A composition for removing a cosmetic material from a substrate includes glycerin ethoxylate and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LABS). An application of the composition to a stain including a deposit of a cosmetic material at a white polyester-cotton blend fabric to provide a stained polyester-cotton blend fabric exhibits an increased stain removal measured as reflectance observed at 460 nm by at least about 35% compared to a reflectance observed at the stained polyester-cotton blend fabric prior to the application. A treatment including the composition applied to the stained polyester-cotton blend fabric provides a reflectance at the stained polyester-cotton blend fabric that is greater than a reflectance observed at a white polyester-cotton blend fabric stained with a deposit of a cosmetic material and that has been treated with either the glycerin ethoxylate alone or that has been treated with the linear alkyl benzene sulfonate alone.

Antimicrobial or non-antimicrobial compositions, sanitizing compositions and other compositions combining use of a propoxylated EO/PO block copolymer surfactant and/or propoxylated polymer in combination with at least one additional anionic and/or nonionic surfactant to provide concentrated compositions having a desired viscoelasticity at an active level of at least 18% are disclosed. Non-antimicrobial applications combining use of a propoxylated surfactant and/or propoxylated polymer in combination with at least one additional anionic and/or nonionic surfactant to provide compositions having a desired viscoelasticity are also disclosed. Methods of using concentrated and use compositions having desired foaming enhancement and stabilization are also disclosed.

A personal care composition is disclosed. The composition comprises: a) one or more surface active proteins selected from the group consisting of Class III BslA proteins, Class IV BslA proteins, chaplin proteins, ranaspumins, latherins, and mixtures thereof and b) a surfactant.

A cleaning composition for sanitizing and/or disinfecting hard surfaces, comprising: a cationic biocide, surfactant and low levels of VOC solvents. The cleaning composition is adapted to clean a variety of hard surfaces without leaving behind a visible residue and creates low levels of streaking and filming on the treated surface. The cleaning composition contains less than 5% by weight of VOCs. The cleaning composition may be used alone as a liquid or spray formulation or in combination with a substrate, for example, a pre-loaded cleaning wipe.

The present disclosure relates to rheology modified, low foaming aqueous antimicrobial compositions. The compositions are phase stable under acidic conditions, and do not need to be rinsed from the surface to which they are applied. The present disclosure further relates to methods of use thereof.

The disclosure relates a surfactant package for use in hard surface cleaning compositions, preferably floor cleaning compositions which pair an anionic linear alkyl sulfonate surfactant and a nonionic surfactant in a ratio of 1:1 to 9:1. This combination provides for synergistic cleaning of both proteinaceous food soils (red soils) and hydrocarbon-based oily soils (black soils) while also reducing foam produced by the composition. Synergistic nonionic surfactants include EO/PO alcohol alkoxylates or EO/PO fatty alcohol surfactants with a propylene oxide to ethylene oxide to ratio of greater than 1.

The present invention discloses an emulsion-type water-based detergent for oily sludge, and a preparation method and use method thereof. The emulsion-type water-based detergent includes components in the following mass percentage contents: 2-10 parts of surfactant, 3-10 parts of oil-soluble component and the balance being aqueous phase, based on 100 parts by weight. The preparation method includes: stirring the surfactant, the oil-soluble component and the aqueous phase to mix uniformly to obtain a homogeneous and stable emulsion-type water-based detergent at room temperature. During use, the oily sludge is first mixed with the emulsion-type water-based detergent and stirred under a certain temperature; mixture is subjected to oil-water-solid three-phase separation after the washing is completed; and at last, solid phase is rinsed with hot water under the same temperature.

Cleaning compositions, which commonly are self-adherent gels, are provided. The cleaning compositions include (a) adhesion promoter, (b) glycine betaine amide, and (c) water. The glycine betaine amide is a compound of formula (I); where R is an aliphatic group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms and X represents an inorganic or organic anion. The adhesion promoter includes at least one compound including one or more polyalkoxy groups. The adhesion promoter may also include polysaccharide and/or synthetic polymer resin. Gel forms of the cleaning compositions typically have a gel melt temperature of at least about 55 C. and a viscosity at 25 C. of at least about 150,000 cP. ##STR00001##

The use of poly(oxyethylene)-poly(oxybutylene) block copolymers in pharmaceutical compositions useful for modifying the surfaces of contact lenses and other medical devices is disclosed. The present invention is based in-part on a discovery that this class of compounds is particularly efficient in wetting hydrophobic surfaces, such as the surfaces of silicone hydrogel contact lenses and other types of ophthalmic lenses. Such compounds are also useful for cleaning purposes. The use of the compounds as surfactants in various types of compositions for treating contact lenses therefore represents a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing a polyetheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.