Abstract: A liquid laundry detergent composition that includes: a liquid phase; and a solid cellulosic polymer, where the solid is dispersed within the liquid phase.

Abstract: Disclosed is a foam booster that is capable of producing or increasing the amount of foam in any given composition. The foam booster includes a saccharide blend having 30 wt. % to 50 wt. % of an aldohexose or mixture of aldohexoses, 20 wt. % to 55 wt. % of a ketohexose or mixture of ketohexoses; and 10 wt. % to 20 wt. % of a disaccharide or mixture of disaccharides.

Abstract: Provided is a lens solution which has excellent lipid detergency, exhibits high hydrophilization performance, and exhibits an excellent lipid adhesion preventive effect and an excellent lubricity-imparting effect when the solution is used to coat a lens. Disclosed is a lens solution containing a polymer having 2.5% to 95% by mass of the following repeating unit (A) and 2.5% to 95% by mass of the following repeating unit (B): (A) a hydrophilic repeating unit; and (B) a repeating unit having a polyoxyalkylene group in a side chain and having the end of the side chain formed from an alkyl group having 5 to 30 carbon atoms, an alkanoyl group having 5 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aryl group.

Abstract: Detergent compositions designed to prevent aluminum discoloration while providing high cleaning performance on soils and stains are disclosed. Detergent compositions substantially free of nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) are disclosed. Methods of using the detergent compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: A personal care composition having an effective amount of a 2-pyridinol-N-oxide material and an effective amount of an iron chelator; wherein the combination of the iron chelator and the 2-pyridinol-N-oxide material provides high antibacterial efficacy.

Abstract: A solid block detergent composition is described which can be dispensed with a water spray to form an aqueous detergent for cutting and removing grease, removing and suspending soils and rinsing easily leaving cleaned ware. The solid block detergent contains a neutralized sulfonated anionic surfactant in combination with various processing aids to optimize soil removal in a formulation that can be pressed for form a solid.

Abstract: The invention relates to transparent preparations containing a cross-linked acrylate copolymer. Said preparations have a pH-value of between 4.0-7.0, in particular a pH-value of <6.4, suitable flowing properties and optionally suspended and stabilized particles.

Abstract: The invention meets the needs above by providing a surfactant system, mixture or blend that can be used as a part of a soaking composition. The surfactant system is capable of forming emulsions with, and thus removing, oily and greasy stains. In a preferred embodiment the surfactant compositions of the invention can remove non-trans fat and fatty acid stains. The invention involves foaming soaking compositions that have some or part of the anionic surfactant present in the same replaced with an extended chain anionic surfactant.

Abstract: A liquid detergent comprising: (a) from 30 to 80 wt % water; (b) from 5 to 50 wt % surfactants; and (c) from 0.5 to 10 wt % of an acrylic polymer comprising from 20 to 50 wt % polymerized units of (meth)acrylic acid and from 50 to 80 wt % polymerized units of a monomer of structure H2C?C(R)CO2(CH2CH2O)n(CH(R?)CH2O)mR?; wherein R is H or CH3, R? is C1-C2 alkyl; R? is C8-C22 alkyl or C8-C16 alkylphenyl; n is an average number from 6-30 and m is an average number from 0-10, provided that n?m and m+n is 6-30.

Abstract: Provided is a detergent composition that contains an opacifier with improved opacifying characteristics. The composition comprises an opacifier, a surfactant, a solvent, and optionally a builder, wherein the opacifier is an aqueous dispersion of voided latex particles have a composition as described herein.

Abstract: A personal care composition comprising: at least a first phase and a second phase wherein said first phase comprises a) an aqueous structured surfactant phase comprising STnS where n is between about 0 and about 2.5; b); c) a structuring system comprising i. optionally, a non-ionic emulsifier; ii. optionally, from about 0.05% to about 5%, by weight of said personal care composition, of an associative polymer; iii. an electrolyte; and said second phase comprises a) a benefit phase comprising from 1% to about 50%, by weight of said personal care composition, of a hydrophobic benefit agent.

