Improving the ocular tolerance of a topical composition comprises incorporating a polyol-glycoside compound (I) in the composition. Improving the ocular tolerance of a topical composition comprises incorporating a polyol-glycoside compound (I) of formula R1-O-Gx-H in the composition. G : a reducing sugar like glucose, xylose, arabinose (all preferred), dextrose, saccharose, fructose, idose, gulose, galactose, (iso)maltose, maltotriose, lactose, cellobiose, mannose, ribose, lyxose, allose, altrose, dextran or tallose x : 1-5 R1 : CH2-(CHOH)n-CH2-OH or -(CH2-CHOH-CH2-O)m-H n : 2-4 and m : 1-3. Independent claims are included for: (1) a topical composition comprising (I) at 0.2-90 mass.%, an ester compound of formula [R2-O-(CH2-CH2-O)p-SO3]r-X at 2-99 mass.% and a solvent at 0-80 mass.% and (2) a process of preparing the concentrate mixing (I) and the ester compound under agitation, and optionally mixing the obtained mixture with the solvent. R2 : 6-22C, preferably 8-18C hydrocarbon p : 1 -10, preferably 2-4 r : 1-2 and X : (alkaline)earth metal cation, NH4+> or (tri)hydroxyethyl ammonium ion.
