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.

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.

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

The present disclosure describes compositions, methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the compositions to clean the surfaces of wheels and tires and painted surfaces, for example of a vehicle. The compositions include one or more metal removers, one or more cleaner enhancers; and one or more cleaners, wherein the composition changes color after being applied to a surface to remove one or more metals. The compositions can further include one or more chelating agents, one or more antimicrobials, and/or one or more solvents.

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.

Solid rinse aid compositions, methods of use, and methods of making said composition are disclosed. Rinse aid is provided by a solidification agent, a sheeting agent, a defoamer component, and a polyacrylic acid homopolymer or alkali metal salt thereof forming a solid compositions. Preferred solidification agents include aromatic sulfonates. Preferred sheeting agents include one or more alcohol ethyoxylates. Preferred defoamer components include a polymer compound including one or more ethylene oxide groups. The solid rinse aid compositions are preferably substantially free of sulfate and sulfate-containing compounds.

The present invention relates to a solid free flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) anionic detersive surfactant; (b) wherein the composition is essentially free of zeolite builder; (c) wherein the composition is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 4 wt % to about 20 wt % organic acid; and (g) phthalocyanine photobleach, wherein the composition at 1 wt % dilution in deionized water at 20 C., has an equilibrium pH in the range of from about 6.5 to about 9.0, wherein the composition includes from about 30 wt % to about 90 wt % base detergent particle, wherein the base detergent particle including (by weight of the base detergent particle): (a) from about 4 wt % to about 35 wt % anionic detersive surfactant; (b) from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % zeolite builder; (c) wherein the particle is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % organic acid; and

The present invention relates to a solid free flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) anionic detersive surfactant; (b) wherein the composition is essentially free of zeolite builder; (c) wherein the composition is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 4 wt % to about 20 wt % organic acid, (g) a variant of the wild-type amylase from Bacillus sp. which has at least 90% identity for amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:5, and which includes one or more mutations at positions N195, G477, G304, W140, W189, D134, V206, Y243, E260, F262, W284, W347, W439, W469 and/or G476, wherein the composition at 1 wt % dilution in deionized water at 20 C., has an equilibrium pH in the range of from about 6.5 to about 9.0.

The present invention relates to a solid free flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) anionic detersive surfactant; (b) wherein the composition is essentially free of zeolite builder; (c) wherein the composition is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 4 wt % to about 20 wt % organic acid; and (g) variant of the wild-type amylase from Bacillus sp. which has at least 90% identity for amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:6, and which comprises one or more mutations at positions 9, 26, 30, 33, 82, 37, 106, 118, 128, 133, 149, 150, 160, 178, 182, 186, 193, 195, 202, 214, 231, 256, 257, 258, 269, 270, 272, 283, 295, 296, 298, 299, 303, 304, 305, 311, 314, 315, 318, 319, 320, 323, 339, 345, 361, 378, 383, 419, 421, 437, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 458, 461, 471, 482 and/or 484, wherein the composition at 1 wt % dilution in deionized water at 20 C., has an equilibrium pH in the range of from about 6.5 to about 9.0.

The present invention relates to a solid free flowing particulate laundry detergent composition including: (a) anionic detersive surfactant; (b) wherein the composition is essentially free of zeolite builder; (c) wherein the composition is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the composition is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 4 wt % to about 20 wt % organic acid; and (g) hueing agent having the following structure:

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wherein:
R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H; alkyl; alkoxy; alkyleneoxy; alkyl capped alkyleneoxy; urea; and amido;
R3 is a substituted aryl group;
X is a substituted group comprising sulfonamide moiety, and wherein the substituent group comprises at least one alkyleneoxy chain that comprises an average molar distribution of at least four alkyleneoxy moieties, wherein the composition at 1 wt % dilution in deionized water at 20 C., has an equilibrium pH in the range of from about 6.5 to about 9.0, wherein the composition includes from about 30 wt % to about 90 wt % base detergent particle, wherein the base detergent particle including (by weight of the base detergent particle): (a) from about 4 wt % to about 35 wt % anionic detersive surfactant; (b) from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % zeolite builder; (c) wherein the particle is essentially free of phosphate builder; (d) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium carbonate; (e) wherein the particle is essentially free of sodium silicate; (f) from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % organic acid.