06.04.17
US Patent No. 9,616,012 B2; Kao Germany GmbH, Darmstadt, has been awarded a US patent for an aqueous conditioning composition for hair. It is comprised of a cationic starch consisting of hydroxypropyl oxidized starch PG trimonium chloride and at least one monosaccharide derived cationic polymer selected from cationic polymers of guar. The ratio of hydroxypropyl oxidized starch PG trimonium chloride to the at least one monosaccharide derived cationic polymer is in the range of 2:1 to 1:2.