ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,683, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Composition comprising at least nonionic surfactant, 1,3-propanediol, at least one fatty substance, at least one colouring agent" was invented by Hanene Moueddene (Saint Ouen, France), Sarah Boulemnakher (Saint Ouen, France), Marie Giafferi (Saint Ouen, France) and Julie Bruyere (Saint Ouen, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a composition for treating keratin fibres, notably human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising at least one nonionic surfactant, 1,3-propanediol, at least one fatty substance other than fatty acids in a content gr...