The present invention is directed to biodegradable cleaning compositions, in particular hard surface cleaning compositions, and their use. The compositions according to the invention comprise one or more biosurfactants(s), one or more sorbitan ester(s) and one or more further surfactant(s), which is/are neither a biosurfactant nor a sorbitan ester.

Laundry detergent compositions can include an alginate lyase enzyme, nuclease enzyme, and anionic surfactant. Also included are methods of treating fabrics by contacting the fabric with an aqueous wash liquor having the laundry detergent composition which includes an alginate lyase enzyme, nuclease enzyme, and anionic surfactant.

A personal care composition comprising a surfactant system consisting essentially of an anionic surfactant and a zwitterionic surfactant; a preservative; a pH modifier; and a rheology modifier, wherein the ratio of anionic surfactant to zwitterionic surfactant is about 1:1 to about 2.2:1 of the total composition by weight.

The present invention relates a composition capable of enhancing cleaning properties of a soil during cleaning by treating an object. The composition is a composition containing a modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose and at least one selected from an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant, the modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose being one in which a cationic group and a hydrophobic group represented by the formula (1) are bound to a group resulting from eliminating a hydrogen atom from a hydroxy group of a hydroxyalkyl cellulose.
*—Z—R.sup.1  (1)
wherein, Z represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group having an oxygen atom; R.sup.1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 2 or more carbon atoms; and * represents a binding position to a group resulting from eliminating a hydrogen atom from a hydroxy group of a hydroxyalkyl cellulose.

The present invention relates a composition capable of enhancing cleaning properties of a soil during cleaning by treating an object. The composition is a composition containing a modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose and at least one selected from an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant, the modified hydroxyalkyl cellulose being one in which a cationic group and a hydrophobic group represented by the formula (1) are bound to a group resulting from eliminating a hydrogen atom from a hydroxy group of a hydroxyalkyl cellulose.
*—Z—R.sup.1  (1)
wherein, Z represents a single bond or a hydrocarbon group having an oxygen atom; R.sup.1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 2 or more carbon atoms; and * represents a binding position to a group resulting from eliminating a hydrogen atom from a hydroxy group of a hydroxyalkyl cellulose.

Presently provided are compositions and method that are effective to prevent or reduce formation and/or release of microplastics, particularly microfibers, from fibers, from fabrics including fibers, and articles incorporating fabrics that include fibers. The fibers particularly can be synthetic fibers. Articles, fabrics, and fibers exhibiting such properties are likewise provided. Such properties particularly can be imparted through use of conditioning and/or softening polymers that can be provided in the present compositions to be contacted with the fibers so that the polymers adhere to or otherwise bind with the fibers. Encompassed compositions include laundry compositions and other compositions suitable for application to fibers and fabrics including such fibers. Encompassed methods can be effective for preventing or reducing release of microfibers to the environment.

Laundry detergent compositions including alginate lyase enzyme, hexosaminidase enzyme and anionic surfactant. Methods of treating fabrics by contacting the fabric with an aqueous wash liquor having the detergent composition therein. The compositions and methods are particularly for improving whiteness of a fabric, improved soil removal from a fabric, for malodour removal from a fabric, for anti-wrinkle benefits, collar and/or cuff cleaning, anti-redeposition benefits and/or for improved drying of a fabric.

A method of adjusting dispense rate of a solid detergent block of a detergent composition is described here. A solid detergent block is produced from this method may have a predetermined dispense rate or a comparable dispense rate as a solid detergent block produced by extruding method. A process for producing a solid detergent block and a solid detergent composition are also disclosed.

Compositions including an alginate lyase enzyme and anionic surfactant. Methods of treating fabrics by contacting the fabric with an aqueous wash liquor having a detergent composition with an alginate lyase enzyme.

Liquid peroxycarboxylic acid laundry compositions, namely bleaching and disinfecting compositions combining mixed peroxycarboxylic acids to provide synergistic efficacy are disclosed. Methods of using the liquid peroxycarboxylic acid laundry compositions for low temperatures and a use pH with detergent and water from about 6 to about 10 are also disclosed. Beneficially, the liquid peroxycarboxylic acid laundry compositions and methods of using the same do not include sulfonated peroxycarboxylic acids and sulfonated carboxylic acid, such as peroxy sulfonated oleic acid/sulfonated oleic acid (PSOA/SOA).