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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1987
Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
Cosmetic compositions for hair care and aftertreatment include a surface-active quaternary ammonium compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 -alkyl; R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, benzyl, or --(C.sub.n H.sub.2n O)z; n is 2 or 3; x, y, and z are 1-20; and A is an anion; as hair revitalizing agents with particularly good emulsifying properties. In one embodiment, the compositions are in the form of oil-in-water emulsions useful as hair rinses and contain from 0.1 to 5% by weight of the quaternary ammonium compound and from 0.2 to 10% by weight of a water-insoluble oil or fatty component, especially a C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 fatty alcohol, a mono- and/or diglyceride of a C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 fatty acid, or a paraffin wax.