Patent ID: 7078373

Claim:
A laundry detergent composition in the form of a particulate, paste, gel, or bar, the composition comprising; (i) from 5 to 40 wt % of an anionic surfactant, (ii) from 1 to 20 wt % of a nonionic surfactant having a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance (HLB value) of from 13 to 25, (iii) optionally from 0 to 50 wt % of a cationic surfactant, (iv) optionally from 0 to less than 10 wt % of a detergency builder wherein the amount of a phosphate builder is from 0 to 5 wt %, (v) a polycarboxylate polymer that is present in an amount of up to 3 wt % and (vi) optionally other detergent ingredients to 100 wt %.