The disclosure relates to compositions comprising a polysaccharide derivative, wherein the polysaccharide derivative comprises a polysaccharide substituted with a) at least one hydrophobic group, and b) at least one hydrophilic group, wherein the polysaccharide is poly alpha-1,3-glucan, poly alpha-1,6-glucan, or poly alpha-1,3-1,6-glucan.

The present disclosure provides liquid and unit dose laundry detergent compositions. Provided herein is a laundry detergent composition including: (a) at least one anionic surfactant, (b) at least one non-ionic surfactant, (c) at least one cationic cellulosic polymer, (d) at least one dye transfer inhibitor polymer, (e) at least one anti-redeposition polymer, and (f) water. The present disclosure also provides a unit dose laundry detergent product including: a water-soluble polymeric film; a detergent composition encapsulated by the water-soluble polymeric film, the detergent composition including: (a) at least one anionic surfactant, (b) at least one non-ionic surfactant, (c) at least one cationic cellulosic polymer, (d) at least one dye transfer inhibitor polymer, (e) at least one anti-redeposition polymer, and (g) water. Methods of making and using the disclosed laundry detergent compositions are also provided.

A fabric care composition is provided including water; a cleaning surfactant; a fabric softening silicone; and a deposition aid polymer, wherein the deposition aid polymer is a dextran polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium moieties; wherein the deposition aid polymer enhances deposition of the fabric softening silicone from the fabric care composition onto a fabric.

Consumer and industrial 2-in-1 cleaning compositions providing both detergency and rinseability in a single cleaning composition are disclosed. Alkaline-based cleaning compositions containing a surface modification polymer and an alcohol alkoxylate nonionic surfactant, and methods of using the same provide user-friendly, solid, detergent compositions without the need for using a separate rinse aid composition.

The invention relates to compositions and methods of treatment employing compositions comprising polyelectrolyte complexes. The compositions include a water-soluble first polyelectrolyte bearing a net cationic charge or capable of developing a net cationic charge and a water-soluble second polyelectrolyte bearing a net anionic charge or capable of developing a net anionic charge. The total polyelectrolyte concentration of the first solution is at least 110 millimolar. The composition is free of coacervates, precipitates, latex particles, synthetic block copolymers, silicone copolymers, cross-linked poly(acrylic) and cross-linked water-soluble polyelectrolyte. The composition may be a concentrate, to be diluted prior to use to treat a surface.

A laundry care or dish care composition including a poly alpha glucan derivative, wherein the poly alpha glucan derivative includes: (i) a poly alpha glucan backbone of glucose monomer units, wherein greater than or equal to 40% of the glucose monomer units are linked via alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages, or a combination of alpha-1,3 and alpha-1,6 glycosidic linkages, and optionally at least 5% of the backbone glucose monomer units have branches via alpha-1,2 glycosidic linkages; and (ii) at least one organic group linked to the poly alpha glucan backbone through a linkage moiety; wherein, the poly alpha glucan backbone has a weight average degree of polymerization of from 51 to 150; and wherein, the poly alpha glucan derivative has a degree of substitution of

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linkage moiety of from 0.001 to 3.00.

A solution for treating a contact lens and a contact lens packaging system are provided. The solution includes about 0.01 to about 1.0 parts by weight (pbw) of a polymer having phosphorylcholine groups, about 0.005 to about 0.05 pbw of a hydrophilic molecule, about 0.01 to about 1.0 pbw of an inorganic salt, and about 100 pbw of water. A number-average molecular weight of the polymer is about 4,000 to about 1,000,000 daltons. The polymer has a structure of formula (I):

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wherein, in formula (I), m is a positive integer, n is zero or a positive integer, and R is C.sub.2-C.sub.12 alkyl group, or C.sub.2-C.sub.12 hydroxyalkyl group. When n is a positive integer, m/n is greater than 1. Moreover, a number-average molecular weight of the hydrophilic molecule is about 10,000 to about 5,000,000 daltons. The hydrophilic molecule is hyaluronic acid (HA) or hyaluronate salt.

The use of at least one modified polysaccharide selected from starch, amylose, amylopectin and dextrin or a mixture thereof substituted with one or more amine and/or ammonium groups, as an antimicrobial agent, is provided by the present invention, as well as compositions comprising a polymer material blended with the modified polysaccharide. Also provided by the present invention are antimicrobial articles produced from the compositions of the invention and antimicrobial surface, fabric, foam or sponge produced by coating, soaking or dipping in a solution comprising modified polysaccharides. The present invention further provides non-therapeutic methods for killing microorganisms, inhibiting their growth, and/or preventing formation of a biofilm, and for producing an antimicrobial surface, article, fabric, foam or sponge from modified polysaccharides.

A delayed-release particle comprising a polymer-based matrix comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone and chitosan, and a hydrophobic benefit agent encapsulated by said polymer-based matrix; and processes and consumer products related thereto.

The present disclosure relates to a suspending polymer composition comprising a blend of: (i) about 40 to about 80 wt. % of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC); (ii) about 10 to about 30 wt. % of xanthan gum; and (iii) about 10 to about 30 wt. % of cetyl-hydroxy ethyl cellulose (cetyl-HEC) for use in personal care or home care compositions. The suspending polymer composition preferably is free of acrylates, methacrylates and derivatives thereof.