abstract |
A water soluble or water dispersible associative thickener having a) a hydrophobic portion with a calculated log P (CLogP) in the range of from 2.9 to 8.2; and b) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from 48,000 to 150,000; wherein the associative thickener 5 comprises a polyether, a polyalkylene oxide, a polymethacrylamide, a polysaccharide, or a polyvinyl alcohol backbone. |