Liquid detergent compositions comprising alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant

A liquid detergent composition comprising:

• a surfactant system,
• the surfactant system comprising alkyl ether sulfate surfactant and a second surfactant,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises a plurality of alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compounds, where each alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound comprises an alkyl chain,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises from about 40 wt % to about 70 wt %, by weight of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, of an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound having fifteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises no more than about 30 wt %, by weight of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, of an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound having fourteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises from about 15% to about 50%, by weight of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, of an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound having thirteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain;
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant is characterized by chain lengths having a weight average molecular weight of from about 208 to no greater than 215 daltons, based on the weight average molecular weight of a fatty alcohol comprising the alkyl chain,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant is further characterized by an average degree of ethoxylation of from about 0.5 to about 5;
• and
• a detergent adjunct.

A detergent paste comprising:

• from about 45% to about 100%, by weight of the paste, of alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, where the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises a plurality of alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compounds, where each alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound comprises an alkyl chain,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises from about 40 wt % to about 70 wt %, by weight of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, of an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound having fifteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, and
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises no more than about 30%, by weight of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, of an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound having fourteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant comprises from about 15% to about 50%, by weight of the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant, of an alkyl ethoxylated sulfate compound having thirteen carbon atoms in the alkyl chain;
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant is characterized by chain lengths having a weight average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 220 daltons, based on the weight average molecular weight of a fatty alcohol comprising the alkyl chain,
• wherein the alkyl ethoxylated sulfate surfactant is further characterized by an average degree of ethoxylation of from about 0.5 to about 5;
• optionally, the paste further comprising alkyl benzene sulphonate surfactant, a caustic agent, an alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine polymer, non-aminofunctional organic solvent, water, or combinations thereof.