AMENDED CLAIMS

received by the International Bureau on 23 August 2013 (23.08.2013)

1. A personal care composition comprising:

(a) an ethylenic monomer having a molecular weight of 500 g/mole or less, and wherein the ethylenic monomer comprises an acrylate group or a methacrylate group;

(b) a compound selected from the group consisting of: 2-teri-butyl-4-hydroxy-anisole, 3-teri-butyl-4-hydroxy-anisole, and mixtures thereof;

wherein (b) is present in the composition in an amount of from about 1 milligram to about 1000 milligram per kilogram of (a);

wherein the composition further comprises a cosmetically acceptable carrier.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises less than about 500 ppm, or less than about 400 ppm, or less than about 300 ppm, or less than about 200 ppm, or less than about 100 ppm, or less than about 50 ppm, or less than about 30 ppm, of 4-methoxy phenol.

3. The composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the composition further comprises a cation and an anion; wherein the cation is selected from the group consisting of inorganic cations having a charge density of 0.05 charge/picometre or more.

4. The composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the composition further comprises a viscosity-increasing agent, wherein the viscosity-increasing agent comprises at least one polysaccharide, preferably at least one heteropolysaccharide.

5. The composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein (b) is present in the composition in an amount of from about 50 milligram to about 300 milligram, or from about 100 milligram to about 200 milligram, per kilogram of (a).

6. The composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the ethylenic monomer is present in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 20%, or from about 1% to about 15%, or from about 5% to about 14%, or from about 7% to about 13%, by total weight of the composition.

7. The composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the ethylenic monomer is selected from the group consisting of: acrylic acid, sodium acrylate, potassium acrylate, calcium acrylate, monoethanolamine acrylate, 3-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2,5-butylaminoethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, sodium methacrylate, potassium methacrylate, calcium methacrylate, monoethanolamine methacrylate, 2-N,N- dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, 2-dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 3-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2,4-dihydroxybutyl methacrylate, 2,3-epoxybutyl methacrylate, 2-t-butylaminoethyl methacrylate, 2-(2- diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, ethylene glycol mono methacrylate, and mixtures thereof.

8. The composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the composition is substantially free of a polymer derived from the polymerisation of ethylenic monomers.

9. The composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the composition is substantially free of a polymerisation inhibitor, with the exception of compound (b).

10. The composition according to any of claims 1-6 and 8-9, wherein the ethylenic monomer is selected from the group consisting of 3-sulfopropyl acrylate, 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate, and salts, derivatives and mixtures thereof.

11. A method of treating hair and/or skin comprising applying the composition, according to any preceding claim, onto hair and/or skin.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the hair and/or skin has been pre-treated with an oxidising formulation.

13. A kit comprising:

(i) a composition, according to any of claims 1 to 10;

(ii) an oxidising formulation.

14. Use of the composition, according to any of claims 1 to 10, for treating hair and/or skin.

15. Use, according to claim 14, for modifying the internal region of a hair shaft.