Abstract: A liquid-crystal composition containing a liquid crystal having an Fd-3m structure, wherein the liquid-crystal composition is formed by blending a surfactant (a), an oil agent (b), and water (c); the surfactant (a) is a surfactant that is capable of forming at least one structural body (x) selected from a hexagonal structural body and a pre-hexagonal structural body when mixed with the water (c); the oil agent (b) is an oil agent that does not convert all of the structural body (x) into a lamellar structural body, when mixed with the structural body (x); and a ratio between the surfactant (a) and the water (c) constituting the liquid-crystal composition is a ratio that forms the structural body (x) when mixing the surfactant (a) and the water (c).

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel ether compound represented by formula (1): wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention provides a detergent composition for clothing containing components (a) and (b): (a) glyceryl or polyglyceryl monoether represented by formula (I); and (b) a sulfate selected from those represented by formulae (II), (III), and (IV). Component (a) contains compounds having different condensation degrees of glycerol n's, with the proviso that when component (b) is a sulfate represented by formula (II) or (III), component (a) has a condensation degree of glycerol n of 3 to 5. Formula (I) is R—O—(C3H6O2)n—H (I), wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and n represents a condensation degree of glycerol and is an integer. Formulas (II)-(IV) are: R1—O—SO3M (II); R1—O-(EO)m-(AO)1—SO3M (III); and R1—O-(A1O)p-(AO)q—SO3M (IV).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a softening detergent composition containing a glyceryl monoether represented by formula (I) and (b) a clay mineral: R—O—(C3H6O2)n—H??(I) wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and n represents the degree of condensation of glycerin and denotes a number from 3 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a softening detergent composition containing a glyceryl monoether represented by formula (I) and (b) a clay mineral: R—O—(C3H6O2)n—H ??(I) wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and n represents the degree of condensation of glycerin and denotes a number from 3 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a detergent composition for clothing containing: (a) glyceryl or polyglyceryl monoether represented by formula (I) [hereinafter, referred to as component (a)]; and (b) a sulfate selected from those represented by formulae (II), (III), and (IV) [hereinafter, referred to as component (b)], wherein component (a) contains compounds having different condensation degrees of glycerol n's, with the proviso that when component (b) is a sulfate represented by formula (II) or (III), component (a) has a condensation degree of glycerol n of 3 to 5: R—O—(C3H6O2)n—H??(I) wherein, R represents a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and n represents a condensation degree of glycerol and is an integer: R1—O—SO3M??(II) R1—O-(EO)m-(AO)1—SO3M??(III) R1—O-(A1O)p-(AO)q—SO3M??(IV) wherein, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; EO represents an oxyethylene group; AO represents an oxyalkylene group, at least one of a plurality of AOs being an oxyethyl

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel ether compound represented by formula (1): wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group having 4 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention is a detergent composition for clothing, containing (a) monoethers of glycerol and/or polyglycerols each represented by the formula (I) [hereinafter, referred to as component (a)]: R—O—(C3H6O2)n—H ??(I) (wherein, R represents a hydrocarbon group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms; and n represents a degree of glycerol condensation ranging from 1 to 7), wherein the component (a) contains compounds of the formula (I) having different degrees of glycerol condensation n, and not less than 40% by mass of the component (a) is compounds in which R's are alkyl groups having 12 and/or 14 carbon atoms and degrees of glycerol condensation n's are 3 to 5.

Abstract: Disclosed is the detergent composition containing (a) an inorganic peroxide; (b) a specific phenylester-type bleaching activator; and (1d) a polyglyceryl alkyl ether having an alkyl group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms in an amount of more than 5% by mass to 35% by mass, or the detergent composition containing (a) an inorganic peroxide; (b) a specific phenylester-type bleaching activator; (2d) a polyglyceryl alkyl ether having an alkyl group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and, (e) a fatty acid or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A method of deodorization comprising allowing an odor-causing substance to coexist an aluminosilicate particle having the composition of a M2O.Al2O3.b SiO2.c RmQn.d H2O, wherein M is one or more members selected from the group consisting of Na, K and H, R is one or more members selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca and Mg, Q is one or more members selected from the group consisting of CO3, SO4, NO3, OH and Cl, a satisfies 0<a?1, b satisfies 1?b?50, c satisfies 0<c?2, d satisfies d?0, m satisfies 1?m?2, and n satisfies 1?n?2, and a specific surface area of 70 to 800 m2/g. There is provided a deodorization using aluminosilicate particles, which have a wide deodorizing spectrum, are capable of effectively deodorizing an odor from various causative substances generated in daily life environment, are also safe to a human body, and furthermore exhibit excellent appearance upon application.

Abstract: An aluminosilicate in an acicular form, a platy form, or a columnar form and having the composition represented by aM2O.bAl2O3.cSiO2.dRmAn.yH2O, wherein M is at least one of Na and K; R is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Ca and Mg; A is one or more members selected from the group consisting of CO3, SO4, NO3, OH and Cl; a is from 1 to 6; b is from 2 to 8; c is from 2 to 12; d is from 0 to 4; m is from 1 to 2; n is from 1 to 3; and y is from 0 to 32; a polishing agent including the aluminosilicate; and a detergent composition including the aluminosilicate.