| abstract |
Disclosed is an improved detergent composition comprising one or more anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, or mixtures thereof, and detersive enzymes, the improvement which comprises incorporating into said composition an enzyme performance-enhancing amount of a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide material of formula (I), wherein R1 is H1, C1-C4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, 2-hydroxy propyl, or a mixture thereof, R2 is C5-C31 of hydrocarbyl, and Z is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least three hydroxyls directly connected to said chain, or an alkoxylated derivative thereof. |