Spray container comprising a detergent composition
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJean-Francois Bodet, Denis Alfred Gonzales, Paulus Antonius Augustinus Hoefte, Cindy Jean, Olga Barbara Kaczerewska, Muriel Cuilleret, Valerie Perdigon
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Abstract
The need for a container and detergent composition with reduced or no clogging of the spray nozzle, and improved visibility of the spray on the surface, even without the presence of a mesh in front of the spray nozzle and even when spraying at larger spray angles, is met when formulating the detergent composition to comprise a branched alkoxylated alcohol.
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A container comprising a spray applicator and a container-body, wherein the container-body comprises a hard-surface cleaning detergent composition, the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition comprising:
- (a) a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises a branched alkoxylated alcohol selected from the group consisting of:
- C4-C10 alkyl branched alkoxylated alcohols, and mixtures thereof, wherein the hard-surface cleaning detergent composition comprises the branched alkoxylated alcohol at a level of from 0.01 to 2.0 wt %;
- (b) 80 wt to 97 wt % water;
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- (c) a solvent comprising monoethanolamine and triethanolamine in a weight ratio of from 0.5:1 to 1:10;
- wherein the detergent composition has a pH of 8.5 to 12.5, wherein the branched alkoxylated alcohol is 2-ethyl hexan-1-ol ethoxylated to a degree of from 4 to 6, and propoxylated to a degree of from 4 to 6, wherein the branched alkoxylated alcohol is first propoxylated and then ethoxylated.
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