Patent ID: 8648120

Claim:
A rheology modifier that is liquid comprising a first water-soluble low-molecular-weight compound (referred to hereinafter as compound (A)), a second water-soluble low-molecular-weight compound different from the compound (A) (referred to hereinafter as compound (B)), and a dicarboxylic acid (C) selected from the group consisting of 2,4-diethylglutaric acid, pimelic acid, azelaic acid, 4-methylcyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, 4-methylcyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, norbornenedicarboxylic acid, itaconic acid, and cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid, wherein the compound (A) is selected from cationic surfactants and the compound (B) is selected from anionic aromatic compounds; and wherein the content of the dicarboxylic acid (C) is 3 to 10% by weight in the rheology modifier.