Patent ID: 6140288
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
An all purpose liquid cleaning composition comprising:(a) 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant formed from the condensation product of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkanol, or alkyl phenol with ethylene oxide or ethylene oxide and propylene oxide;(b) 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of a liquid crystal suppression additive selected from the group consisting of a 1,2 alkanol diol having 5 to 10 carbon atoms, and an organic diester having the structure of ##STR3## wherein R is a C.sub.7 -C.sub.17 alkyl group and n is a number from 2 to 20;(c) 0.1 to 15% by weight of a glycol ether cosurfactant which contains t-butyl groups; and(d) the balance being water and the composition does not contain more than 0.3 wt. % of perfume and does not contain a water insoluble hydrocarbon having 6 to 18 carbon atoms or an essential oil and does not contain an alkali metal builder.