| abstract |
A cosmetic composition for application to the hair, skin or nails comprises in a cosmetic vehicle selected from water, a lower alkanol or a dilute lower alkanol solution, 0.01 to 15 percent by weight of a cationic polymer having units of the formula <IMAGE> said polymer having a molecular weight between 1,000 and 50,000. R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent alkyl or hydroxyalkyl wherein the alkyl of each has 1-20 carbon atoms. A is alkylene, hydroxyalkylene, -(CH2)n-Z-(CH2)n- wherein Z is oxygen and n is a whole number ranging from 2-10, or -EO)m1(DOm D1 wherein E is alkylene or hydroxyalkylene containing 1-5 carbon atoms, m1 is 0 or 1, m is 1-600 with the proviso that m is greater than 1 when m1=0. D1 represents E when m1=1 and D1 represents D when m1=0. B represents -EO)m1 (DO)m D1 wherein E, D, D1, m and m1 are defined above X(-) represents a halide anion. |