Detergent compositions containing 1-hydroxyalkane-sulfate, surfactants, inorganic builder, having good rinsing characteristics

Claim 1

A detergent composition effective for washing clothing, hair, kitchen articles and the like, consisting essentially of: A. from 3 to 50 percent by weight of water-soluble 1-hydroxyalkane-sulfate having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms; B. a water-soluble anionic organic surface active agent selected from the group consisting of linear and branched alkylbenzene sulfonates having an alkyl chain of 10 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyl sulfates having 10 to 18 carbon atoms, α-olefin sulfonates having 14 to 22 carbon atoms, alkane sulfonates having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, polyoxyethylene(1-12 mols)alkyl(C 12 -C 18 ) ether sulfates, carboxy alkyl ether compounds of the formula R-(OA) n O(CH 2 ) m COOM in which n is zero or a positive integer of up to 100, R is an alkyl or alkenyl group of 8 to 24 carbon atoms or a phenyl group having an alkyl or alkenyl group of 8 to 18 carbon atoms, A is an alkylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, m is 1 or 2 and M is a water solubility-imparting cation and salts of fatty acids having 12 to 20 carbon atoms, or a water-soluble nonionic organic surface active agent being an ethylene oxide addition product of a compound selected from the group consisting of alcohols having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, alkyl phenols having an alkyl group of 8 to 14 carbon atoms, sorbitan esters of fatty acids of 12 to 18 carbon atoms and fatty acids having 12 to 20 carbon atoms, or a mixture of said anionic and nonionic surface active agents; and C. water-soluble neutral inorganic builder salts, or water-soluble alkaline inorganic builder salts, or water-soluble organic builders, or mixtures thereof.