Cosmetic formulations of quaternary ammonium compounds incorporating polyhydric alcohols

A composition in the form of a pellet or a flake consisting of:

• a) at least one quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (1)
• where R1 is an unbranched or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 12 to 36 carbon atoms, a group R5CONH(CH2)n— or a group R6COO(CH2)n—, where R5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 12 to 36 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 8, and
• R2, R3 and R4, independently of one another, may be identical or different and are a —CH3, CH3CH2—, CH3CH2CH2—, CH3CH2CH2CH2—, —CH2CH2OH or —CH2CH(OH)CH2OH group and
• X− is an anion, and
• b) a mixture of at least one branched alcohol b1) having 8 to 36 carbon atoms and at least one unbranched alcohol b2) having 8 to 36 carbon atoms, and
• c) at least one polyhydric alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms,
• wherein the composition is solid at 25° C. and comprises from 30 to 90% by weight of the quaternary ammonium compound, and the composition has a weight ratio of branched alcohols to unbranched alcohols from 30:70 to 90:10.