A laundry detergent composition comprising an anti-redeposition agent, a surfactant, and optionally a builder, wherein the anti-redeposition agent is a polymer comprising polymerized units of: (a) from 5 to 40 wt % of at least one nitrogen-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one pKa value from 6 to 11.5, and (b) from 60 to 95 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.

Fabric care compositions that include a graft copolymer, which may include (a) a polyalkylene oxide, such as polyethylene oxide (PEG); (b) N-vinylpyrrolidone (VP); and (c) a vinyl ester, such as vinyl acetate. Methods and uses relating to such compositions and/or graft copolymers.

The present invention relates to the use of a polypeptide having DNase activity for preventing biofilm on a textile, wherein said textile is unused or unworn. In another aspect, the present invention relates to a composition for preventing, reducing or removing biofilm and/or malodour, comprising a polypeptide having DNase activity and a malodour control component. In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for preventing biofilm and/or the malodour formation on a textile.

Warewash detergent compositions with reducing agents to overcome corrosion challenges in stainless steel dish machines subject to conditions from chlorine sanitizing rinse steps (or other oxidizing chlorine containing compositions) are provided. Liquid and solid detergent composition beneficially containing a reducing agent that reacts with chlorine introduced in sanitizing rinse steps that follow detergent cleaning steps are provided. Methods for ware washing using the detergent compositions with reducing agents and methods for reducing residual chlorine in a ware washing cycle are also provided.

There is provided a maintenance liquid, which is used in maintenance of a device equipped with a discharge head for discharging an ultraviolet ray curable-type composition containing the acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator toward an attachment object, including a polymerizable compound in which a saturation solubility of an acyl phosphine oxide-based photopolymerization initiator at 20° C. is equal to or greater than 5.0% by mass.

A composition having at least one composition for washing and/or care of fabrics, and at least one solid microcapsule having a mean diameter between 1 μm and 30 μm, with a core consisting of a composition C1 comprising at least one perfuming agent, and a solid crosslinked-polymer envelope totally encapsulating the core at its circumference, wherein the solid envelope comprises a crosslinked polymer obtained by polymerizing at least one monomer or polymer having at least one reactive moiety selected from the group consisting of acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl ether, N-vinyl ether, vinyl ester, thiolene, maleate, epoxy, siloxane, amine, lactone, phosphate, and carboxylate moieties, and wherein the thickness of the solid envelope is between 0.1 μm and 20 μm.

Laundry care additive particles and a dryer sheet that include a water soluble carrier and capsules characterized by substantially inorganic shells, for example silica-based shells. The present disclosure further relates to methods of making and using such compositions.

Slurries that include benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions that include such particles, and processes for making and using the particles and compositions.

An automatic dishwashing composition is provided including a builder; a phosphonate; a nonionic surfactant; and a dispersant polymer comprising: 60 to 98 wt % of structural units of formula I

##STR00001## wherein each R.sup.1 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a —CH.sub.3 group; and 2 to 40 wt % of structural units of formula II

##STR00002## wherein each R.sup.2 is independently selected from a —C.sub.1-4 alkyl group and wherein each R.sup.3 is independently selected from a hydrogen and a methyl group.

A laundry detergent composition comprising an anti-redeposition agent, a surfactant, and optionally a builder, wherein the anti-redeposition agent is a polymer comprising polymerized units of: (a) from 5 to 40 wt % of at least one nitrogen-containing ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least one pKa value from 6 to 11.5, and (b) from 60 to 95 wt % of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer.