Soaps and ester-soaps of .alpha.-olefin derived high molecular weight acids

An ester-soap derived from an aliphatic hydroxylic compound having 2 to 25 carbon atoms and 1 to 10 primary or secondary hydroxyl groups and a mixed straight-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acid obtained by the ozonization of a C.sub.22.sub.+ .alpha.-olefin wherein at least 90% by weight of the olefins contain 22 or more carbon atoms, said mixed acids containing less than 30% by weight acids having fewer than 21 carbon atoms, less than 20% by weight acids having greater than 35 carbon atoms and 55% by weight or more C.sub.21-35 acids with the weight ratio of odd to even carbon content acids in the C.sub.21-35 range being between 1.5:1 and 10:1, and partially saponified with a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, amphoteric metals and heavy metals, said ester-soap containing from about 0.5 to 2.5 weight percent of said metal.