Liquid detergent composition containing stabilizing electrolyte mixtures

Claim 1

An aqueous built liquid detergent composition of the suspending type which comprises: (i) 5 to 35% by weight of a detergent active material comprising: (a) a nonionic detergent active material selected from the group consisting of tertiary amine oxides, alkylene oxide condensation products of alcohols, alkyl phenols, fatty acids and of fatty acid amides; and (b) an anionic detergent active material, a cationic detergent active material or mixtures thereof; wherein the weight ratio of component (a) to component (b) lies between 1:1 and 1:5; and (ii) a mixture of electrolytes, said mixture comprising: (a) 5 to 30% by weight of an electrolyte having a salting-out effect on component (a) of said nonionic detergent active material, selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal and ammonium salts of orthophosphates, pyrophosphates, tripolyphosphates, silicates, disilicates, borates, carbonates, sulfates, citrates, nitrilotriacetates, carboxymethyloxy succinates and mixtures thereof; and (b) 2 to 25% by weight of an auxiliary electrolyte having a lyotropic number of at least 9.5, selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal and ammonium salts of iodides, chlorates, perchlorates, rhodanides, nitrates, bromides, chlorides and mixtures thereof.