Claims
- 1. A liquid crystal detergent composition consisting essentially of by weight:
- (a) about 3% to about 18% of a nonionic surfactant containing ethylene oxide groups;
- (b) about 2% to about 15% of a water soluble salt of an ethoxylated C.sub.8-18 alkyl ether sulfate surfactant or alkyl sulfate surfactant;
- (c) about 0.25% to about 2.0% of a polyethylene powder abrasive having a particle size of 300 to 400 microns and an amorphous silica having a particle size of 8 to about 10 millimeters;
- (d) about 3% to about 16% of tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether;
- (e) about 1% to about 6% of a water insoluble organic compound selected from the group consisting of d-limonene, terpineol, alpha-pinene, and beta-pinene and mixtures thereof;
- (f) about 1% to about 8% of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate; and
- (g) the balance being water, said liquid crystal detergent composition has a storage modulus measured at a temperature between 20.degree. C. to 40.degree. C., at a strain of 0.1% to 5% and a frequency of 10 radians/second of at least about one Pascal and is clear at a temperature of 8.degree. C. to 43.degree. C. and the composition does not contain any sulfonate surfactant or builder salt.
- 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein said nonionic surfactant is a condensation product of of a higher fatty alcohol having about 9 to about 11 carbon atoms with 4 to 10 moles of said ethylene oxide groups.
- 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein said water soluble salt of said ethoxylated C.sub.8-18 alkyl ether sulfate surfactant has a cation selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium and ammonium.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation in part application of U.S. Ser. No. 8/611,924 filed Mar. 6, 1996 now abandoned which in turn is a continuation in part application of U.S. Ser. No. 8/334,107 filed Nov. 4, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,523,013 which in turn is a continuation in part application of U.S. Ser. No. 8/096,501 filed Nov. 3, 1993 now abandoned which in turn is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 7/726,597 filed Jul. 8, 1991 now abandoned which in turn is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 7/411,280 filed Sep. 22, 1989 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,015,826.
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