Patent ID: 8486432

Claim:
A method of treating an exterior of an animal for cleaning and/or to impart insect repellency to the exterior comprising: a) providing an insect repelling composition comprising: (i) a nonionic primary surfactant comprising an ethoxylated sorbitol oleate; (ii) a nonionic secondary surfactant selected from the group consisting of linear ethoxylated secondary alcohols, polyoxyethylene ethers, ethoxylated sorbitan monolaurates, ethoxylated fatty acid amides and ethoxylated fatty acids and containing about 7 moles to about 26 moles of ethylene oxide and comprising from about 20 to about 36 weight percent of said composition, and wherein said nonionic secondary surfactant is capable of stabilizing and solubilizing said nonionic primary surfactant such that said composition has a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance between about 12.0 and about 13.5; and (iii) water, wherein the water is in a sufficient amount so that the nonionic primary and secondary surfactants together with the water form a gel; and b) applying said insect repelling composition to the animal's exterior for the purpose of cleaning and/or imparting at least insect repellency to the exterior.