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Soap and detergent cleaning compositions containing eucalyptus oil
Assignee: ASTRO NOVA AUSTRALIA PTY Ltd
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Filing: 1979-05-25
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Granted: 1981-02-17
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Expires: 1999-05-25
Abstract
Abstract A soap or detergent additive composition comprising a blend of an effective amount of (a) an essential oil (b) a detergent composition which includes an anionic, cationic or non-ionic surfactant or mixtures thereof, and (c) a softening agent which comprises a fixed oil derivative.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick W. Kemp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:23
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/18; C11D3/20; C11D3/2093; C11D3/38; C11D3/382; C11D1/00; C11D1/02; C11D1/12; C11D1/14; C11D1/38; C11D1/52; C11D1/523
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A soap or detergent additive composition consisting essentially of a blend of: (a) 50 to 70% by volume of eucalyptus oil present as a 35 to 90% solution; (b) 5 to 25% by volume of a coconut oil diethanolamide; and (c) 1 to 25% by volume of a detergent composition which includes a non ionic, anionic or cationic surfactant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A soap or detergent additive composition consisting essentially of a blend of: (a) 50 to 70% by volume of eucalyptus oil present as a 35 to 90% solution; (b) 5 to 25% by volume of a coconut oil diethanolamide; and (c) 1 to 25% by volume of a detergent composition which includes a non ionic, anionic or cationic surfactant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the eucalyptus oil is present as an approximate 35 to 40% solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 2 wherein (b) comprises a coconut oil diethanolamide having a high free diethanolamine content.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein there is further included an alkali metal salt in the form of a brine solution containing up to 10% salt, the brine solution being present in an amount of about 10% by volume to about 55% by volume based on the total volume of the composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 4 wherein the alkali metal salt is sodium chloride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein there is further included methanol, ethanol or a mixture thereof in an amount of about 57% by volume to about 63% by volume based on the total volume of the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 6 wherein there is further included an emulsifying agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
110 words
A process for preparing a soap or detergent additive composition characterized in that eucalyptus oil in a 35 to 90% solution is placed in a container, a detergent composition is added, the detergent composition including a non ionic, anionic or cationic surfactant or mixtures thereof, the container is sealed and the components mixed and the mixture allowed to stand for a period of about 5 minutes, coconut oil diethanolamide is added and the components mixed continuously to form a blend of even consistency; the said blend consisting essentially of 50-70% by volume of eucalyptus oil, 5-25% by volume of coconut oil diethanolamide and 1-25% by volume of the detergent composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
A process for preparing a soap or detergent additive composition characterized in that eucalyptus oil in a 35 to 90% solution is placed in a container, a detergent composition is added, the detergent composition including a non ionic, anionic or cationic surfactant or mixtures thereof, the container is sealed and the components mixed and the mixture allowed to stand for a period of about 5 minutes, coconut oil diethanolamide is added and the components mixed continuously to form a blend of even consistency; the said blend consisting essentially of 50-70% by volume of eucalyptus oil, 5-25% by volume of coconut oil diethanolamide and 1-25% by volume of the detergent composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A soap composition comprising a blend of from 3 to 35% by weight of a soap or detergent additive composition according to claim 1 and from 65 to 97% by weight of a soap base which comprises: (a) an alkali metal hydroxide, (b) water, (c) a source of fatty acids.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A detergent composition comprising a blend of from 3 to 35% by weight of a soap or detergent additive composition according to claim 1, and from 65 to 97% by weight of a liquid detergent composition comprising an aqueous detergent solution and optionally a pH regulating agent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 10 wherein the pH regulating agent is potassium hydroxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A soap composition according to claim 9 wherein the source of fatty acids is a composition which comprises 50% mutton fat and 50% beef fat.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A soap composition according to claim 9 wherein the source of fatty acids is a composition which comprises 100% beef fat.
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