Anionic emulsion pre-spotting composition

Claim 1

A two-phase solvent containing anionic detergent composition to be applied as an unstable water-in-oil emulsion to fabrics as a laundry pre-spotting composition comprising: (a) from about 1% to about 30% by weight of a water soluble salt selected from the group consisting of citrate, gluconate, borate, silicates, phosphates, chloride, carbonates and salts of ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 1% to about 35% by weight of a mixture of (i) about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of a sorbitan nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan trioleate, and mixtures thereof, (ii) about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of at least one other nonionic surfactant, and (iii) from about 0.4 to about 27% by weight of at least one water soluble anionic surfactant, wherein said anionic surfactant is the main component of said mixture, said mixture having an HLB of from about 8 to about 14 and poised at the phase inversion point of an oil-out/water-out emulsion; (c) from about 2% to 60% by weight of a said solvent selected from the group consisting of naptha, kerosene, d-Limonene, pine oil, isoparaffinic hydrocarbons having a carbon content of about C 10 to about C 12 and having a boiling range of from 90° to 120° C., and low odor petroleum solvents having a boiling range of from 195° C. to 250° C., and mixtures thereof; and (d) the balance water.