Patent ID: 6046151
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A clear microemulsion light duty liquid cleaning composition which comprises approximately by weight:(a) 2% to 15% of a metal salt of an anionic sulfonate surfactant;(b) 2% to 15% of an alkali metal salt of a C8-18 ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfate;(c) 1% to 12% of a betaine surfactant and/or amine oxide surfactant;(d) 1% to 12% of at least one solubilizing agent;(e) 1% to 14% of at least one cosurfactant wherein said cosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols having a molecular weight of 150 to 1000, polypropylene glycol of the formula HO(CH.sub.3 CHCH.sub.2 O).sub.n H, wherein n is 2 to 18, mixtures of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, mono and di C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl ethers and esters of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol having the formulas of R(X).sub.n OH and R.sub.1 (X).sub.n OH, R(X)nOR,R1(X)nOR1 and R1(X)nOR wherein R is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, R.sub.1 is a C.sub.2-4 acyl group, X is (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2) or (OCH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3) and n is from 1 to 4;(f) 0.5% to 10% of urea;(g) 1% to 8% of water insoluble unsaturated or saturated organic compound wherein said organic compound is selected from the group consisting of water insoluble hydrocarbons having 4 to 30 carbon atoms containing 0 to 4 different or identical functional groups, water insoluble aromatic hydrocarbons containing 0 to 3 different or identical functional groups, water insoluble heterocyclic compounds containing 0 to 3 different or identical functional groups and water insoluble ethers containing 0 to 3 different or identical functional groups and mixtures thereof;(h) 1% to 12% of an alkyl polyglucoside surfactant;(i) 0.8% to 6% of a C8-18 mono or dialkoxylated alkylamide; and(j) the balance being water.