Patent ID: 6927200

Claim:
An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising from 30% to 70% by weight of the total composition of water, from 0.1% to 2% by weight of the total composition of magnesium ions, and a surfactant mixture comprising: a) an alkyl alkoxy sulfate surfactant of the formula R 1 O(A) x SO 3 M, where R 1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 9 to 16 carbon atoms, A is an alkoxy group, x represents 0.5 to 3 in average, and M is a member selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkali earth metals, ammonium and alkanolammonium, wherein from 20% to 60% by weight of the total alkyl alkoxy sulfate comprises an alkyl alkoxy sulfate wherein R 1 is branched such that the composition provides sudsing; and b) 0.5 to 10% of an amine oxide surfactant.