The present invention relates to liquid fabric care compositions obtained by a process comprising the steps of preparing an aqueous salt solution; preparing a perfume solution by mixing a perfume with an alcohol. The present invention further relates to a process of making a liquid fabric care composition and the use of a liquid fabric care composition to provide a pleasant smell to fabrics.

There is provided a method of producing silica capsules, the method comprising: adding a silica precursor to emulsified droplets in the presence of salt and alcohol to enhance silica growth around the emulsified droplets by an ion association effect, thereby forming silica capsules. Also provided are silica capsules producible by such a method.

Aqueous formulations comprising (A) at least one organic complexing agent selected from (A1) alkali metal salts of aminopolycarboxylic acids and (A2) polymers bearing at least two CH.sub.2N(CH.sub.2COOH)-units per molecule, partially or fully neutralized with alkali, (B) at least one salt of at least one of the following acids: nitric acid, sulphuric acid, sulphamic acid, methanesulfonic acid, C.sub.1-C.sub.2-carboxylic acids, C.sub.2-C.sub.4-hydroxymonocarboxylic acids, C.sub.2-C.sub.7-dicarboxylic acids, unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxyl, and C.sub.4-C.sub.6-tricarboxylic acids, each unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxyl, (C) at least one compound selected from (C1) phosphoric acid C.sub.2-C.sub.10-monoalkyl esters, (C2) a C.sub.3-C.sub.10-alkynol, optionally alkoxylated with one to 10 alkoxide groups per hydroxyl group, and (C3) a C.sub.4-C.sub.10-alkynediol, optionally alkoxylated with one to 10 alkoxide groups per hydroxyl group, said aqueous formulations having pH values in the range of from 7.5 to 10.

This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one water soluble organic solvent; 3) at least one metal-containing additive; 4) at least one cyclic amine, and 5) water.

A cleaning solvent composition comprises from about 0.2 to 15 weight percent of mono- or di-phosphate ester in free acid form, and from about 85 to 99.8 weight percent of one or more halogenated hydrocarbon solvents. Other cleaning solvent compositions further comprise one or more alcohols. For example, such alcohol-containing compositions may comprise from about 0.2 to 15 weight percent of mono- or di-phosphate ester in free acid form, from about 2 to about 25 weight percent of one or more alcohols, and from about 25 to about 97.8 weight percent of one or more halogenated hydrocarbon solvents.

The need for a liquid detergent composition comprising alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant which comprises little or no alkoxylation which provides a Newtonian viscosity profile over a larger shear rate range, and where the composition viscosity is less affected by changes in temperature, is met by formulating the liquid hand dishwashing detergent composition that comprises branched alkyl sulphate anionic surfactant with an average degree of alkoxylation of less than 0.5 and with the specific alkyl branching distribution as described herein, in combination with a co-surfactant selected from the group consisting of an amphoteric surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof, in the weight ratio of the anionic surfactant to the co-surfactant of from 2.0:1 to 8.0:1.

The invention involves liquid cleaning compositions that are cocamide DEA free. According to the invention, nonionic surfactants can be used as rheology modifiers in combination with various coupling agents to provide an environmentally friendly alternative for traditional liquid cleaning compositions that rely on cocamide DEA thickening agents.

Hard surface, in particular glass, cleaners having an ease in wipe-out while providing good cleaning with a streak-free, glossy shine are described. The cleaner includes at least one fluorosurfactant including a fluorinated functional group with 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and a hydrophilic moiety; at least one non-fluorinated surfactant; a combination of solvents; a combination of cleaning agents; and water.

The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkanol and a carboxylic acid ester of formula (I) wherein R.sup.1 is selected from a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted by OH or F, and X.sup.21[OX.sup.22].sub.nH; R.sup.2 is selected from a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted by OH or F, and X.sup.21[OX.sup.22].sub.nH; X.sup.21, X.sup.22 are independently selected from C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkandiyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted by OH or F; n is an integer from 1 to 5. wherein, the C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkanol and the carboxylic acid ester are selected so as to form an azeotropic mixture and are present in an amount from 20% by weight below to 20% by weight above such azeotropic mixture.

The present invention provides a starch-based moldable play composition, including: corn starch; mineral oil; propylene glycol; glyceryl stearate; sodium laureth sulfate; sodium chloride; potassium sorbate; phenoxyethanol; water; fragrance; and pigment dye, selected from the group consisting of yellow 3, yellow 4, red 14, red 17, blue 1, blue 2, and titanium dioxide.