Method of lubricating the skin

Claim 1

A process for the lubrication, emolliency, softening and conditioning of skin or hair comprising contacting said skin or hair with an effective amount of a composition comprising a tertiary amine salt of the formula: ##STR18## wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of saturated and unsaturated aliphatic groups containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, ##STR19## R 3 is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups containing from one to about two carbon atoms H[O(CH 3 )CHCH 2 ] 1-15 -- and H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) 1-15 --, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic groups containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, ##STR20## R(OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 ) z N(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, R(OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 ) z N(CH 2 CH 2 O) 1-5 HCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, ##STR21## CH 3 O[CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O] 1-5 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, H[O(CH 3 )CHCH 2 ] 3-8 --, H[O(CH 3 )CHCH 2 ] 3-8 OCH 2 CH 2 --, RCHOHCH 2 --, ROCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 --, aliphatic groups containing from one to about two carbon atoms and H[O(CH 3 )CHCH 2 ] 1-15 --, H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) 1-15 --, and R 4 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR22## RCH═CH 2 SO 3 --, RCONHCH(CH 3 )CO 2 --, ROSO 3 --, RC 6 H 5 SO 3 --, RO[CH 2 CH 2 O] 1-10 CH 2 CO 2 --, RNHCOCH═CHCO 2 --, isostearic acid radical, ricinoleic acid radical, hydroxystearic acid radical, phenylstearic acid radical, and radicals of dibasic acids containing from about 6 to about 36 carbon atoms, wherein in all instances R represents a saturated and unsaturated aliphatic group containing from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms, z is 0 or 1.