Patent ID: 6878379

Claim:
A pearlescent composition comprising: (a) a dialkyl ether corresponding to formula (I): R 1 —O—R 2 (I) wherein R 1 and R 2 independently of one another represent a member selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched alkyl group having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms and a linear or branched alkenyl group having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, (b) a cationic polymer selected from the group consisting of cationic cellulose derivatives, cationic starches, copolymers of diallyl ammonium salts and acrylamides, quaternized vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl imidazole polymers, condensation products of polyglycols and amines, quaternized collagen polypeptides, quaternized wheat polypeptides, polyothylenelmines, copolymers of adipic acid and dimethylaminohydroxypropyl diethylenetriamine, copolymers of acrylic acid with dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride, polyaminopolyamides, cationic chitin derivatives, condensation products of dihaloalkyls with bis-dialkylamines, quaternized ammonium salt polymers, and mixtures thereof; and (c) an alkyl ether sulfate emulsifier.