The present invention provides a means by which it is possible to sufficiently suppress an organic residue while favorably decreasing a ceria residue on a polished object to be polished obtained after being polished using a polishing composition containing ceria. The present invention relates to a composition for surface treatment, which is for a surface treatment of a polished object to be polished obtained after being polished using a polishing composition containing ceria, contains a carboxy group-containing (co)polymer having a structural unit derived from a monomer having a carboxy group or a salt group of the carboxy group, a SO.sub.x or NO.sub.y partial structure-containing compound having a partial structure represented by SO.sub.x or NO.sub.y (where x and y each independently denote a real number 1 to 5), and a dispersing medium, and has a pH of 1 or more and 8 or less.

A liquid laundry additive is provided, comprising a cleaning booster polymer having structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of formula (I)

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and, optionally, structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of formula (II)

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A liquid laundry additive is provided, comprising a cleaning booster polymer having structural units of a monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of formula (I)

##STR00001## wherein a is an average of 1-3; wherein b is an average of 1-3; wherein c is an average of 0-5; wherein d is 4-100; wherein A is an anion; and wherein M is a cation charge balancing the anion; and optionally, structural units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer 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 the group consisting of a hydrogen and a methyl group.

A polymer comprising a first fraction and a second fraction, wherein the first fraction comprises from 90 to 100 wt % polymerized C.sub.3-C.sub.6 carboxylic acid monomer units; and the second fraction comprises from 30 to 80 wt % polymerized C.sub.3-C.sub.6 carboxylic acid monomer units and from 20 to 70 wt % polymerized sulfonic acid monomer units; wherein the first fraction is from 10 to 40 wt % of the polymer and the second fraction is from 60 to 90 wt % of the polymer; the polymer has M.sub.w from 3,000 to 30,000; and monomers are randomly distributed within each fraction.

A dishwasher composition includes at least one strong chelant, at least one weak chelant, at least one surfactant, and at least one enzyme. The dishwasher composition can be a liquid or a gel and has a pH of from 7.0 to 9.5 and may contain less than 1 wt. % silicates based on the total weight of the dishwasher composition. Methods of washing articles include preparing a wash solution that includes water and the dishwasher composition, and contacting at least one article with the washing solution during at least a portion of a wash cycle of a commercially-available dishwasher.

An automatic dishwashing composition is provided, comprising: a dispersant polymer blend, comprising an acrylic acid homopolymer; and a copolymer of acrylic acid and a sulfonated monomer; wherein the dispersant polymer blend has a blend ratio of the acrylic acid homopolymer to the copolymer of 3:1 to 1:3; a surfactant; a builder; and optionally, an additive.

A cleaning agent containing at least one enzyme-containing preparation and at least one builder-containing preparation, the preparations being separate from one another in a packaging form, and an active ingredient composition having at least one carrier material and at least one active ingredient C.

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.

The present invention relates to a method of making a solid cleaning composition. The method can include pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid of a self-solidifying cleaning composition. For a self-solidifying cleaning composition, pressing and/or vibrating a flowable solid determines the shape and density of the solid but is not required for forming a solid. The method can employ a concrete block machine for pressing and/or vibrating. The present invention also relates to a solid cleaning composition made by the method and to solid cleaning compositions including particles bound together by a binding agent.

A description is given of compositions comprising a) one or more substances selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide and hydrogen peroxide donor substances, b) water, c) one or more polymers having thickening properties and d) one or more substances selected from the group consisting of hydroxypyridones and salts thereof. The compositions are notable more particularly for their advantageous shelf lives.