Ion-pair complex conditioning agent and compositions containing same

Claim 2

A detergent composition comprising: from about 0.1% to about 20% of a conditioning agent comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR20## wherein each R 1 and R 2 independently is a C 12 -C 20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R 3 is H or CH 3 , and A - is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; from about 1% to about 98% of a water-soluble detergent surfactant selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and anionic surfactants, wherein the quantity of said detergent surfactant is exclusive of the quantity of anionic compound present in said ion-pair complex; and from about 5% to about 80% of a detergency builder other than C 10 -C 18 alkyl monocarboxylic acids or salts thereof.

Claim 3

A detergent composition as in claim 1, wherein said builder is selected from the group consisting of polycarboxylates, polyactetates, carbonates, polymeric carboxylates, polyphosphonates, inorganic phosphates, silicates, and aluminosilicates, acids thereof, and alkali metal salts, ammonium salts and substituted ammonium salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 4

A detergent composition as in claim 2, wherein R 3 is H.

Claim 5

A detergent composition as in claim 2, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 20 microns.

Claim 6

A detergent composition as in claim 4, wherein said average particle size is greater than about 40 microns.

Claim 7

A detergent composition as in claim 5, wherein said average particle size is greater than about 50 microns.

Claim 8

A detergent composition as in claim 4, wherein said average particle size is less than about 250 microns.

Claim 9

A detergent composition as in claim 6, wherein said average particle size is less than about 150 microns.

Claim 10

A detergent composition as in claim 2 wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkyl sulfonates, C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, and dialkyl sulfosuccinates.

Claim 11

A detergent composition as in claim 4, wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkyl sulfonates, C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, and dialkyl sulfosuccinates.

Claim 12

A detergent composition as in claim 8, wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkyl sulfonates, C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, and dialkyl sulfosuccinates.

Claim 13

A detergent composition as in claim 9, wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates

Claim 14

A detergent composition as in claim 10, wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

Claim 15

A detergent composition as in claim 11 wherein A - is selected from the gorup consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

Claim 16

A detergent composition as in claim 2 wherein the alkyl amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

Claim 17

A detergent composition as in claim 10, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

Claim 18

A detergent composition as in claim 11, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

Claim 19

A detergent composition as in claim 14, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

Claim 20

A detergent composition as in claim 17 wherein the ion-pair complex is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, unhydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with a C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with a C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, dipalmityl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, distearyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, distearyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, diarachidyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl stearyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with a linear C 1 -C 20 alkyl benzene sulfonate, ditallow amine (hydrogenated or unhydrogenated) complexed with an aryl sulfonate, ditallow methyl amine (hydrogenated or unhydrogenated) complexed with an aryl sulfonate, dipalmityl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, distearyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, distearyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, diarachidyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, palmityl stearyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with an aryl sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 21

A detergent composition as in claim 18, wherein the ion-pair complex is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a C 1 -C 8 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, unhdyrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, unhdyrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, dipalmityl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, distearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, distearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, diarachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl stearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 22

A detergent composition as in claim 20 wherein the anionic compound of the ion-pair complex comprises a linear C 1 -C 3 alkyl benzene sulfonate and the amine is a distearyl amine, a ditallow methyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, a ditallow amine.

Claim 23

A detergent composition according to claim 16 wherein the detergent surfactant is selected from the group consiting of anionic surfactats, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants and mixtures thereof.

Claim 24

A detergent composition according to claim 22 which comprises from about 0.1% to about 10.0% of the ion-pair complex.

Claim 25

A detergent composition according to claim 23 which comprises from about 10% to about 60% of the detergent surfactant.

Claim 26

A detergent composition according to claim 24 which additionally comprises a liquid carrier and from about 5% to about 50% of the detergency builder.

Claim 27

A detergent composition according to claim 24 wherein said composition is a granular detergent and comprises from about 10% to about 80% of the detergency builder.

