Detergent composition

Abstract

Abstract An aqueous detergent composition comprises, by weight, (a) 18-40% R(OC2H4)xSO4M, wherein x is 0-4; (b) a trialkyl amine oxide, the weight ratio (a); (b) being 1-7: 1; (c) 1.8-10%, but at least 20% by weight of (b), alkyl glyceryl ether sulphonate; and (d) at least 5%, but preferably not more than 40% of methanol, ethanol, n- or iso-propanol, or mixtures thereof. (a), (b) and (c) each contain a C10-14-straight chain alkyl group of which at least 50% contains 12 carbon atoms; (b) contains two alkyl groups which each have 1 or 2 carbon atoms, and the cation in (a) and (c) is mono-, di- or tri-ethanolamine, ammonium, sodium, or potassium. (a) is preferably the ammonium salt of the sulphated condensate of 3 mols. ethylene oxide with 1 mol. middle cut coconut alcohol, and the weight ratio of (b) to (c) is usually at least 1:1. Up to 5% of sodium, potassium or ammonium toluene or xylene sulphonates, or mixtures thereof may be present. Inorganic salts in amounts up to 12%, e.g. sodium nitrate, potassium chloride, or ammonium phosphate, opacifiers such as ethylene glycol distearate or polystyrene in amounts up to 3%, citric acid, perfume, viscosity control agents, colour and perfume may also be incorporated. Specifications 802,325 and 992,754 are referred to.

Inventors

• 👤 Eaton Stanley Lee
• 👤 Gebhardt Edmund Frederick

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