Patent ID: 6794348
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A gel laundry detergent and/or pre-treater composition comprising:(a) from about 8% to about 35%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant, A, selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic and cationic, and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition; of a non-neutralized fatty acid; (c) from about 50 to about 90% of water; (d) additional laundry composition ingredient selected from enzyme, builder, fluorescent dye, soil-release polymer, buffering agent, and mixtures thereof; (e) wherein the weight % ratio of the non-neutralized fatty acid to the surfactant is less than about 1 but greater than or equal to the Gelling Index Value, G, defined by equation (I) G=0.751+(0.11Ã—A)8.3-(0.0062Ã—A-0.25).(I)