COMPOUNDS

1 . A compound according to Formula 1

wherein

R represents a hydrocarbon group;

Z represents an oxyethylene group,

B represents an alkyl chain comprising 1 to 5 carbon atoms,

Y represents 0 or 1; and

X represents a number greater than zero.

2 . The compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein the Z group comprises 1 to 12 mole of oxyethylene.

3 . The compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein R represents an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group wherein the carbon backbone of the hydrocarbon group comprises 1 to 25 carbon atoms.

4 . The compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein X represents 1, 2 or 3.

5 . The compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein B represents —CH 3 or —CH 2 —CH 3 .

6 . The compound as claimed in claim 1 wherein

Z comprises 3 to 8 mole of oxyethylene; X=1, 2 or 3; Y=0; and B=CH 3 or CH 2 —CH 3 .

7 . The compound as claimed claim 1 having a congealing temperature of less than about 25° C.

8 . A composition comprising one or more compounds as claimed in claim 1 and one or more excipients.

9 . The composition of claim 8 comprising 1 to 5% by weight of one or more compound(s) as claimed in claim 1 .

10 . The composition as claimed in claim 8 in the form of a shampoo, hair colorant, hair conditioner, bath product, body wash, facial wash, skin treatment cream or skin treatment lotion.

11 . The composition as claimed in claim 8 in the form of a light duty detergent, laundry detergent, hard surface cleaner, industrial cleaner, metal working agent, lubricating agent, emulsifier, anti-corrosion agent for metal products, crop composition or textile composition.

12 . The composition as claimed in claim 8 comprising one or more of fillers, solvents, surfactants, stabilisers, perfumes, preservatives, complexing agents, opacifiers and luster developing agents, oils, emollients, suspended particles, anionics, non-ionics, amphoterics and cationics.

13 . A method of enhancing the foaming properties and/or providing improved sensorial delivery of a substance comprising the step of adding one or more compounds as claimed in claim 1 to the substance.

14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the compound(s) as claimed in claim 1 are added to the substance at a temperature of 20 to 25° C.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the amount and density of the foam generated by the substance is increased and/or the sustainability of the foam generated by the substance is increased.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the amount of foam generated by the substance is increased by at least 20%.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the density of the foam generated by the substance is increased by at least 20%.

18 . The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein the sustainability of the foam generated by the substance is increased by at least 20%.

19 . The method as claimed in claim 13 wherein at least 0.1 to 50% by weight composition formed of one or more compounds of Formula 1 is added to 50 to 99.9% by weight composition formed of the substance.

20 . A method of forming the compound as claimed in claim 1 comprising the steps of contacting a compound according to Formula 2 with ethylene oxide

wherein

R represents a hydrocarbon group,

B represents an alkyl chain comprising 1 to 5 carbon atoms,

Y represents 0 or 1; and

X represents a number greater than zero.

21 . The method of claim 20 wherein the compound of Formula 2 is selected from the group consisting of PPG-1 hydroxyethyl caprylamide, PPG-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, PPG-2 hydroxyethyl isostearamide, and mixtures thereof.

22 . The method of claim 20 wherein each mole of compound according to Formula 2 is contacted with 1 to 12 moles of ethylene oxide.

23 . The method as claimed in claim 20 wherein the reaction proceeds at a temperature of 100° C. or more.