Abstract: A cleaning solution and method of manufacturing a cleaning solution is set forth herein whereby the cleaning solution is environmentally friendly and meets direct release requirements so that the cleaning solution may be directly released into the environment. In one preferred embodiment, the cleaning solution includes water; a thickener; hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) a surfactant; and a pH adjuster.

Abstract: Compositions and methods to improve the cleaning performance of washing agents during laundering of textiles are disclosed. Compositions described use 6-desoxy-6-amino-celluloses. Methods for laundering textiles, in which a detergent and a soil release active ingredient are used in the form of a cellulose derivative as defined above, are also included. These methods can be performed manually or as appropriate with the aid of a conventional domestic washing machine.

Abstract: A laundry care composition including (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant; and (ii) from 0.0001 to 20.0 wt % of a leuco polymer that includes a polyethylenimine and at least one leuco moiety covalently bound to the polyethylenimine. The polyethylenimine comprises three or more amine nitrogen atoms and 1 mol. % or more of amine hydrogen atoms in the polyethylenimine are replaced with a moiety selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxypropyl, 1-hydroxypropane-2-yl, and polyalkoxy groups. Methods of making the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to liquid washing agents having a pH value of <6.5, preferably in the range of 2 to 5, containing, based on the total weight of the liquid washing agent, (i) 5 to 30% by weight, preferably 10 to 30% by weight, in particular 15 to 25% by weight of at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, (ii) 15 to 55% by weight, preferably 20 to 55% by weight, in particular 35 to 50% by weight of at least one non-ionic surfactant, (iii) 0 to 20% by weight of water, and (iv) at least one enzyme having a pH optimum of pH<7. Said liquid washing agents have an increased cleaning power, in particular on stains on the basis of components and residues from deodorants but also of grates, berries, tea and red wine residues.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a foam consisting of a dispersion of gas bubbles in a foaming solution comprising, per litre of solution, (i) from 0.05 to 1.5% by weight of one or more foaming organic surfactant(s), (ii) from 0.05% to 0.8% by weight of one or more organic gelling or viscosifying agent(s), (iii) from 1% to 14% by volume of one or more disinfecting agent(s) and (iv) water, said foam having an expansion between 12.5 and 50. The present invention also relates to the use of such a foam for biological decontamination.

Abstract: Provided are a cleaner composition that can exhibit excellent cleaning ability by including a predetermined amount of water, and can also effectively suppress metal corrosion; and a cleaning method thereof. Disclosed is a cleaner composition in a white turbid state including first to fourth organic solvents and water, in which the first organic solvent is a hydrophobic aromatic compound or the like; the second organic solvent is a hydrophobic monoalcohol compound; the third organic solvent is a predetermined hydrophilic nitrogen-containing compound or the like; the fourth organic solvent is a hydrophilic amine compound; the amount of incorporation of water is adjusted to a value within the range of 50 to 3,900 pbw with respect to 100 pbw of the total amount of the organic solvents, and when the cleaner composition is subjected to phase separation, the water concentration in the oil phase is adjusted to a value of 5 wt. % or less.

Abstract: A surfactant for use in an automatic dishwashing composition is provided, wherein the surfactant is a glycidyl ether-capped ethoxylated alcohol as noted in formula I. Wherein R1 is a linear, saturated C8-24 alkyl group, R2 is a linear or branched saturated C6-20 alkyl group, m has an average value of 10 to 50, and n has an average value of >1 to 2. Also provided are automatic dishwashing compositions comprising said surfactant.

Abstract: A laundry care composition including at least one laundry care ingredient and at least one leuco polymer including a polymeric carbohydrate and a leuco moiety. The polymeric carbohydrate and the leuco moiety are covalently bound. Methods of making the leuco polymer, laundry care compositions comprising the leuco polymer and methods of treating textiles with such laundry care compositions.

Abstract: Compositions comprising oxidized soy polysaccharide compounds are disclosed herein. Oxidized soy polysaccharide compounds are produced by contacting soy polysaccharide under aqueous conditions with at least one N-oxoammonium salt, periodate compound, and/or peroxide compound.