Patent ID: 7439214

Claim:
A cosmeceutical composition comprising: a) a polygalactomannan polymer having repeating units containing a D-mannosyl to D-galactosyl residue ratio of 5 to 1 wherein a portion of the hydrogen groups on the pendant hydroxy substituents on the mannosyl and galactosyl residues are substituted with a group represented by the formula: —AR 1 wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R 1 is a group independently selected from —N(R 3 ) 3 + X − , —S(R 3 ) 2 + X − , and —P(R 3 ) 3 + X − , wherein R 3 independently represents substituted and unsubstituted C 1 to C 24 alkyl, substituted and unsubstituted benzyl and substituted and unsubstituted phenyl; and X is any suitable anion that balances the charge on the onium cation; and b) an active ingredient selected from anti-aging agents, anti-cellulite, and anti-acne agents.