Abstract: Disclosed is a water-soluble biodegradable dispersant composition having a low to medium molecular weight carboxylated polysaccharide functionalized with at least one mono-valent (M+) cation and at least one di-valent (M++) cation and an optional adjunct material. More particularly, a laundry or detergent composition provides soil resistant textiles by means of treatment with an anti-soil redeposition agent carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) comprising sodium-calcium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium-magnesium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium-zinc carboxymethyl cellulose. sodium-calcium-zinc carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium-calcium-magnesium-carboxymethyl cellulose or sodium-magnesium-zinc-carboxymethyl cellulose.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing a textile material(s) resistant to the deposition of oil- and grease-based air pollutants by treating the textile material(s) with an oil/grease resistant composition. The oil/grease resistant composition comprises a modified polysaccharide(s), particularly, polysaccharides modified with anionic groups, and one or more adjuvant materials.