The present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition and more particularly to an antimicrobial composition at the pH of skin. The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising: a. 0.5 to 20% by weight of a solvent comprising an alkyl glycol ether, b. 0.1 to 20% by weight of a carboxylic acid selected from an aromatic carboxylic acid having pKa greater than 4 or an aliphatic carboxylic acid having pKa greater than 4.5 or mixtures thereof c. 1 to 80% by weight of an anionic surfactant.

A method for enhancing the detergent properties of enzymes of an enzyme-containing detergent composition, comprising the step of adding to said composition an amphoteric polysaccharide.

A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition can include a particle, wherein the particle includes a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase, wherein the continuous phase includes fatty material selected from: fatty acid and/or salts thereof; fatty alcohol; and any combination thereof, wherein the discontinuous phase includes: non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifier surfactant; hydrophobized polyethylene glycol polymer; silicone and/or petrolatum; and perfume.

The need for a hand-dishwashing composition which provides good sudsing and a good suds profile even in the presence of greasy stains comprising higher chain-length saturated and/or unsaturated fatty acid chains, as well as improved removal of such stains, is met by formulating the composition with a P450 fatty acid decarboxylase and a surfactant system.

A cleaning solution including: a primary solvent; a secondary solvent, wherein the secondary solvent is at least partially miscible with the primary solvent; an oxidizing agent, wherein the oxidizing agent includes a peroxide; a chelating agent, wherein the chelating agent includes the structure of formula I:

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wherein R.sub.1-R.sub.4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H; OH; and an alkyl, cycloalkyl, polycycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, aroyl, alkenyl, alkyl-alkenyl, alcohol, ether, ketone, carboxylic acid, acid halide, acid anhydride, ester, and/or amide group containing approximately 1 to approximately 25 carbon atom(s); and wherein X.sub.1-X.sub.3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O; S; and Se; a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system includes a first anionic surfactant, a second anionic surfactant, a third anionic surfactant, and a fourth anionic surfactant; a pH modifier; and an optional amino acid.

Disclosed are polyesters containing structural units corresponding to formula (I) or to formula (II) or to formulae (I) and (II), structural units of formula (III) or of formula (IV) or of formulae (III) and (IV), and optionally structural units of the formula (V)

COR.sup.1COOC.sub.2H.sub.4O(I),

COR.sup.1COO(C.sub.3H.sub.6O)(II),

COR.sup.2COOC.sub.2H.sub.4O(III),

COR.sup.2COO(C.sub.3H.sub.6O)(IV),

COR.sup.3COOR.sup.4O(V),

as well as nonionic endgroups of the formula (VI), and optionally nonionic endgroups of the formula (VII)

CO(OC.sub.2H.sub.4).sub.nOR.sup.5(VI),

COOR.sup.6(VII).

In these structural units and endgroups R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are selected organic radicals and n is a number between 30 and 500.

The polyesters according to the invention are characterized by very good soil release properties, can be readily stored in detergent and cleaning agent formulations and can be used as soil-release polymers.

Disclosed are polyesters containing structural units corresponding to formula (I) or to formula (II) or to formulae (I) and (II), structural units of formula (III) or of formula (IV) or of formulae (III) and (IV), and optionally structural units of the formula (V)

COR.sup.1COOC.sub.2H.sub.4O(I),

COR.sup.1COO(C.sub.3H.sub.6O)(II),

COR.sup.2COOC.sub.2H.sub.4O(III),

COR.sup.2COO(C.sub.3H.sub.6O)(IV),

COR.sup.3COOR.sup.4O(V),

as well as nonionic endgroups of the formula (VI), and optionally nonionic endgroups of the formula (VII)

CO(OC.sub.2H.sub.4).sub.nOR.sup.5(VI),

COOR.sup.6(VII).

In these structural units and endgroups R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 are selected organic radicals and n is a number between 30 and 500.

The polyesters according to the invention are characterized by very good soil release properties, can be readily stored in detergent and cleaning agent formulations and can be used as soil-release polymers.

A liquid laundry composition comprising: (i) one or more anionic surfactants; and (ii) a non-ionic ethoxylated C10 Guerbet alcohol surfactant with a degree of ethoxylation in the range of 1 to 10; wherein the total amount of anionic surfactant in the composition is in the range of 3 to 18 wt % of the total composition and the weight ratio of the total amount of anionic surfactant to the non-ionic ethoxylated C10 Guerbet alcohol surfactant is in the range of 6:1 to 60:1. Use of a liquid laundry detergent composition including said non-ionic ethoxylated C10 Guerbet alcohol surfactant for laundering textiles wherein effective foam is maintained during a main wash step and an easy rinse of the textiles is provided during a rinse step.

A cleaning agent comprising a supporting substrate with an oxidoreductase enzyme immobilized thereon wherein the oxidoreductase enzyme is selected from oxidoreductase enzymes having an enzyme classification number selected from the group consisting of E.C. 1.1-1.10 and E.C. 1.12-1.99.

A cleaning agent comprising a supporting substrate with an oxidoreductase enzyme immobilized thereon wherein the oxidoreductase enzyme is selected from oxidoreductase enzymes having an enzyme classification number selected from the group consisting of E.C. 1.1-1.10 and E.C. 1.12-1.99.