Aqueous solutions of poorly soluble active ingredients using polyalkyoxylated amino alcohols

A composition comprising biologically active compound that is insoluble or poorly soluble in water and a polyalkoxylated amino alcohol of the formula

• where Ri, R2, R3, and R4 are independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic groups having 1-25 carbons, R5 is a divalent alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, or heterocyclic group having 4-25 carbons, and where each AO is a polyoxyalkylene chain having oxypropylene (PO) and oxyethylene (EO) groups, where m is the average number of PO groups per AO group and n is the average number of the average number of EO groups per AO group, and m is at least 1, n is at least 2, and m+n is at least 20 no more than 400, wherein the composition is solid or comprises water.