A laundry composition including a plurality of granules, where each of said granules has a longest dimension of no less than 3 mm and no more than 12 mm, and an aspect ratio of no more than 5, and each of said granules has a mass from 1 mg to 1 g; wherein said granules comprise 25% to 99.9% of a water soluble carrier by weight of the granules. The laundry composition also includes from 0.1% to 10% of a plurality of fine particles, by weight of the laundry composition, said fine particles having an average particle size of 0.05 μm to 50 μm.

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 composition. Preferred solidification agents include aromatic sulfonates. Preferred sheeting agents include one or more alcohol ethoxylates. 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.

Cleaning and degreasing compositions containing a diutan gum thickener are provided for removing burnt on, polymerized, carbonized food soils with minimum manual effort. The compositions are ready to use compositions and beneficially remain on a treated surface for sufficient time to permit soil penetration without drying out. The compositions can be easily removed with minimal manual effort, such as use of low pressure water applied to the treated surface, and beneficially do not leave residues. Methods for cleaning and degreasing a surface with the compositions are also provided. Thickening systems employing the diutan gum and laponite clays are also provided.

To provide a means capable of sufficiently removing organic residues present on the surface of a polishing object after polishing containing silicon oxide or polysilicon. A surface treatment composition contains a polymer having a constituent unit represented by Formula (1) below and water and is used for treating the surface of a polishing object after polishing, ##STR00001## in which, in Formula (1) above, R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.

A liquid laundry detergent formulation for household use is provided, comprising: a liquid carrier; a cleaning surfactant; and a cleaning booster of Formula (I)

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wherein each R.sup.1 is independently a chain of Formula (II)

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wherein each R.sup.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a C.sub.1-8 alkyl group and a chain of Formula (II); wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently an aliphatic C.sub.3-12 alkanediyl group; wherein each R.sup.5 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen and a —C.sub.1-4 alkyl group; wherein n is an average of 0 to 8; wherein m is an average of 5 to 50; and wherein the cleaning booster has a weight average molecular weight of ≤10,000 Daltons.

A single-step absorbent wipe for cleaning and disinfecting medical instruments includes various active ingredients as well as compounds that increase the efficacy profile of the product against various organisms, improve the buffering capacity of the formulation, enhance the antimicrobial efficacy against mycobacteria, increases the wetting and cleaning profile of the formulation, as well as adjusts the pH thereof. The disinfectant wipe provides a procedure to suitably clean and intermediate level disinfect medical instruments that are heat liable as well as non-submersible.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a plurality of particles, wherein said particles comprise: 30 to 95 wt. % polyethylene glycol, wherein the polyethylene glycol has a weight average molecular weight from 4000 to 12000; 0.1 to 60 wt. % secondary carrier, wherein the secondary carrier is provided in the form of particles, the particles having a volume average particle size of 35 to 75 μm; and 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume materials. The present invention also relates to a method of producing the particles and use of particles the particles.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) at least one oil phase, b) at least one aqueous phase, c) at-least one emulsifier, wherein the at-least one emulsifier is any or combination of at-least one emulsifier agent, water with emulsification properties, oil with emulsification properties, and active ingredient with emulsification properties; and d) optionally, one or more biologically active ingredients. The present invention also relates to use of the composition for personal care, pet care, home care, deodorants, pesticides, moisturizers, disinfectants, cleansers, therapeutic devices, topical supplements and/or nutrition. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing such a composition.

Described herein is a detergent composition including (A) at least one polymer including (a) a core that includes one to 3 moieties of general formula (I),

##STR00001## where Z are different or the same and are selected from the group consisting of C.sub.2-C.sub.12-alkylene and C.sub.3-C.sub.12-cycloalkylene A.sup.1 are different or the same and are: selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.12-alkylene, C.sub.6-arylene, and C.sub.3-C.sub.12-cycloalkylene, or based on citric acid, X.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, and combinations of at least two of the foregoing, n is in a range of 1 to 100; and (b) polyalkylene oxide chains.

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.