Patent ID: 8901058

Claim:
A liquid hand dishwashing detergent composition comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of the total composition of a chelant, (b) from about 18% to about 80% by weight of the total composition of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic, semi-polar nonionic surfactants and mixtures thereof; (c) a branched nonionic surfactant; (d) from about 30% to about 90% by weight of the total composition of an aqueous liquid carrier; wherein the weight ratio of total surfactants to nonionic surfactant is from about 2 to about 6, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises a sulphate or sulphonate surfactant having an average percentage branching of from about 40% to about 60%, wherein the branched nonionic surfactant has a branching of about 100%, wherein the composition has a pH of from 8-11, and wherein the chelant is selected from the group consisting of Glutamic acid, Diethylenetriamine penta methylphosphonic acid; Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, Methyl glycinediacetic acid and mixtures thereof.