| abstract |
The invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising a) one or more polyesters comprising one or more of the repeating structural unit (a1) and one or more of the repeating structural unit (a2) wherein G 1 is one or more of (C n H 2n O) with n being a number of from 2 to 10, R 1 is H or COR 2 , R 2 is X-(C 3 H 6 O) p -(C 2 H 4 O) q -Y wherein X is NH or O, Y is a C 1-30 alkyl, the (C 3 H 6 O)- and (C 2 H 4 O)-groups may be arranged blockwise, alternating, periodically and/or statistically and wherein the connections of the groups (C 3 H 6 O)- and (C 2 H 4 O)- to X- and -Y are free to vary, or O-G 1 -H, p is based on a molar average, a number of from 0 to 60, q is based on a molar average, a number of from 1 to 300, and b) one or more surfactants. The one or more polyesters of component a) possess advantageous stability in alkaline environments, possess beneficial solubility and advantageously are clearly soluble in alkaline compositions such as liquid laundry detergent compositions and also possess advantageous soil release and soil removal properties on fatty and oily stains. |