ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,016, issued on July 7, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).
"Coacervate cleansing composition comprising a betaine/glycolipid surfactant system" was invented by Changlong Chen (Edison, N.J.), Siliu Tan (Westfield, N.J.) and Mariko Hasebe (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to compositions comprising (a) at least one amphoteric surfactant, (b) at least one glycolipid, (c) at least one cationic polymer from about 0.05% to about 2%; and (d) at least one cosmetically acceptable solvent wherein the cleansing system is essentially free of phenoxyethanol, and wherein the pH of the composition is between 4 and 8, and w...