ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,686, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to L'Oreal (Paris).

"Cosmetic composition comprising at least one alkyl (poly)glycoside, N,N-dicarboxymethylglutamic acid, propane-1,3-diol, at least one fatty substance other than fatty acids, at least one dye" was invented by Sarah Boulemnakher (Saint Ouen, France), Hanene Moueddene (Saint Ouen, France), Julie Bruyere (Saint Ouen, France), Mickael Agach (Saint Ouen, France) and Marie Giafferi (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 alkyl (p...