Patent ID: 7291582

Claim:
An aqueous liquid laundry detergent composition comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 80%, by weight of the composition, of a detergent surfactant, wherein from about 1% to about 80%, by weight of the composition is an alkoxylated carboxylic acid ester surfactant of formula (I): wherein R 1 is selected from linear or branched C 6 to C 22 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 has a value between 1 and 20, (b) a free radical scavenger; (c) wherein the mole ratio of the ester to the free radical scavenger is from about 500:1 to about 20:1; (d) a laundry detergent ingredient selected from the group consisting of an enzyme, a fluorescing agent, a soil suspending agent, an anti-redeposition polymer and mixtures thereof; (e) from about 15% to about 90% of water.