Claim 28

A detergent composition according to claim 25 wherein the builder component is selected from the group consisting of polyacetates, carbonates, polycarbonates, polymeric carboxylates, and polyphosphates, and acids thereof, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 29

A detergent composition according to claim 26 wherein the builder component is selected from the group consisting of inorganic phosphates, water-insoluble sodium aluminosilicates, silicates, carbonates, polycarbonates, polymeric carboxylates, polyphosphates, and alkali metal, ammonium and substituted ammonium salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 30

A detergent composition according to claim 27, wherein the builder component comprises a succinate or acid thereof.

Claim 31

A detergent composition according to claim 26 which further comprises from about 2% to about 15% of a smectite clay softener.

Claim 32

A detergent composition according to claim 25 additonally comprising from about 0.1% to about 10% of a chelating agent.

Claim 33

A detergent composition according to claim 31 wherein the chelating agent is an amino carboxylate and comprises from about 0.1% to about 3.0% of the composition.

Claim 34

A detergent composition according to claim 30 additionally comprising from about 0.1% to about 10% of a chelating agent.

Claim 35

A detergent composition according to claim 33 wherein the chelating agent is an amino carboxylate and comprises from about 0.1% to about 3.0% of the composition.

Claim 36

A detergent composition according to claim 31 which further comprises from about 0.025% to about 2% of an enzyme.

Claim 37

A detergent composition according to claim 33 which further comprises from about 0.025% to about 2% of an enzyme.

Claim 38

A detergent composition according to claim 35 which further comprises from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a clay soil removal and anti-redeposition agent.

Claim 39

A detergent composition according to claim 37 wherein said clay soil removal and anti-redeposition agent is selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated monoamines, ethoxylated diamines, ethoxylated polyamines and mixtures thereof.

Claim 40

A detergent composition according to claim 3l which further comprises from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a clay soil removal and anti-redeposition agent.

Claim 41

A detergent composition according to claim 37 additionally comprising from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a soil release agent.

Claim 42

A detergent composition according to claim 40 wherein said soil release agent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy ether cellulosic polymers, copolymeric blocks or ethylene terephthalate polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide terephthalate, cationic guar gums, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 43

A detergent composition according to claim 39 additionally comprising from about 0.01% to about 5.0% of a soil release agent.

Claim 44

A detergent composition according to claim 42 wherein said soil release agent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy ether cellulosic polymers, copolymeric blocks of ethylene terephthalate polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide terepyhthalate, cationic guar gums, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 45

A detergent composition according to claim 40 which further comprises from about 0.1% to about 10.0% of a stabilizing agent.

Claim 46

A detergent composition according to claim 25 which further comprises from about 0.1% to about 10.0% of a stabilizing agent.

Claim 47

A detergent composition according to claim 44 wherein said stabilizing agent comprises from about 0.3% to about 1.5% of the total composition and is selected from the group consisting of quaternized montmorillonite clay and synthetic hectorite clay.

Claim 48

A detergent composition according to claim 42, further comprising from about 1% to about 20% of a bleaching agent.

Claim 49

A fabric conditioning composition comprising a smectite clay softener and water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR21## wherein each R 1 and R 2 independently is a C 12 -C 20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R 3 is H or CH 3 , and A - is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taruates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes.

Claim 50

A fabric conditioning composition comprising a smectite clay softener and water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR21## wherein each R 1 and R 2 independently is a C 12 -C 20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R 3 is H or CH 3 , and A - is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taruates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes.

Claim 51

A laundry product comprising the composition of claim 1, 8, 21, 30, 46, or 48 contained by means for releasing said composition in aqueous solution.

Claim 52

A laundry product comprising the composition of claim 1, 8, 21, 30, 46, or 48 contained by a laminated substrate product.

Claim 53

A laundry product comprising the composition of claim 1, 8, 21, 30, 46, or 48 contained by a pouch which is dissolvable in aqueous solution.

Claim 56

A method for laundering fabrics comprising the agitation of said fabrics in an aqueous solution containing from about 0.1% to about 2% of the composition of claim 1.

Claim 57

A laundry product comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR23## wherein each R 1 and R 2 independently is a C 12 -C 20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R 3 is H or CH 3 , and A - is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; said particles being contained by a means for releasing said particles in aqueous solution.

Claim 58

A laundry product comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR23## wherein each R 1 and R 2 independently is a C 12 -C 20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R 3 is H or CH 3 , and A - is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; said particles being contained by a means for releasing said particles in aqueous solution.

Claim 59

A laundry product as in claim 54, wherein said means is a laminated substrate product.

Claim 60

A laundry product as in claim 54, wherein said means is a pouch which is dissolvable in aqueous solution.

Claim 61

A detergent composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% of a conditioning agent comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR24## wherein each R 1 and R 2 independently is a C 12 -C 20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R 3 is H or CH 3 , and A - is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; from about 1% to about 98% of a water-soluble detergent surfactant selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and anionic surfactants, wherein the quantity of said detergent surfactant is exclusive of the quantity of anionic compound present in said ion-pair complex; and from about 0.025% to about 2% of an enzyme.

Claim 62

A detergent composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% of a conditioning agent comprising water-insoluble particles having an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, said particles comprising an alkyl amine-anionic compound ion-pair complex having the formula: ##STR24## wherein each R 1 and R 2 independently is a C 12 -C 20 alkyl or alkenyl, each R 3 is H or CH 3 , and A - is an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfonates, aryl sulfonates, alkylaryl sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl oxybenzene sulfonates, acyl isethionates, acylalkyl taurates, alkyl ethoxylated sulfates, and olefin sulfonates, and mixtures of said ion-pair complexes; from about 1% to about 98% of a water-soluble detergent surfactant selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and anionic surfactants, wherein the quantity of said detergent surfactant is exclusive of the quantity of anionic compound present in said ion-pair complex; and from about 0.025% to about 2% of an enzyme.

Claim 63

A detergent composition as in claim 57, wherein R 3 is H.

Claim 64

A detergent composition as in claim 57, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 20 microns and less than about 250 microns.

Claim 65

A detergent composition as in claim 59, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 40 microns.

Claim 66

A detergent composition as in claim 60, wherein said average particle diameter is greater than about 50 microns.

Claim 67

A detergent composition as in claim 59, wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

Claim 68

A detergent composition as in claim 60, wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

Claim 69

A detergent composition as in claim 61 wherein A - is selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 20 alkylaryl sulfonates and aryl sulfonates.

Claim 70

A detergent composition as in claim 62, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhdyrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

Claim 71

A detergent composition as in claim 63, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhydrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

Claim 72

A detergent composition as in claim 64, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine, unhdyrogenated ditallow amine, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine, dipalmityl amine, dipalmityl methyl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine, diarachidyl amine, diarachidyl methyl amine, palmityl stearyl amine, palmityl stearyl methyl amine, palmityl arachidyl amine, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine, stearyl arachidyl amine, and stearyl arachidyl methyl amine.

Claim 73

A detergent composition as in claim 66, wherein the ion-pair complex is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a C 1 -C 8 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, hyrogenated ditallow amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a C 1 -C 8 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate, hydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, unhydrogenated ditallow amine complexed with bezene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, unhydrogenated ditallow methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, dipalmityl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, dipalmityl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, distearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, distearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, diarachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, diarachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl stearyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl stearyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, palmityl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, stearyl arachidyl methyl amine complexed with benzene sulfonate or a linear C 1 -C 8 alkyl benzene sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 74

A detergent composition as in claim 68 wherein the anionic compound of the ion-pair complex comprises a linear C 1 -C 3 alkyl benzene sulfonate and the amine is a distearyl amine, a ditallow methyl amine, a distearyl methyl amine, or a ditallow amine.