Patent ID: 7045506

Claim:
A process for conditioning hair and skin which comprises contacting the hair and skin with an effective conditioning concentration of a composition conforming to the following: wherein; R is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; 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 selected from the group consisting of —OH, —SO 3 − M + and SO4 = 2 M + , M is selected from the group consisting of Na, K, NH 4 , and wherein; 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 selected from the group consisting of —OH, —SO 3 − M + and SO4 = 2 M + , M is selected from the group consisting of Na, K, NH 4 .