds, the alkyl and acyl groups of all these compounds containing from 6 to 40 carbon atoms and the aryl group denoting a group phenyl.

 These compounds may be oxyethylenated and then preferably comprise

1 to 50 ethylene oxide units.

Alkyl monoesters, salts of C ₆ -C ₂ 4 and polyglucoside- polycarboxylic acids may be selected from alkyl polyglucoside citrates C ₆ - _C2 4 alkyl polyglucosides tartrates C ₆ -C ₂ 4 and C ₆ -C ₂₄ alkyl polyglucoside-sulfosuccinates.

 When the anionic surfactant (s) are in the salt form, they may be chosen from alkali metal salts such as sodium or potassium salt and preferably sodium salt, sodium salts or ammonium, salts of amines and in particular of aminoalcohols or salts of alkaline earth metals such as magnesium salts.

 By way of example of aminoalcohol salts, mention may be made in particular of the salts of mono-, di- and triethanolamine, the salts of mono-, di- or triisopropanolamine, the salts of 2-amino-2-methyl-1 - propanol, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol and tris (hydroxymethyl) amino methane.

 The alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts and in particular the sodium or magnesium salts are preferably used.

Among the anionic surfactants mentioned, it is preferable to use (C ₆ -C ₂₄ ) alkyl sulphates, (C ₆ -C ₂₄ ) alkylsulphates, (C ₆ -C ₂₄ ) alkyls or (C ₆ -C ₂₄ ) alkenyls. phosphates comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units, especially in the form of alkali metal, ammonium, aminoalcohol, and alkaline earth metal salts, or a mixture of these compounds.

In particular, it is preferred to use alkyl (Ci ₂ -C ₂₀ ) sulphates, alkyl (Ci ₂ -C ₂₀ ) ethersulfates, alkyl (d ₂ -C ₂₄ ) or alkenyl (Ci ₂ -C ₂₄ ) phosphates comprising from 2 to 20 ethylene oxide units, especially in the form of alkali metal salts, ammonium, aminoalcohols, and alkaline earth metals, or a mixture of these compounds. More preferably, it is preferred to use oleth-20 phosphate.

 The composition according to the invention may comprise one or more surfactant (s) amphoteric (s) or zwitterionic (s).

In particular, the amphoteric (s) or zwitterionic (s) surfactant (s), preferably non-silicone, that may be used in the present invention may be in particular derivatives of secondary or tertiary aliphatic amines, optionally quaternized compounds, in which the aliphatic group is a linear or branched chain containing from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, said amine derivatives containing at least one anionic group such as, for example, a carboxylate, sulphonate, sulphate, phosphate or phosphonate group .

There may be mentioned in particular (C ₈ -C ₂ o) betaines, (C ₈ -

C ₂ o) sulfobetaines, (C ₈ -C ₂₀ ) alkylamido (C ₃ -C ₈ ) alkyl betaines and (C ₈ -C ₂₀ ) alkylamidoyl (C ₆ -C ₈ ) sulfobetaines.

 Among the derivatives of secondary or tertiary aliphatic amines, optionally quaternized, which may be used, as defined above, there may also be mentioned the compounds of respective structures (V) and (VI):

R _a -CONHCH ₂ CH ₂ -N ⁺ (R _b ) (R _c ) -CH ₂ COO ^" , M ⁺ , X ^" (V)

Formula in which:

- R _a represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group derived from an acid

RaCOOH, preferably present in hydrolysed coconut oil, a heptyl, nonyl or undecyl group;

- R _b represents a beta-hydroxyethyl group; and

- R _c represents a carboxymethyl group;

M ⁺ represents a cationic counterion derived from an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, such as sodium, an ammonium ion or an ion derived from an organic amine, and

X ^" represents an organic or inorganic anionic counterion, such as that chosen from halides, acetates, phosphates, nitrates, alkyl (d-C ₄ ) sulphates, alkyl (dC ₄ ) - or alkyl (CrC ₄ ) aryl sulphonates; especially methylsulfate and ethylsulfate, or M ⁺ and X ^" are absent;

