abstract |
Functional additives for cleansing compositions exhibiting enhanced anti soil-re-deposition and/or dye transfer inhibitory properties comprising polymers in the form of homopolymers, copolymers or terpolymers synthesized from at least one hydrophobic monomer. Examples of hydrophobic monomers include N-vinyl caprolactam, vinyl acetate, vinyl esters, acrylated glycols, methacrylamide, Cl to C12 alkyl- and Cl to C12 dialkylacrylamide, Cl to C12 alkyl- and Cl to C12 dialkylmethacrylamide, Cl to C12 alkyl aery late, Cl to C12 alkyl methacrylate, 4-butyl phenyl maleimide, octyl acrylamide. |