Combination of a sulfonated surfactant composition and star macromolecules

A composition comprising at least one sulfonated surfactant composition and one or more star macromolecules having a core and a plurality of polymeric arms, wherein:

• a) at least one polymeric arm of the plurality of polymeric arms is a hydrophilic polymeric arm;
• b) at least one polymeric arm of the plurality of polymeric arms is a copolymeric arm, wherein the at least one copolymeric arm:
• 1) comprises a longer hydrophilic segment proximal to the core and a shorter hydrophobic segment distal to the core;
• and
• 2) has a greater degree of polymerization than the at least one hydrophilic polymeric arm;
• and
• wherein the at least one sulfonated surfactant composition comprises a disulfonated surfactant composition represented by Formula II or Formula III:
• wherein:
• R1 —represents a hydrogen, or a linear or branched C6-C24 alkyl;
• R2 —represents a hydrogen, or a linear or branched C6-C24 alkyl;
• R3 —represents a hydrogen, or a linear or branched C6-C24 alkyl;
• M—represents an alkali metal, an ammonium represented by N(R4)4, or an aminoalcohol, or SO3M is SO3H;
• wherein R4 independently represents a hydrogen, or a linear or branched C3-C6 alkyl;
• m—represents an integer of 1 or 2;
• and
• n—represents an integer of 0 or 1;
• and
• wherein at least one and no more than two of R1, R2, and R3, represents a linear or branched C6-C24 alkyl.