Patent ID: 6548469
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A01N,C11D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of cleaning a surface and repelling cockroaches and ants from said surface, said method comprising applying a cleaning composition to said surface wherein said cleaning composition is based on an aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic solution or which is in the form of a detergent, wax, gel, shampoo, spray, solid product, emulsion, cream or dispersion, wherein said cleaning composition comprises:one or more surfactants; one or more builders; an amount of the insect repellent ethyl 3-(N-butylacetamino)propionate effective to repel cockroaches and/or ants; one or more bleaching agents; optionally a liquid medium; and optionally one or more fragrances, one or more dyestuffs, or brighteners, one or more antistatic agents, one or more antibacterial agents, one or more fungicides, one or more foam-forming agents, one or more anti-foaming agents, one or more antioxidants, one or more enzymes, or combinations thereof.