Patent ID: 7377946

Claim:
A composition comprising: a cosmetically acceptable medium wherein said medium is water and optionally at least one organic solvent and at least one fluorescent dye that is soluble in the medium and is comprised in the medium and is chosen from dyes of formula (I) below: in which: R 1 is chosen from linear and branched alkyl groups and from cycloalkyl groups, wherein said alkyl and cycloalkyl groups comprise 6 to 22 carbon atoms and are optionally substituted with at least one group chosen from a hydroxyl group, a linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkoxy group, a linear or branched C 3 -C 6 cycloalkoxy group, and a cyano group; R 2 and R 3 , independently of each other, are chosen from a hydrogen atom and from linear and branched alkyl groups comprising 1 to 22 carbon atoms and optionally substituted with at least one hydroxyl group; X − is chosen from an organic anion and a mineral anion.