Mild alkyl glycoside-based detergent compositions, further comprising terpene and isothiazolone derivatives

Claim 1

A detergent composition comprising: (a) 1-60% by weight of an alkyl glycoside represented by formula (I): R.sub.1 (OR.sub.2).sub.x G.sub.y (I) wherein R 1 is a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkylphenyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R 2 is an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, G is a moiety derived from a reducing saccharide containing 5 to 6 carbon atoms, x is an average value of 0-5, and y is an average value of 1.0-1.42; (b) 0.1-40% by weight of a surface active agent comprising a sulfate group, sulfonate group, or both; (c) 0.1-10% by weight of an amine oxide represented by formula (II): ##STR11## wherein R 3 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkylamide group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R 4 is an alkylene group having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, a is a number from 0-30, R 5 is an alkylene group having 0 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 6 and R 7 , which may be the same or different, are each a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkanol groups having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, --(C 2 H 4 O) 1-6 H groups, and mixtures thereof, (d) 0.1-10% by weight of an ethoxylated nonionic surface active agent; wherein the ratio by weight of [(b)+(c)]/(a) is in the range of 1/25-10/1 and the ratio by weight of (c)/(b) is 1/10-3/1; (e) 0.01-3% by weight of a terpene hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, and (f) 0.0001-0.1% by weight of one or more 3-isothiazolones represented by formulae (VI) and (VII), or their derivatives, ##STR12## wherein R 13 and R 14 , individually, are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and Y is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms.