Moisturizing detergent compositions

1. A moisturizing detergent composition comprising:

a. a cationic polymer;

b. a diester, wherein the diester is di-PPG-2 myreth-10 adipate;

c. a monoester emollient; and

d. a cleansing surfactant.

2. The composition of claim 1 comprising, based upon the total weight of the composition,

a. from about 0.01 percent to about 5 percent of said cationic polymer;

b. from about 0.1 percent to about 5 percent of said di-PPG-2 myreth-10 adinate;

c. from about 0.1 percent to about 5 percent of said monoester emollient; and

d. from about 0.5 percent to about 50 percent of said cleansing surfactant.

3. The composition of claim 1 comprising, based upon the total weight of the composition,

a. from about 0.01 percent to about 2 percent of said cationic polymer;

b. from about 1 percent to about 2.5 percent of said di-PPG-2 myreth-10 adipate;

c. from about about 0.5 percent to about 3 percent of said monoester emollient; and

d. from about 5 percent to about 15 percent of said cleansing surfactant.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the cationic polymer is selected from the group consisting of cationic polysaccharides; cationic homopolymers derived from acrylic and/or methacrylic acid; copolymers derived from acrylic and/or methacrylic acid; cationic cellulose resins; cationic copolymers of dimethyldiallylamnionium chloride and acrylamide and/or acrylic acid; catiome hornopolymers of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride; cationic polyalkylene imines; cationic ethoxypolyalkylene imines; quaternized silicones; and copolymers and mixtures thereof.

5. The compositions of claim 4 wherein the cationic polymer is a cationic guar gum, a quaternized hydroxyethyl cellulose ether, a copolymer of acrylamide and dimethyldiallylanimonium chloride ether, a copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and quaternized branched vinylpyrrolidone, and copolymers and mixtures thereof.

6. The composition of claim 5 wherein the cationic polymer is guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium 10, and copolymers and mixtures thereof.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the monoester results from the reaction of a fatty acid moiety having a carbon chain length of from about 4 carbon atoms to about 30 carbon atoms with a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol.

8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the monoester is of the structure IV.:

Wherein:

R 2 is a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstitued straight, branched, or aromatic fatty moiety having a carbon chain length of from about 4 to about 30 atoms;

R 3 is a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, straight, branched, or aromatic monohydric or polyhydric alcohol having a carbon chain length from about 3 atoms to about 30 atoms;

Each e, f, s, and t are independently zero or integers from 1 to 100, inclusive, with the provisos that the sum of e and f is zero or an integer between 0 and 200, inclusive, that the sum of s and t is zero or an integer between 0 and 200, inclusive, and that the sum of e, f, s, and t does not exceed 400.

9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the monoester is a glyceryl ester.

10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the glyceryl ester is selected from the group consisting of glyceryl oleate, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, and mixtures thereof.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, betaine, cationic, and mixtures thereof.

12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, sulfosuccinates, isethionates, acyl amides, alkyl ether carboxylates, alkyl phosphates, and mixtures thereof.

13. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohol acid ethoxylates, fatty alcohol amide ethoxylates, monoglyceride ethoxylates, sorbitan ester ethoxylates, alkyl polyglycosides, and mixtures thereof.

14. The composition of claim 11 wherein the amphoteric surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkylimino-diproprionates, alkylamphoglycinates (mono or di), alkylamphoproprionates (mono or di), alkylaniphoacetates (mono or di), N-alkyl β-aminoproprionic acids, alkylpolyamino carboxylates, phosphorylated imidazolines, and mixtures thereof.

15. The composition of claim 11 wherein the betaine surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl betaines, alkylamido betaines, alkyl sultaines, alkylamido sultaines, and mixtures thereof.

16. The composition of claim 11 wherein the cationic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of mono alkyl quaternaries, di alkyl quaternaries, tri alkyl quaternaries, benzyl quatemaries, ester quatemaries, ethoxylated quatemaries, alkyl amines, and mixtures thereof.

17. The composition of claim 11 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of cocoamidopropyl betaine, disodium lauroamphodiacetate, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, cocoglucoside, POE 80 sorbitan monolaurate, and mixtures thereof.

18. The composition of claim 1 wherein each monoester possesses an HLB of less than or equal to about 11.

19. The composition of claim 18 wherein each monoester possesses an HLB of greater than or equal to about 4 and less than or equal to about 11.

20. A personal care product comprised of the composition of claim 1 .

21. The product of claim 20 in the form of a lotion, cream, gel, soap, bath, mousse, tonic, or wash.

22. A kit comprised of:

a) the composition of claim 1 ; and

b) a cleansing implement.

23. The kit of claim 22 wherein the cleansing implement is a pouf.

24. A makeup remover comprised of the composition of claim 1 .

25. A moisturizing detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the composition,

a. from about 0.01 percent to about 5 percent of guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride and/or polyquatemium 10;

b. from about 0.1 percent to about 5 percent of di-PPG-2 myreth-10 adipate;

c. from about about 0.1 percent to about 5 percent of a glyceryl ester; and

d. from about 8 percent to about 50 percent a cleansing surfactant.

26. The composition of claim 25 wherein the glyceryl ester is selected from the group consisting of glyceryl oleate, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, and mixtures thereof.

27. A personal care product comprised of the composition of claim 25 .

28. The product of claim 27 in the form of a lotion, cream, gel, soap, bath, mousse, tonic, or wash.

29. A kit comprised of:

a) the composition of claim 25 ; and

b) a cleansing implement.

30. The kit of claim 29 wherein the cleansing implement is a pouf.

31. A makeup remover comprised of the composition of claim 25 .