A leuco polymer comprising 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.

The present invention relates to the use of 8-hydroxyquinoline sulfonic acids in detergents and cleaning agents for improving the washing or cleaning performance with respect to bleachable stains.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a spray-dried laundry detergent particle, wherein the process includes the step of contacting zeolite to monomeric organic carboxylic acid in an aqueous mixture, wherein the aqueous mixture has a pH of 4.2 or less, wherein the aqueous mixture includes detersive surfactant, wherein the aqueous mixture is substantially free of silicate salt, and wherein the aqueous mixture is substantially free of carbonate salt, wherein the zeolite reacts with the monomeric organic carboxylic acid to form silica, wherein the aqueous mixture is spray-dried to form a spray-dried laundry detergent particle, wherein the particle includes: detersive surfactant; monomeric organic carboxylic acid; and silica, wherein the particle is substantially free of silicate salt, and wherein the particle is substantially free of carbonate salt.

Detergent compositions comprising a water-soluble film and a shading dye. At least about 10% of the shading dye is incorporated into the water-soluble film. Methods of making such detergent compositions.

The present invention relates to improved ophthalmic solutions that employ select B vitamins; pyridoxine and its salts; and thiamine and its salts in order to more effectively preserve solutions and to reduce the degree to which cationic preservatives will deposit on contact lenses. Ophthalmic solutions are here understood to include contact lens treatment solutions, such as cleaners, soaking solutions, conditioning solutions and lens storage solutions, as well as wetting solutions and in-eye solutions for treatment of eye conditions.

Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treatment of microbial infections are provided. The compounds can potentiate the therapeutic effects of one or more antimicrobial agents when co-administered. The compounds have antivirulence properties. Pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are provided. The pharmaceutical composition can further include at least one antibiotic, such as, Gentamicin, amikacin, kanamycin, neomycin, spectinomycin, neamine or any combination thereof. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat or prevent microbial infections.

The present disclosure provides a laundry care composition having at least one laundry care ingredient and at least one leuco composition conforming to Formula (I):

Ar.sup.1Ar.sup.2Ar.sup.3CH(I)

wherein Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 are independently a carbocyclic aryl or heteroaryl, and Ar.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of: unsubstituted phenyl, electron deficient carbocyclic aryl, and heteroaryl. The present disclosure also provides a method of determining an authentic laundry care composition and test kits for detecting authentic laundry care compositions.

This invention relates to a laundry care composition comprising a laundry care ingredient and a polymeric thiophene hueing agent.

Provided herein are polysaccharide derivatives substituted (a) at a degree of substitution (DS1) of at least 0.05 by a fluorescent group (FG) having a mono or polycyclic ring system including at least one heteroatom selected from N, O and S and conjugated double bonds, and having an absorption band in the UV region of light and an emission band in the visible region of light, and bonded via a first linker to any one of the native functional groups of the polysaccharide repeating units; and (b) at a degree of substitution (DS2) of at least 0.05 by a charged group (CG) bonded via a second linker to any one of the native functional groups of the polysaccharide repeating units.

An object of the present invention is to provide a treatment liquid for a semiconductor substrate, which has excellent storage stability, excellent anticorrosion properties of tungsten, and excellent cleanability for a semiconductor substrate having tungsten after a CMP treatment. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an amphoteric compound, an antimicrobial agent, and an amino alcohol, in which the amphoteric compound includes an acid group having a pKa of less than 4.5 and a basic group having a pKa of more than 4.5, and the number of the basic groups is larger than the number of the acid groups.