Patent ID: 8628760

Claim:
A personal care composition comprising: (a) a near-terminal branched compound; (b) a cosmetically acceptable aqueous carrier; wherein the near-terminal branched compound is not present in a gel network; and wherein the near-terminal branched compound is a wax ester selected from the group consisting of: 13-methylhexadecylpalmitate, 15-methylhexadecylstearate, 14-methylhexadecyl stearate; 14-methylhexadecyl palmitate; 16-methyloctadecyl stearate; 16-methyloctadecyl palmitate; 12-methyltetradecyl stearate; 12-methyltetradecylpalmitate; 18-methyleicosyl stearate; 18-methyleicosyl palmitate; 13-methylhexadecyl stearate; 15-methylhexadecyl palmitate; 13-methyltetradecyl stearate; 14-methylhexadecanoic acid, tetradecyl ester; 14-methylhexadecanoic acid, hexadecyl ester; 14-methylhexadecanoic acid, octadecyl ester; 16-methyloctadecanoic acid, hexadecyl ester; 18-methyleicosanoic acid, hexadecyl ester; 18-methyleicosanoic acid, tetradecyl ester; 13-methylhexadecyl palmitate, 13-methylhexadecyl stearate; 15-methylhexadecanoic acid, tetradecyl ester; 15-methylhexadecanoic acid, hexadecyl ester; 17-methyloctadecanoic acid, hexadecyl ester, and mixtures thereof.