| abstract |
Cationic dispersion containing at least 1) one ceramide or glycoceramide or a mixture of ceramides and/or glycoceramides, natural or synthetic, of formula (I) where R1 denotes C14-C30 alkyl, R2 denotes hydrogen, (glycosyl)n, (galactosyl )m or sulfogalactosyl, n is 1 to 4, m is 1 to 8. R3 denotes a C15-C26 hydrocarbon radical or a C15-C26 alpha-hydroxyalkyl radical in the case of natural ceramides and/or glycoceramides; 2) a compound of formula (II) where X is an anion and a) R4, R5, R6 denote C1-C4 alkyl, R7, C22 alkyl, or b) R4 and R5 denote C1-C4 alkyl and: ( i) R6 and R7 denote C10-C22 alkyl; or (ii) R6 denotes C22 alkyl, R7 denotes benzyl; or c) R4 denotes C1-C4 alkyl, R5 denotes (alkyl and/or alkenyl)amidoethyl; R6 and R7 denote 4,5-dihydroimidazole substituted in the 2-position by a C13-C21 alkyl and/or alkenyl. |