Patent ID: 8048842

Claim:
A thickening/foam-promoting agent comprising the following component (A): (A) a compound represented by the following formula (1): R 1 O—(PO) n /(EO) m —R 2 (1), wherein R 1 is a linear alkyl or an alkenyl group having 8 to 10 carbon atoms, PO is a propyleneoxy group, EO is an ethyleneoxy group, an average added molar number n is a number of 1.5 to 3.0, an average added molar number m is a number of 0 to 0.5, and R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, wherein a content of an alcohol of the formula (1), when n=0, m=0 and R 2 is a hydrogen atom, is not more than 3000 ppm.