Patent ID: 7205268

Claim:
A low-foaming aqueous liquid laundry detergent composition comprising: (a) from about 0.05% to about 6%, by weight of the composition, of a carboxylic acid ester and/or low-degree alkoxylated derivatives thereof of a compound formula (I): wherein R 1 is selected from linear or branched C 6 to C 20 alkyl or alkylene groups; R 2 is selected from C 2 H 4 or C 3 H 6 groups; R 3 is selected from CH 3 , C 2 H 5 or C 3 H 7 groups; and n is 0, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and n are such that HLB is below about 10; wherein the compound of formula (I) is present in an amount of from about 0.06 to about 35% wight of the total amount of the compound of formula (I) and surfactants; (b) from about 8% to about 80% of a surfactant comprising from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of an anionic surfactant; (c) from about 15% to about 90% of water; (d) the foaming height of the composition is 75 mm or less after 5 minutes.