Patent ID: 11932827
Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. An alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant mixture for use in liquid detergent compositions selected from the group consisting of hair shampoos, hair conditioners, shaving foams or gels, laundry detergents, hard surface cleaners, personal cleansers, bar soap, hand soap, shower gels, automatic dishwashing compositions, hand dishwashing compositions, and mixtures thereof, wherein the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprises at least about 90% by weight of the total alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant of C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, wherein the C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant consists of:
a. less than about 40% by weight of the C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant of linear C13 alkyl sulfate, and
b. more than about 60% by weight of the C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant of 2-branched C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, wherein the 2-branched C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprises:
from about 5.0% to 20% by weight of the 2-branched alkyl chains of 2-pentyl octyl, and more than about 25% by weight of the 2-branched alkyl chains of 2-methyl dodecyl, and

c. from about 0.1% to about 2.0% by weight of other branched C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant,
wherein a, b and c add up to 100% by weight of the C13 alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant.