US 7,589,051 B2
	Cationic, oxidized polysaccharides in conditioning applications
Paquita Erazo-Majewicz, Newark, Del. (US); Jashawant J. Modi, Hockessin, Del. (US); and Zu-Feng Xu, Newark, Del. (US)
Assigned to Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, Del. (US)
Filed on Apr. 08, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/821,013.
Prior Publication US 2005/0227902 A1, Oct. 13, 2005
Int. Cl. A61K 8/73 (2006.01); C08B 15/06 (2006.01); C11D 3/22 (2006.01); C11D 3/37 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 510—121  [510/119; 510/124; 510/151; 510/330; 510/470; 510/473; 510/504; 424/401; 424/479; 424/480; 424/70.13; 514/54]

61 Claims

1. Personal care or household care composition comprising at least one cationic, oxidized polysaccharide or derivative thereof having a weight average molecular weight with a lower limit of 42030 and an upper limit of 1,000,000, having aldehyde functionality content of at least 0.001 meq/gram of polysaccharide, wherein the personal care or household care composition containing 1.82% by weight of the cationic, oxidized polysaccharide or derivative thereof has a light transmittance of 83.8% at a wavelength of 600 nm in an aqueous solution.