Patent ID: 7825178

Claim:
An aqueous floor-polish composition comprising a water-insoluble polymer and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ester compounds obtained by reacting a hydroxycarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of malic acid, lactic acid, and tartaric acid with at least one glycol ether so that all of the carboxyl groups are esterified, acetylated ester compounds obtained by acetylating one or two hydroxyl groups of a hydroxycarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of malic acid, lactic acid, and tartaric acid and reacting the acetylated compound with at least one glycol ether so that all of the carboxyl groups are esterified and acetylated ester compounds obtained by reacting a hydroxycarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of malic acid, lactic acid, and tartaric acid with at least one glycol ether so that all of the carboxyl groups are esterified and then acetylating one or two hydroxyl groups of the esterified compound.