Patent 7981407 was granted and assigned to Kao Corporation on July, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A leave-on hair cosmetic composition, which contains the following components (A), (B) and (C):(A) an organic C2-8 dicarboxylic acid or salt thereof selected from the group consisting of malonic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, or salts thereof,(B) at least one or more of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of aromatic alcohols, wherein the organic solvent has a ClogP of from −2 to 3, and(C) an edetic acid or a salt thereof,