Claims
- 1. In an improved skin and hair moisturizing composition including a moisturizing compound and a carrier therefor, wherein the improvement comprises a moisturizing effective amount of an amine oxide moisturizing compound of the structure ##STR10## wherein n is 1 to 8, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are lower alkyl or aralkyl, or a betaine derivative thereof having the structure ##STR11## together with a carrier therefor which includes from about 33 to about 90.45% by weight water.
- 2. The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein n is 2 to 5 and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each the same lower alkyl.
- 3. The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the moisturing compound comprises the amine oxide having the structure ##STR12##
- 4. The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the moisturizing compound comprises the betaine having the structure ##STR13##
- 5. In an improved method for moisturizing skin and hair by applying to the skin or hair a moisturing composition, wherein the improvement comprises applying to the skin or hair to be moisturized a moisturizing effective amount of a moisturizing composition as defined in claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 384,137, filed June 1, 1982, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,452,989.
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Divisions (1)
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