THICKENING AND FOAM-INCREASING AGENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a detergent auxiliary excellent in thickening property, foam-increasing property, stability at a low temperature and having slight temperature dependence and high safety. SOLUTION: This thickening and foam-increasing agent composed of an alkanolamide represented by the general formula (1) [wherein R1 represents a straight-chain or branched chain 7-21C alkyl group, alkenyl group or hydroxyalkyl group; R2 represents a straight-chain or branched chain 1-3C alkyl group; (R3)s each represent a straight-chain or branched chain 2-3C alkylene group and they may be same or different; (n) is an arbitrary number of 0-20.] is used as the detergent auxiliary.