Also included in the gemini surfactants useful in this invention are those of the formula: ##STR29## wherein R13 is a sugar moiety, e.g., a monosaccharide, desaccharide, or polysaccharide such as glucose; or a polyhydroxy compound such as glycerol; p is independently 0 to 4; R3 is as defined above in formula VII; and R14 is a C1 -C22 alkyl or --C(O)R4 wherein R4 is as described above.