| abstract |
A composition comprising at least one compound having a structure comprising a node structure having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, at least one (poly) glyceryl group, and at least one hydrophobic moiety, wherein the composition comprises at least one ( Each of the poly) glyceryl groups is connected to the node structure by a first primary linker, and one or more hydrophobic moieties are each independently connected to the node structure by a primary linker or to one of the (poly) glyceryl groups by a secondary linker. Linked, polyglyceryl thickeners are provided compositions having an average degree of glyceryl polymerization of greater than 3 to less than about 11 and an average number of hydrophobic groups per main linking group of at least about 0.35. Also provided are compositions comprising a polyglyceryl compound, water, surfactants, and polyglyceryl thickeners, and methods of making the polyglyceryl compounds and compositions of the present invention. |