Patent ID: 6156717
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A light duty liquid cleaning composition comprising by weight:(a) 15% to 35% of an alkali metal salt of an anionic sulfonate surfactant;(b) 1% to 14% of an alkali metal salt of a C.sub.8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate;(c) 1% to 10% of an ethoxylated methyl ester which is denicted by the formula: ##STR7## wherein x is a number from 6 to 12 and n is a number from 2 to 12. (d) 1% to 10% of a cosurfactant, wherein said cosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols having a molecular weight of 150 to 1000, polypropylene glycol of the formula HO((CH.sub.3)CHCH.sub.2 O).sub.n H, wherein n is 2 to 18, polythylene and propylene glycol ethers and esters having the formula of R(X)nOH, R1(X)nOH, R(X)nOR, R(X)nOR1, R1(X)nOR and R1(X)nOR1 wherein R is a C1-6 alkyl group, R1 is a C1-6 acyl group, X is (OCH2CH2) or (OCH2CHCH3) and n is from 1 to 8 and mixtures thereof;(e) 0.05% to 3% of a water insoluble unsaturated or saturated organic compound, essential oil or perfume; and(f) the balance being water.