Claims
- 1. An automatic cleaning and protectant composition comprising a low-foaming nonionic surfactant, a silicone antifoam emulsion, and a volatile silicone fluid.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the low-foaming nonionic surfactant is an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the silicone antifoam emulsion comprises a polydimethylsiloxane fluid in water.
- 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the volatile silicone fluid is a polydimethylcyclosiloxane having a viscosity of less than about 10 cSt. at 25.degree. C.
- 5. A cleaning and protectant composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 30% low-foaming nonionic surfactant, from about 0.2% to about 30% silicone antifoam emulsion, and from about 0.1% to about 30% volatile silicone fluid.
- 6. The composition of claim 5 wherein the low-foaming nonionic surfactant is an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant.
- 7. The composition of claim 6 wherein the silicone antifoam emulsion comprises a polydimethylsiloxane fluid in water.
- 8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the volatile silicone fluid is a polydimethylcyclosiloxane having a viscosity of less than about 10 cSt. at 25.degree. C.
- 9. The composition of claim 8 further comprising from about 1% to about 70% of at least one nonvolatile silicone fluid.
- 10. The composition of claim 9 wherein the nonvolatile silicone fluid has a viscosity from about 5 cSt. to about 100,000 cSt. at 25.degree. C.
- 11. The composition of claim 10 further comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group of anionic and nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
- 12. The composition of claim 11 wherein the surfactant includes an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol sulfates, alcohol ether sulfates and mixtures thereof, and a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated alcohols, alkanolamides and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The composition of claim 12 further comprising a thickener.
- 14. An automatic cleaning and protectant composition comprising:
- a. from about 1% to about 10% of a low-foaming nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated alcohols;
- b. from about 1% to about 10% of a silicone antifoam emulsion selected from the group consisting of polydimethylsiloxane emulsions in water;
- c. from about 5% to about 25% of a volatile silicone fluid selected from the group consisting of polydimethylcyclosiloxanes having a viscosity less than about 10 cSt. at 25.degree. C.;
- d. from about 20% to about 50% of nonvolatile silicone fluids selected from the group consisting of organopolysiloxanes having a viscosity from about 50 cSt. to about 10,000 cSt.; and,
- e. from about 1% to about 30% detergent surfactants selected from the group of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The composition of claim 14 further comprising a thickener.
- 16. The composition of claim 15 further comprising an amino-functional silicone.
- 17. The composition of claim 3 wherein the silicone antifoam emulsion comprises 10% by weight polydimethylsiloxane fluid.
- 18. The composition of claim 14 wherein the silicone antifoam emulsion comprises 10% by weight polydimethylsiloxane fluid.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08,920,788 filed Aug. 29, 1997; now U.S. Pat. No. 5,866,532.
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