Silicone alkoxylated esters carboxylates

A silicone compound conforming to the following structure;

• ##STR12## wherein;
• Me is methyl;
• R and R' are selected from methyl and
• --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --O--(EO).sub.a --(PO).sub.b --(EO).sub.c --C(O)--R"--C(O)--OH;
• with the proviso that both R and R' are not methyl;
• R" is selected from --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --;
• --CH.sub.2 --C(R.sup.7)--H;
• ##STR13## R.sup.7 is alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.1 is selected from lower alkyl CH.sub.3 (CH).sub.n -- or phenyl;
• n is an integer from 0 to 8;
• a, b and c are integers independently ranging from 0 to 20;
• EO is an ethylene oxide residue --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --O)--;
• PO is a propylene oxide residue --(CH.sub.2 CH(CH.sub.3)--O)--;
• o is an integer ranging from 1 to 100;
• q is an integer ranging from 0 to 500.