An ink composition for inkjet recording comprising water and a compound represented by the following Structure: ##STR00001## wherein at least one of Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, Z.sub.3, and Z.sub.4 are not hydrogen; each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, R.sub.4 is --H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2H.sub.5, or --C.sub.3H.sub.7, or --CH.sub.2O(CH.sub.2CHR.sub.5O).sub.x4Z.sub.4, wherein each R.sub.5 is independently hydrogen or methyl; b is 0 or 1; x.sub.1, x.sub.2, x.sub.3, and x.sub.4 are each equal to at least 1, the sum of x.sub.1, x.sub.2, x.sub.3 is 3 to 45 when R.sub.4 is not --CH.sub.2O(CH.sub.2CHR.sub.5O).sub.x4Z.sub.4, and the sum x.sub.1, x.sub.2, x.sub.3, and x.sub.4 is from 3 to 60 when R.sub.4 is --CH.sub.2O(CH.sub.2CHR.sub.5O).sub.x4Z.sub.4. Such compounds have been found to provide improved curl control.