A description is given of a composition comprising at least one isosorbide diester, at least one isosorbide monoester and at least one fatty acid, and also of a process for the preparation thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as pearlizing agent and opacifier in cosmetic compositions and detergents.

An automatic dishwashing cleaning composition including a dispersant polymer and a surface-modification surface-substantive polymer wherein the composition leaves glass after being washed with the composition in an automatic dishwasher with a contact angle with deionised water of less than about 50 and wherein the surface-modification surface-substantive polymer has a rivulet forming effect on water drainage from glass.

Described herein is a formulation including (A) citric acid or an alkali metal salt of citric acid, (B) at least one graft copolymer formed from (a) at least one graft base selected from nonionic monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, and side chains, obtainable by grafting of (b) at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and (c) at least one compound of the general formula (I)

##STR00001## where the variables are defined as follows: R.sup.1 is selected from methyl and hydrogen, A.sup.1 is selected from C.sub.2-C.sub.4-alkylene, R.sup.2 are the same or different and are selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.1-alkyl, X.sup.? is selected from halide, mono-C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkylsulfate and sulfate, (C) a total of zero to 0.5% by weight of methylglycinediacetic acid (MGDA) and glutaminediacetic acid (GLDA) and alkali metal salts of MGDA and GLDA.

Compositions include a water-soluble polymer, silica nanoparticles, and a combination of a nonionic and anionic dispersed in an aqueous liquid phase. The polymer is a water-soluble copolymer of acrylic acid and an acrylamide, or a salt of the same. Methods of using the compositions to clean and coat a substrate are also disclosed.

According to the invention, the compositions and methods provide for the complete removal of labels, synthetic glues and/or adhesives from a plurality of surfaces through the use of an aqueous or non-aqueous basic organic solvent and/or an amidine, optionally in combination with surfactants, chelants, acidulants and/or additional bottle wash additives. Beneficially, the compositions and methods are suitable for use at lower temperatures and pH conditions, along with under caustic-free and/or reduced caustic conditions to effectively remove such labels, synthetic glues and/or adhesives from a surface within less than about 30 minutes.

Methods of preventing the formation of lamellar silica formation in a borosilicate glass container storing a pharmaceutical formulation in an interior of the glass container in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure can include washing the container and drying the container under extended dry conditions of at least 3000 ms.

The invention relates to a method for cleaning a synthetic surface, in particular to remove metal dirt and/or particles therefrom, said method being characterized by the following steps: a) the synthetic surface is rinsed with deionized water; b) the synthetic surface is rinsed with electrolyzed water; and c) the synthetic surface is rinsed with deionized water.

A laundry care or dish care composition can include a poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative, wherein the poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative includes: (i) a poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone of glucose monomer units, wherein greater than or equal to 80% of the glucose monomer units are linked via alpha-1,6 glycosidic linkages, and wherein from about 10% or less of the glucose monomer units are linked via alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages, 1,2 glycosidic linkages, and/or 1,4 glycosidic linkages; and (ii) at least one organic group linked to the poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone through a

##STR00001## linkage moiety;
wherein, the poly alpha-1,6-glucan backbone has a weight average degree of polymerization of at least about 5;
wherein, the poly alpha-1,6-glucan derivative has a degree of substitution of

##STR00002## linkage moiety of from about 0.20 to about 1.00.

The present invention is a hydrophilization treatment agent composition containing (A) a branched anionic surfactant, (B) a di-long chain hydrocarbon cationic surfactant, and water, wherein a molar ratio of (B) to a total of (A) and (B), (B)/[(A)+(B)], is 0.1 or more and 0.8 or less.

This invention relates to the use of a surfactant for deinking plastic substrates. The invention also relates to a process for deinking plastic substrates with a deinking solution comprising the surfactant and a base.