US Patent Issued to L'Oreal on Feb. 17 for "Compositions and methods for styling the hair" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,422, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Compositions and methods for styling the hair" was invented by Stephanie Midori Laga (Rahway, N.J.), Seyma Aslan (Clifton, N.J.) and Emma Naiberk (Maplewood, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to compositions comprising (a) at least one polyol with a heterocyclic moiety; (b) at least one nonionic polysaccharide thickening agent; (c) at least one linear or branched C3-C8 polyol chosen from diols and triols; (d) at least one cationic surfactant; (e) at least one emulsifier chosen from fatty alcohols, esters, or combinations thereof; and (f) optionally, at...