Patent ID: 6329331
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C11D

Abstract:
An aqueous detergent composition, which is in the form of a thickened, mobile fluid, shear gel comprising:(a) a foaming detergent, wherein said detergent comprises a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants and zwitterionic surfactants and wherein at least 3% by wt. of said composition comprises anionic surfactant;(b) 5% to 90% by weight of a polyol material selected from the group consisting of glycerol; sorbitol; hexandiol; propan-1,2 diol; 1,3 butylene glycol; propylene glycol; hexylene glycol; and polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols having molecular weights in the range 100 to 4,000; and(c) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a polymer or polymer mixture which is capable of forming a reversible gel, wherein said polymer or polymer mixture is selected such that said polymer or polymer mixture is dissolved above its gel point and becomes mobile, and said polymer or mixture is then cooled below its gel point and under shear such that the polymer is present in the composition as a multiplicity of individual gel particles having a particle size of less than 200 micrometers; wherein said polymer or polymer mixture includes a polysaccharide chain of natural origin.