Claims
- 1. A low irritating detergent and cleansing composition wherein the active ingredients consist essentially of
- (a) from about 1 to 50% by weight of an amphoteric-fatty acid complex of the formula ##STR15## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or substituted alkyl containing from about 5 to 17 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; R.sub.2 is alkyl containing from about 6 to 18 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof or alkyl amido of the formula ##STR16## wherein R.sub.3 is alkyl containing from about 5 to 17 carbon atoms, Z is H or lower alkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and Y is alkylene containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms;
- A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are the same or different and at least one of A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are selected from the group of anionic salt moieties consisting of the following:
- --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --COOX].sub.n
- --CH.sub.2 --COOX].sub.n
- --CH.sub.2 CHOH--CH.sub.2 --SO.sub.3 X].sub.n
- --CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 --OPO.sub.3 X].sub.n
- wherein X is a water soluble cation and n is an integer of 1 or 2 with the proviso that if only one of A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are selected from the anionic salt moieties above the other is lower alkyl or lower hydroxyalkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and
- (b) from about 2 to 50% by weight of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfosuccinates of the formula ##STR17## alkyl ether carboxylates, .alpha.-sulfo fatty acids of the formula ##STR18## alkyl succinates, acyl sarcosinates and fatty acid protein condensates; wherein R is alkyl from 8 to 17 carbon atoms, X' is hydrogen or a water soluble cation and B is O, N or O--C.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 O).sub.m wherein m is an integer of from 1 to 5; and wherein the amphoteric-fatty acid complex and the anionic surfactant are in the ratio of from about 1:4 to 4:1.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the amphoteric-fatty acid complex is of the formula ##STR19## wherein R.sub.1 is a mixture of alkyl chain lengths of from C.sub.5 H.sub.11 -C.sub.17 H.sub.35.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the amphoteric-fatty acid complex is of the formula ##STR20## wherein R.sub.1 is a mixture of alkyl chain lengths from C.sub.5 H.sub.11 -C.sub.17 H.sub.35.
- 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the amphoteric-fatty acid complex is of the formula ##STR21##
- 5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the amphoteric-fatty acid complex is from about 5 to 15% by weight of the total composition.
- 6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anionic surfactant is an acyl sarcosinate.
- 7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anionic surfactant is a alkyl sulfosuccinate.
- 8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anionic surfactant is an alkyl succinate.
- 9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anionic surfactant is from about 5 to 40% by weight of the total composition.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 241,874, filed Mar. 9, 1981 now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Riso, Richard R., "Protein Detergents", Published by Stepan Chemical Co., Maywood Division, Maywood, N.J. 1963, 8 pp. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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