Patent ID: 6121200
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A01N,B01F,Y10S

Abstract:
A water soluble surfactant composition comprising(a) an amine surfactant component consisting of (i) one or more compounds having the chemical structure ##STR8## where x is a number from about 7 to about 19, n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 are numbers independently selected from 1 to about 30, the average sum of n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 is 2 or greater, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkylene radicals; and (ii) one or more glycols selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol in an amount of zero to about 30% by weight of the amine surfactant component;(b) an effective eye irritation reducing amount of a phosphate surfactant component consisting of a phosphate monoester or mixture of phosphate monoesters having the chemical structure ##STR9## where R.sup.7 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 alkyl or C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 alkylphenyl, R is C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkylene, and m is a number from zero to about 60; alone or in combination with a phosphate diester or mixture of phosphate diesters having the chemical structure ##STR10## where R.sup.7, R and m are as defined immediately above; and optionally (c) water;wherein the amount of the amine surfactant component is about 60% to about 85% by weight of the surfactant composition excluding water.