Liquid detergent composition

Claim 1

A detergent composition comprising: (a) 0.1 to 95% by weight of one or more saccharide ##STR11## wherein R 3 represents a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, or alkylphenyl group having 5-17 carbon atoms, R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, a group ##STR12## wherein R 5 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group and p denotes a value of 0-10, or a group --CH 2 --CH 2 --OH, ##STR13## or --CH 2 --CH 2 --CH 2 --OH, and x represents a polyhydroxyalkyl group derived from saccharide residue having 4-30 carbon atoms; (b) 0.01 to 5% by weight of one or more antibacterial agents selected from the group consisting of: (i) calcium-, magnesium-, barium-, strontium-, zinc-, cadmium-, tin-, or zirconium salts of 2-mercapto-pyridine-N-oxide, (ii) 1-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidone derivatives represented by formula (III), ##STR14## wherein R 6 represents an alkyl group having 1-17 carbon atoms, alkenyl group having 2-17 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl group having 5-8 carbon atoms, bicycloalkyl group having 7-9 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl-alkyl group wherein the alkyl group has 1-4 carbon atoms and the cycloalkyl group may be substituted with an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, aryl group, aralkyl group with an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, aryl-alkenyl group with the alkenyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, aryloxyalkyl or arylmercaptoalkyl group with the alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, benzhydryl group, phenylsulfonylalkyl group with the alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, furylalkenyl group with the furyl or alkenyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, wherein the above-mentioned aryl residual group may be substituted with an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms, nitro group, cyano group, or a halogen atom; R 7 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, alkenyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, halogen atom, phenyl group, or benzyl group; and X + represents an organic base, alkali metal ion, ammonium ion, alkaline earth metal ion, or a divalent to tetravalent cationic ion, (iii) 2,2'-dithio-bis-(pyridine-N-oxide) represented by formula (IV), ##STR15## (iv) trichloro carbanide (TCC) represented by formula (V), ##STR16## (v) trichlosan represented by formula (VI), ##STR17## sulfur, selenium sulfide, cadmium sulfide, allantoin, menthols, salicylic acid, and undecylenic acid; and (c) one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of alkylsulfate, polyoxyethylenealkylsulfate, α-olefinalkylsulfate, half alkylsulfsuccinate, acylated gultamic acid, monoalkyl phosphate, and soaps.