Liquid laundry detergent compositions. Water-soluble unit dose articles that include a gel and a particle.

Recombinant microorganisms are provided which have been engineered to produce fatty alcohols. Also provided are recombinant microorganisms which comprise a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a fatty alcohol reductase enzyme and an introduced polynucleotide encoding a -ketoacyl acyl carrier protein synthase.

The present invention relates to cleaning compositions suitable for cleaning and disinfecting non-horizontal surfaces. The invention comprises an ether carboxylate or ether sulphate in combination with an amphoteric surfactant and with a non-ionic surfactant at a certain ratio which can be applied preferably in the form of foam at room temperature, preferably for the use in industrial and institutional cleaning products. A cleaning composition comprises: (a) One or more compounds of formula (I)
R.sup.1O(CH.sub.2CH(R.sup.2)O).sub.n(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O).sub.mX.sup.(A).sub.1/z.sup.z+(I) wherein X.sup. is a CH.sub.2COO.sup. group or a SO.sub.3.sup. group, preferably a CH.sub.2COO.sup. group, R1 is linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl or alkenyl chain having from 4 to 30 carbon atoms, R2 is a C1-C3 linear or branched alkyl chain, A is a suitable countercation, n and m are 0 or an integer number between 1 to 30, wherein the sum of m+n is at from 0 to 30, preferably from 1 to 15, and z is 1, 2, or 3; (b) one or more amphoteric surfactants (c) a non-ionic surfactant (d) water up to 100 wt % with respect to the total weight of the composition wherein the molar ratio between the sum of the components (a) and (b) and component (c), that is ((a)+(b))/(c), is from 3 to 16.5, preferably from 3.7 to 15.9.

The invention relates to the use of a wetting composition comprising (a) from 20 to less than 50 wt % of one or more C10 to C14 alcohol, (b) 25 to 70 wt % of a surfactant selected from a non-ionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactant, and (c) from 5 to 50 wt % of a polar component comprising at least one selected from (i) water, and (ii) up to 25 wt % of a water-miscible C1-C3 organic solvent in lowering the surface tension of non-aqueous liquids, to methods for using the wetting composition, and products and non-aqueous compositions containing the wetting composition.

A softening agent includes: a component (A) which is a compound represented by formula (1); and a component (B) which is an alcohol with 6 or more carbons. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group with 6 or more and 24 or less carbons, with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbon group having a branch chain; A.sup.1O and A.sup.2O each independently represent an alkyleneoxy group with 2 or more and 4 or less carbons; x1 and x2 each independently represent an average number of added moles, which is a number of 0 or more and 10 or less; and M is a cation. ##STR00001##

The disclosed technology relates to compositions useful as detergents in cleaning a wide variety of substrates, including laundry, hard surfaces and dish. The compositions contain a functionalized polymer which is prepared by reacting: i) a styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer and ii) a poly(oxyalkylene) monoamine. Compositions according to the disclosed technology have good cleaning performance and beneficial anti-redeposition properties.

The invention relates to a wetting composition comprising (a) from 20 to less than 50 wt % of one or more C10 to C14 alcohol, (b) 25 to 70 wt % of a surfactant selected from a non-ionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactant, and (c) from 5 to 50 wt % of a polar component comprising at least one selected from (i) water, and (ii) up to 25 wt % of a water-miscible C1-C3 organic solvent, to methods for using the wetting composition, and products and aqueous compositions containing the wetting composition.

The invention relates to a wetting composition comprising a surfactant selected from a non-ionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric surfactant in combination with from 10 to less than 50 wt % of at least one C10 to C14 alcohol and 10 to 30 wt % of a C4-C6 oxygen containing co-solvent, to methods for using the wetting composition and products containing the wetting composition.

Methods for providing a refresh treatment of fabric articles within a dryer. A refresh composition may include a fabric softener additive and/or surfactant. Various other adjuncts may also be included. The refresh composition may be dosed on a wipe, sponge, pad, sheet, cloth or the like. Such a wipe may be wet to the touch. The refresh composition may not include waxes or similar hydrophobic components typically included in existing fabric softener sheets. The refresh composition (e.g., on a dosed wipe) is placed into the dryer with one or more dry fabric articles, in order to refresh such fabric articles. Such fabric articles are already dry, not having been run through an immediately prior wash cycle. At least about 60% of the composition may be released from the wipe or other substrate quickly, within about 20 minutes, at a temperature of no greater than about 145 F., 135 F. or 120 F.

A liquid fabric treatment composition suitable for encapsulation in a unit dose pack contains from about 3% by weight to about 8% by weight of an alcohol ethoxylate, from about 10% by weight to about 70% by weight of an encapsulated fragrance slurry; from about 0.5% by weight to about 5% by weight of a rheology modifier; from about 0.1% by weight to about 3% by weight of a pH adjusting agent; and from about to about 5% by weight to about 60% by weight of non-aqueous solvent. The liquid composition is stable at elevated temperatures and has a lower yield stress and a lower storage modulus than a composition having no alcohol ethoxylate.