Patent ID: 7141538

Claim:
A liquid detergent composition comprising (a) a nonionic compound having one alkyl group selected from a 2-ethylhexyl group, an isononyl group and an isodecyl group, the alkyl group being connected with an organic group having 1 to 10 hydroxyl groups and 3 to 30 carbon atoms through an ether bond, an ester bond, an amide bond or a nitrogen atom, (b) a nonionic surfactant having an alkyl or alkenyl group having 11 to 16 carbon atoms, (c) a hydrophobic organic solvent which is liquid at 20° C. and (d) water, wherein (c)/(d)=0.5/99.5 to 40/60 (mass ratio) and (c)+(d) =50 to 99 (mass %).