Aerosol starch composition

Claim 1

In a pressurized container having a discharge valve and charged with a self-propelling composition which can be dispensed in an aerosol mist form when said discharge valve is opened, the improvement which comprises: said composition consists essentially of (A) 5 to 30 wt % of a liquified normally gaseous propellant effective for discharging an aerosol of the composition when said discharge valve is opened and (B) 70 to 95 wt % of a liquid composition consisting essentially of (i) 2 to 10 wt %, based on the weight of (B), of a modified starch selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkylated starch containing hydroxyalkyl groups having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and carboxyalkylated starch containing carboxyalkyl groups having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein said modified starch has the property that a 5% aqueous solution of said modified starch has a viscosity of 5 to 30 cp, at 20° C., (ii) 0.1 to 2 wt %, based on the weight of (B), of a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene glycol having a molecular weight of 1,000 to 20,000, polybutylene glycol having a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000, an adduct of propylene oxide to a polyhydric alcohol having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms wherein said propylene oxide adduct has a molecular weight of 1,500 to 10,000 and an adduct of butylene oxide to a polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms wherein said butylene oxide adduct has a molecular weight of 1,500 to 10,000, said material having a water solubility of not more than 2%, at 25° C., and (iii) the balance is water.