The present disclosure relates to detergent compositions that comprise renewable components and exhibit good performance, as compared to both traditional detergent formulations that contain non-renewable ingredients and known detergent formulations that contain renewable components.

A method for preventing a redeposition during washing of dyed fabric or garments made from natural and synthetic fibers is provided. The method may include admixing 0.1% to 1% of at least one anti-redeposition agent to an aqueous bath depending on the total weight of the dyed fabric to be washed. The anti-redeposition agent may include a water-soluble polyester made from bio-renewable raw materials. The water-soluble polyester may include a reaction product of a polyglycerol mixture, a sugar alcohol, a sebacic acid, and one of an unsaturated fatty acid, a saturated fatty acid, a fat or an oil, a polylactic acid, or polyhydroxyalkanoate.

A method of obtaining a laundry care composition, the method comprising the steps of (a) reacting a compound with a polymer to form a leuco polymer and (b) mixing the leuco polymer with at least one laundry care ingredient. The compound includes at least one leuco moiety and at least one electrophilic group. The polymer is comprised of co-monomers of an aryl dicarboxylate, an oxyalkyleneoxy and an oxypolyalkyleneoxy and the polymer comprises at least one moiety selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, sulfhydryl, primary amine and secondary amine.

The invention provides methods of cleaning including the use of a soil release polymer. In some embodiments, the soil release polymer can be included in a neutral to low alkalinity prewash or main wash that is substantially free of hydroxide-based alkalinity. In some embodiments, the soil release polymer can be included in a neutral to low alkalinity prewash that is substantially free of hydroxide-based alkalinity, followed by an alkaline main wash with any alkalinity source.

Liquid fabric enhancer compositions that include branched polyester compounds. Methods of making and using same.

A composition including a plurality of particles, the particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water-soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight of a branched polyester; and an optional deposition aid; wherein each of the particles can have a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.

The present invention relates to dryer sheets comprising branched polyester polymers and methods of making and using such dryer sheets. Such dryer sheets, can comprise a variety substrate materials and provide the desired level of performance without the technical and economic drawbacks of conventional dryer sheets.

A polymer composition that includes a polyester terephthalate. A method of making a liquid laundry detergent composition using the polymer composition.

The invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising a) one or more polyesters comprising two or more of the repeating structural unit (a1), one or more of the repeating structural unit (a2) and either one or two of the terminal group (a3), wherein G.sup.1 is one or more of (OC.sub.nH.sub.2n) with n being a number of from 2 to 10, R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-30 alkyl, p is based on a molar average, a number of from 0 to 60, q is based on a molar average, a number of from 0 to 50, whereby the (OC.sub.3H.sub.6) and (OC.sub.2H.sub.4) groups of the terminal group (a3) may be arranged blockwise, alternating, periodically and/or statistically and wherein the connections of the groups (OC.sub.3H.sub.6) and (OC.sub.2H.sub.4) to R.sup.1 and NH are free to vary, adjacent structural units (a1) are connected by the structural unit (a2), in the case that only one terminal group (a3) is present in the polymer, the other terminal group is selected from the group consisting of OH, OCH.sub.3, and G.sup.1OH, and both terminal groups may only be linked to the structural unit (a1), and b) one or more surfactants. The one or more polyesters of component a) possess advantageous stability in alkaline environments, beneficial solubility and advantageously are clearly soluble in alkaline compositions such as liquid laundry detergent compositions and also possess advantageous soil release properties on fatty and oily stains. ##STR00001##

Storage-stable compositions comprising soil release polymers. Compositions are described comprising A) of from 45 to 55% by weight of one or more polyesters according to the following formula (I) wherein R and R.sup.2 independently of one another are X(OC.sub.2H.sub.4) n(OC.sub.3H6).sub.m wherein X is C.sub.1-4alkyl, the (OC.sub.2H.sub.4) groups and the (OC.sub.3H6) groups are arranged block-wise and the block consisting of the (OC.sub.3H.sub.6) groups is bound to a COO group or are HO(C.sub.3H.sub.6) n is based on a molar average a number of from 12 to 120, m is based on a molar average a number of from 1 to 10, and a is based on a molar average a number of from 4 to 9, and B) of from 10 to 30% by weight of one or more alcohols selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3 -propylene glycol, 1,2 -butylene glycol, 1,3 -butylene glycol, 1,4 -butylene glycol and butyl glycol and C) of from 24 to 42% by weight of water, the amounts in each case being based on the total weight of the composition. The compositions may advantageously be used in laundry detergent and fabric care products. Process for making laundry liquid compositions comprising said active blend. ##STR00001##