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2-Hydroxy-n-propylamines of formula, in which R is a mono- or dialkylphenolpoly-(C2-3)-alkyleneglycolether group bound through an oxygen atom and containing at least 8 (C2-3)alkyleneoxy units of which at least 50% are ethyleneoxy, R1 is hydrogen or alkyl, optionally substituted with hydroxyl or X, R2 is alkylene, optionally substituted with hydroxyl, and X is an acid group, the compounds being in free acid or salt form, are useful as surface active agents, especially for use as dispersing or emulsifying agents in textile lubricant and fat liquor emulsions, and as agents for the degreasing of pelts and leathers, as tanning auxiliary agents and for the desizing of textile materials.