USE OF A POLYMER WITH HYDROPHOBIC GROUPS AS A THICKENING OR GELLING AGENT, A COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME AND THE ASSOCIATED GELATION METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to the use of a polymer with hydrophobic groups as a thickening or gelling agent in compositions comprising at least 5 wt.- % of at least one surfactant. Said polymer with hydrophobic groups comprises a water-soluble polymer chain to which at least one hydrophobic group has been grafted by means of a spacer group. The invention also relates to a composition containing said polymer and at least 5 wt.- % of at least one surfactant. In particular, the aforementioned composition is used in cosmetics, for example for washing keratinous material. Moreover, the invention relates to a gelation method.