Stable liquid detergent composition including about 0.25 to about 3% by weight of a polyester type soil release polymer comprising aromatic dicarboxylic acids and alkylene glycols, about 10 to about 30% by weight of an alcohol ethoxysulfate (AES) surfactant, about 1 to about 12% linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS) surfactant, and about 12 to about 25% by weight of nonionic surfactant and their methods of use for washing and providing stain resistance to textiles by forming a protective barrier against stains on the textiles.

Provided herein are solid textile treating compositions; compositions containing colorants stabilized with one or more colorant stabilizers; compositions containing colorants that do not need to be stabilized by one or more colorant stabilizers; solid wash cycle conditioning agents; liquid textile treating compositions; cleaning agent compositions containing these; methods of making these; methods of treating textiles with these; textiles treated by these; containers containing the compositions; and methods of visually designating when a composition has reached or passed its pull date.

Cleaning compositions which can be used to clean surfaces and treat materials.

Described herein is a process for preparing microcapsules. More particularly, the process is characterized by the fact that it requires limited amounts of water for preparing microcapsules. Microcapsules obtainable by the disclosed process as well as consumer products including those microcapsules are also described.

Single compartment water-soluble refill dose articles having a water-soluble film enclosing a liquid concentrated cleanser composition, methods of making the same, and kits are disclosed. The liquid concentrated cleanser composition includes a mixture of a rheology modifier, a first surfactant, a stabilizing amount of a first alkaline substance, a viscosity increasing amount of an additional alkaline substance that interacts with the rheology modifier, when diluted with water to form a cleanser, to increase the viscosity, and about 10% or less wt/wt water and about 20% or less by wt/wt glycol. The first alkaline substance is an ethoxylated amine and prevents the viscosity increasing amount of additional alkaline substance from reacting with the rheology modifier before water dissolves the water-soluble film. When dissolved in water at a 1:1 to 1:20 ratio, a cleanser has a viscosity within a range of 2000 cps to 50,000 cps is formed.

A detergent composition for partial cleaning is disclosed. The detergent composition for partial cleaning includes a) a polymer represented by the following Formula 1, b) a nonionic surfactant represented by the following Formula 2, c) a nonionic surfactant represented by the following Formula 3, d) a nonionic stain release agent (SRN), e) a water-soluble solvent, and f) water, wherein the a) polymer represented by Formula 1 is present in an amount of 1 to 10% by weight and has a viscosity of 20,000 cps or more.

A method of reacting castor oil and an alkoxylated glycerin via a transesterification reaction to produce an estolide of castor oil alkoxylate. Compositions comprising an estolide of castor oil alkoxylate and uses thereof.

The invention relates to a polyester comprising two or more of the structural units (a1), one or more of the structural units (a2) and either one or two of the terminal groups (a3)

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wherein G.sup.1 is one or more of (OC.sub.nH.sub.2n) with n being a number of from 2 to 10, preferably from 2 to 6 and more preferably (OC.sub.2H.sub.4), (OC.sub.3H.sub.6), (OC.sub.4H.sub.8) or (OC.sub.6H.sub.12), R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-30 alkyl, preferably C.sub.1-4 alkyl and more preferably methyl, p is, based on a molar average, a number of at least 60, preferably from 70 to 200 and more preferably from 90 to 130, q is, based on a molar average, a number of from 0 to 40, preferably from 0 to 30, more preferably from 0 to 20, and most preferably from 0 to 10,

where

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, preferably blockwise and/or

statistically,

either of the groups (O—C.sub.3H.sub.6)— and (O—C.sub.2—H.sub.4)— of the terminal group (a3) can be linked to R.sup.1— and O—,

adjacent structural units (a1) are connected by the structural unit (a2), in the case that only one terminal group (a3) is present in the polyester, the other terminal group is selected from the group consisting of OH, OCH.sub.3, and G.sup.1OH, and both terminal groups are linked to acyl groups derived from a dicarboxylic acid, preferably to structural units (a1).

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

A method for manufacturing a water-soluble laundry detergent sheet from a liquid composition including the following components: (a) at least one textile stiffening agent, (b) at least one surfactant, (c) at least one water-soluble polymer, (d) optionally at least one perfume component, and (e) optionally at least one adjunct detergent ingredient. Also encompassed are the water-soluble laundry detergent sheets obtainable by the method and the use thereof for cleaning textiles and in methods for cleaning textiles.