Preferred hydroxyl compounds include hydroxylated (meth)acrylates and (meth)acrylamides represented by the following structure: ##STR2## wherein R1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or chlorine; R2 is an alkyl group preferably having 2 to 16 carbon atoms; and X is oxygen or NR3 where R3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group preferably having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.