Properties for achieving long-lasting cosmetic performance

摘要

Provided herein are long lasting hair styling compositions and markers for selecting the same. The compositions comprise one or more non-polyurethane or non-polyurethane urea based polymers having a Young's modulus above 150 MPa, an elongation at break of from about 15% to about 300% and a moisture uptake of less than 10%. Preferred compositions comprise combinations of acrylates copolymer with modified corn starch, acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer, polyvinylcaprolactam, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, polyquaternium-69 or vinyl pyrrolidone/ methacrylamide/vinyl imidazole copolymer.