WATER OR ALCOHOL SOLUBLE OR DISPERSIBLE THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERIC COPOLYMERS WITH HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC POLYSILOXANE SIDE CHAINS AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING SUCH COPOLYMERS USED FOR TREATING HEAR AND SKIN

摘要

The present invention relates to water or alcohol soluble or dispersible silicone grafted thermoplastic elastomeric copolymers and to cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions containing these copolymers. This invention especially relates to copolymers useful for hair styling purposes, and to hair styling compositions containing these copolymers. This invention further relates to copolymers useful for providing cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions for topical application to the skin. These topical skin care compositions are useful for delivering and/or transdermally transporting active ingredients to or thorugh the skin.