Patent ID: 6177394
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
An all purpose liquid cleaning composition comprising:(a) 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant containing ethoxylate groups;(b) 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of a liquid crystal suppression additive selected from the group consisting of a C.sub.7 -C.sub.17 N-alkyl pyrrolidone, a 1,2alkane diol having 5 to 8 carbon atoms, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 alkyl urea and an ester compound having the structure ##STR3##wherein n and k are numbers from 7 to 17 and m is a number from 7 to 17;(c) the balance being water, wherein the cleaning composition does not contain more than 0.3% of a perfume, an anionic surfactant or an alkali metal builder and the composition is clear and stable in the range of 5.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. and the composition has a pH in the range of neutral to acid.