R _a '-CONHCH ₂ CH ₂ -N (B) (B') (VI) Formula in which:

B represents the group -CH ₂ CH ₂ OX ';

- B 'represents the group - (CH ₂ ) _Z Y \ with z = 1 or 2;

X 'represents the group -CH ₂ COOH, -CH ₂ -COOZ', -CH ₂ CH ₂ COOH, -CH ₂ CH ₂ -COOZ ', or a hydrogen atom;

 Y 'represents the group -COOH, -COOZ',

-CH ₂ CH (OH) SO ₃ H or CH ₂ CH (OH) S0 ₃ -Z '; Z 'represents a cationic counterion derived from an alkaline or alkaline earth metal, such as sodium, an ammonium ion or an ion derived from an organic amine;

- R _a 'represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group of an acid R _a ' - COOH, preferably present in coconut oil or hydrolyzed linseed oil, an alkyl group, especially a C17 group, and iso form, an unsaturated C _{7 group} .

 These compounds are classified in the CTFA dictionary, 5th edition, 1993, under the names cocoamphodiacétate disodium, lauroamphodiacétate disodium, caprylamphodiacétate disodium, capryloamphodiacétate disodium, cocoamphodipropionate disodium, lauroamphodipropionate disodium, caprylamphodipropionate disodium, capryloamphodipropionate disodium, acid lauroamphodipropionic, cocoamphodipropionic acid.

Examples include the cocoamphodiacetate sold by Rhodia under the trade name Miranol ^® C2M concentrate.

 It is also possible to use compounds of formula (VII);

R _a "-NHCH (Y") - (CH ₂ ) _n CONH (CH ₂ ) _n '-N (R _d ) (R _e ) (VII)

Formula in which:

Y "represents the group -COOH, -COOZ", -CH ₂ -CH (OH) SO ₃ H or the group CH ₂ CH (OH) SO ₃ -Z ";

- R _d and R _e , independently of one another, represent a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radical;

 Z "represents a cationic counterion derived from an alkaline or alkaline earth metal, such as sodium, an ammonium ion or an ion derived from an organic amine;

- R _a "represents a C10-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group of a R _a " - COOH acid, preferably present in coconut oil or in hydrolysed linseed oil;

 n and n ', independently of each other, denote an integer ranging from 1 to 3.

 Among the compounds of formula (VII), mention may be made of the compound classified in the CTFA dictionary under the name sodium diethylaminopropyl cocoaspartamide and marketed by CHIMEX under the name CHIMEXANE HB.

 These compounds can be used alone or in mixtures.

Among amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants mentioned above, are preferably used alkyl (C ₈ -C ₂₀₎ betaines such as cocobetaine, alkyl (C ₈ - C2o) amidoalkyl (C ₃ -C ₈ ) betaines such as cocamidopropylbetaine, and mixtures thereof, the compounds of formula (VII) such as the sodium salt of diethylaminopropyl laurylamino succinamate (INCI name sodium diethylaminopropyl cocoaspartamide).

Among all the surfactants mentioned, it is preferred to use one or more nonionic surfactant (s), preferably oxyethylenated, such as oxyethylenated C ₄ -C ₄ alcohols comprising from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. to 100 moles of ethylene oxide, preferably from 2 to 50, more particularly from 2 to 40 moles of ethylene oxide, and phosphate-based anionic surfactants such as (C ₆ -C ₂₄ ) alkyls or alkenyls ( C ₆ -C ₂₄ ) phosphates comprising from 2 to 50 ethylene oxide units.

 When present, the surfactant (s) represent (s) from 0.001 to 20%, preferably from 0.005 to 15%, more preferably from 0.01 to 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. The composition according to the invention may also contain one or more additives chosen from anionic fixing polymers different from the acrylic copolymers according to the invention, the cationic fixing polymers, the amphoteric fixing polymers and the nonionic fixing polymers, the conditioning agents such as cationic polymers, fats, silicones, ceramides and pseudo-ceramides, vitamins and pro-vitamins including panthenol, water-soluble and fat-soluble sunscreens, pearlescent and opacifying agents, sequestering agents, solubilizing agents, antioxidants, hydroxy acids, penetrating agents, perfumes, peptizers, amino acids and preservatives, alone or in admixture, and any other additive conventionally used in the cosmetics field.

 Those skilled in the art will take care to choose the possible additives and their amounts so that they do not adversely affect the properties of the compositions of the present invention.

 These additives may be present in the composition according to the invention in an amount ranging from 0 to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

The compositions according to the invention may be present inter alia in the form of more or less thickened liquids, gels, creams, pastes or foams. Preferably, the compositions are in the form of gels. The compositions in accordance with the invention may be packaged for example in a jar, in a tube, in a pump bottle or in an aerosol device that is usual in cosmetics.

 The compositions according to the invention may, when they are intended to be packaged in an aerosol type device, contain one or more propellants.

The propellant gas may then be chosen for example from volatile hydrocarbons, such as in particular C ₁ -C ₄ alkanes and preferably n-butane, propane, isobutane and mixtures thereof, chlorinated and / or fluorinated hydrocarbons. especially 1,1-difluoroethane, dimethyl ether and mixtures of these gases. Preferably, the propellant is selected from 1,1-difluoroethane, dimethyl ether, n-butane, propane, isobutane and mixtures thereof.

 When it contains, the composition comprises a propellant in a content ranging from 2 to 75% by weight, more preferably from 2 to 60% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition.

 When the composition is distributed in the form of an aerosol spray, the composition comprises a propellant in a content preferably ranging from 20 to 60% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition.

 When the composition is distributed in the form of an aerosol foam, the composition comprises a propellant in a content preferably ranging from 2 to 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition.

The present invention also relates to a method for shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle comprising the implementation of the composition as defined above.

 In particular, the method of shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle comprises a step of application to human keratinous fibers, in particular the hair, dry or wet, of a composition as defined previously pulverized, to rinse or not after a possible exposure time or after any drying.

 Preferably, the composition according to the invention is not rinsed.

The cosmetic composition according to the invention can thus be applied to dry or wet hair. Preferably, the cosmetic composition is applied to clean hair. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the application of the composition may be followed by drying at room temperature or at a temperature above 40 ° C.

 Drying can be carried out immediately after application or after a laying time ranging from 1 minute to 30 minutes.

 According to one embodiment, the composition is applied from an aerosol device. The aerosol device comprises a pressurized container containing the composition described above, the container being surmounted by a diffuser. The container may be equipped with a valve. The diffuser may be provided with an outlet orifice of the composition, in particular a single-orifice or swirling channel nozzle, or several outlet orifices, in particular three orifices.

 Any type of container and valve system for aerosol composition is suitable for carrying out the present invention.

 The present invention also relates to the use of a composition as defined above, for shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle.

 The examples which follow serve to illustrate the invention without, however, being limiting in nature.

Example

The following compositions A to D according to the invention were prepared from the ingredients indicated in the table below in gram of active material:

Hair styling gel composition according to the invention:

( ¹⁾ PLASCIZE® L-9700U marketed by the company GOO CHEMICAL (Copolymer

AMP-acrylates / Ci-Cie alkyl acrylate / Ci-C ₈ alkyl acrylamide / 38% hydroxyethylacrylate, oleth-20 phosphate 1%, PPG-7-Buteth-10 at 1% and 60% ethanol)

< ²⁾ Aculyn® 88 sold by Rohm & Haas Pemulen TR-1 sold by LUBRIZOL

Compositions A to D were applied as a styling gel to dry hair

 After drying, hair is obtained having a significant fixation, durable over time. The touch is very satisfying (softness, flexibility).

Claims

1. Composition comprising:

 (i) one or more acrylic copolymers comprising as monomers:

 (a) at least one unsaturated acidic monomer selected from acrylic or methacrylic acids or their salts;

(b) at least one unsaturated ester monomer of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure at least one linear or branched chain fatty alkyl group, preferably having a C ₈ -C ₃₀ alkyl group, more preferably C ₁₀ -C15, better in C12-C13;

(c) at least one unsaturated ester monomer of the acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure at least one linear or branched, preferably branched, short chain alkyl group, preferably having a C ₂ -C ₆ alkyl group, preferably still in C ₃ -C ₅ , better in C ₄ ; and

(d) at least one acrylamide monomer having a linear or branched, preferably branched, alkyl group, preferably having a C ₃ -C ₁₀ , preferably C ₄ -C _8, alkyl group;

 (ii) one or more thickening polymers,

 the weight ratio between the total amount of the acrylic copolymer (s), on the one hand, and the total amount of the thickening polymer (s), on the other, being greater than or equal to 6.0.

2. Composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the copolymer further comprises, as monomer, one or more hydroxylated ester monomers of acrylic or methacrylic acid, preferably a C ₂ -C ₂ hydroxylated alkyl acrylate or methacrylate. ₆ , more preferably acrylate or hydroxyethyl methacrylate.

3. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the acrylic or methacrylic acids or their salts are present in a content ranging from 2 to 10% by weight, preferably from 5 to 9% by weight relative to weight of the copolymer.

4. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monomer (s) ester (s) unsaturated (s) of acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure or structure at least one alkyl group with a fatty chain. is or are present (s) in a content ranging from 0.1 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.5 to 3% by weight, more preferably from 1 to 2% by weight relative to the total weight of the copolymer.

5. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monomer (s) ester (s) unsaturated (s) of acrylate or methacrylate type having in its structure or structure at least one short-chain alkyl group is or are present in a content ranging from 50 to 95% by weight, preferably from 60 to 90% by weight, better still from 70 to 85% by weight relative to the total weight of the copolymer.

6. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the monomer (s) acrylamide (s) substituted (s) with at least one alkyl group is or are present (s) in a content ranging from 0, 0.1 to 10% by weight, preferably 1 to 5% by weight relative to the weight of the copolymer.

7. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the molecular weight of the acrylic copolymer ranges from 20000 to 500000 g / mol, preferably from 100000 to 250000 g / mol.

8. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the acrylic copolymer is present in a content ranging from 0.5 to 20% by weight, preferably from 1 to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

9. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a surfactant chosen from nonionic, anionic, cationic, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants, preferably from nonionic and anionic surfactants, preferably oxyethylenated surfactants.

10. Composition according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the agent (s) surfactant (s) represent from 0.001 to 20%, preferably from 0.005 to 15%, better from 0.01 to 10% by weight, relative to to the total weight of the composition.

1 1. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thickening polymer or polymers are chosen from associative or non-associative, anionic, cationic, amphoteric or nonionic polymers, preferably from homopolymers and copolymers based on acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, salified or not and / or cellulosic polymers.

12. Composition according to any one of claims 1 to 10 wherein the thickening polymer or polymers are chosen from associative thickening polymers, and preferably from anionic associative thickening polymers whether salified or not.

13. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thickening polymer (s) are present in a content ranging from

0.001 to 5% by weight and preferably from 0.1 to 3%, and more preferably between 0.2 and 2% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

14. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the weight ratio between the total amount of the acrylic copolymer (s), on the one hand, and the total amount of the polymer (s) ) thickener (s), on the other hand, is greater than or equal to 6.5, and preferably ranges from 6.5 to 30.0, more preferably from 7.0 to 20.0.

15. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises one or more solvent (s), the solvent (s) being preferably chosen from water, organic solvents which are preferably water-soluble, alone or in a mixture, preferably from water and / or ethanol.

16. Composition according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the solvent or solvents are present in a content ranging from 30 to 98%, preferably from 40 to 98% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

17. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is in the form of a gel.

18. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it contains one or more propellants, preferably chosen from 1,1-difluoroethane, dimethyl ether, n-butane and propane. isobutane and mixtures thereof.

19. A method of shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle, characterized in that it consists in applying to the hair an effective amount of a composition according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

20. Use of the composition according to one of claims 1 to 18 for shaping and / or maintaining the hairstyle.