Patent ID: 6881710

Claim:
A process for cleansing and conditioning hair and skin with a self preserving composition which comprises contacting the hair and skin with an aqueous solution of composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of: wherein; R is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 —R 12 and H, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are not all H; R 12 is R 13 is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; and wherein; and mixtures thereof R is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 —R 12 and H, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are not all H; R 12 is