Abstract A detergent composition having inherent softening properties consisting essentially of a builder salt and a detergent selected from the group consisting of water-soluble sulfosuccinates of polyhydroxy tertiary amines having the structural formula: WHEREIN R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical of 8 to 24, preferably 10 to 20 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkyl or alkylol radical containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R3 is an alkylol radical containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and salts thereof. The reaction mixture consists of sulfonated mono-, di-, and/or triesters, depending on the number of reactive hydroxyl groups in the alcoholamine and the amount of dicarboxylic acid utilized. Since the aforedefined sulfonated esters and salts thereof uniquely possess both detergency and softening properties, they may constitute the sole detergent ingredient in the composition, although the presence of other detergents is not precluded.
A detergent composition in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sulfonated mono-ester has the formula:
Claim 2
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A composition in accordance with claim 1, which contains disodium sulfosuccinate of N-(2-hydroxy hexadecyl)-diethanolamine.
Claim 3
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A composition in accordance with claim 1, which contains sulfosuccinate of N-(2-hydroxyoctadecyl) methylethanolamine.
Claim 4
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A composition in accordance with claim 1, which contains sulfosuccinate of N-(2-hydroxyoctadecyl) diisopropanolamine.
Claim 5
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A method of simultaneously cleaning and softening textiles which comprises laundering said textiles in an aqueous bath containing the composition of claim 1.
Claim 6
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A method in accordance with claim 6, wherein the detergent composition constitutes about 0.05- 0.5% by weight of the aqueous bath.