Claims
- 1. A gel laundry detergent composition comprising by weight of the composition:a) from 15% to 40% of an anionic surfactant component wherein anionic surfactant component comprises, by weight of the composition; (i) from about 5% to about 25% of alkyl polyethoxylate sulfates wherein the alkyl group contains from about 10 to about 22 carbon atoms and the polyethoxylate chain contains from about 0.5 to about 15 ethylene oxide moieties; and (ii) from about 5% to about 20% of fatty acids; b) a detersive amine; c) from 0% to 4.7% by weight of the composition of total organic solvent; and wherein said composition has a viscosity of from about 100 cp to about 4,000 cp at 20 s−1 shear rate.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the detergent composition additionally comprises adjunct ingredients selected from the group consisting of non-citrate builders, optical brighteners, soil release polymers, dye transfer inhibitors, polymeric dispersing agents, enzymes, suds suppressers, dyes, perfumes, colorants, filler salts, hydrotropes, antiredeposition agents, antifading agent, dye fixative agents, prill/fuzzing reducing agents, and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the ingredient (b) comprises from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight, of a detersive amine; wherein said amine is of the formula: wherein R1 is a C6-C12 alkyl group; n is from about 2 to about 4, X is a bridging group which is selected from NH, CONH, COO, or O or X can be absent; and R3 and R4 are individually selected from H, C1-C4 alkyl, or (CH2—CH2—O(R5)) wherein R5 is H or methyl.
- 4. A composition according to claim 3 wherein the detersive amine is selected from the group consisting of: octyl amine, hexyl amine, decyl amine, dodecyl amine, C8-C12 bis(hydroxyethyl)amine, C8-C12 bis(hydroxyisopropyl)amine, C8-C12 amido-propyl dimethyl amine and mixtures thereof.
- 5. A composition according to claim 4 wherein said detersive amine comprises C8-C12 amido-propyl dimethyl amine.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a 371 of PCT/US98/15281 filed Jul. 23, 1998 which claims priority under 119(e) to U.S. Serial No. 60/054,099 filed Jul. 29, 1997.
PCT Information
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WO99/06519 |
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