High foaming detergent composition having low skin irritation properties

Claim 1

A liquid detergent composition consisting essentially of A. from 5 to 40 weight percent of a mixture of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate salts having the formula R--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n SO.sub.3 M wherein R is alkyl having on the average from 11 to 16 carbon atoms; n is from 1.0 to 2.6 as the average number of ethylene oxide units of component A, component A consisting of from zero to 5 weight percent of compounds in which n equals zero, from zero to 18 weight percent of compounds in which n equals 3 or more and higher than 77 weight percent of compounds in which n is one or 2; and M is a monovalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of sodium ion and potassium ion or a divalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of calcium ion and magnesium ion, with the proviso that M is said divalent metal ion or mixture thereof for from 15 to 98 weight percent of the total weight of component A, and that in the balance of component A, M is said monovalent metal ion or mixture thereof; B. 0.1 to 20% by weight of a betaine amphoteric surface active agent having the formula ##STR4## wherein R 1 is alkyl having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and R 2 and R 3 are alkyls having one to 3 carbon atoms, the weight ratio of B/A being in the range of from 0.01/1 to 2.0/1, and C. the balance of the composition consisting essentially of water.