US 2003/0158065 A1 · Detergent compositions

Abstract

A conditioning shampoo composition comprised of a mixture of anionic and amphoteric surfactants and optional conditioners which imparts cleansing, wet detangling, dry detangling and manageability to hair and which is relatively non-irritating and thus suitable for use by young children and adults having sensitive skin and eyes.

Claims75

Dependent claims

A detergent composition comprising:

a surfactant portion comprising:
1. a nonionic surfactant;
2. an amphoteric surfactant;
and
3. an anionic surfactant;
and
a conditioner portion comprising at least two cationic conditioning polymers selected from:
1. a cationic cellulose derivative;
2. a cationic guar derivative;
and
3. a homopolymer or copolymer of a cationic monomer selected from:
a. a monomer having the formula
28
wherein
R is H or CH3,
Y is O or NH,
R1 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 6-carbon atoms,
R2, R3 and R4 are each independently an alkyl group or hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 22 carbon atoms, and
X is a monovalent anion selected from halide and alkyl sulfate having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or
b. diallyidimethylammonium chloride.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

a. from about 1 percent to about 10 percent of nonionic surfactants comprising:
1) a polyoxyethylene derivative of a polyol ester
a. derived from a fatty acid containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms and a polyol selected from sorbitol, sorbitan, glucose, 1-methyl glucoside, polyglucose having an average of about 1 to about 3 glucose residues, glycerine, pentaerythritol and mixtures thereof,
b. containing an average of from about 10 to about 120 oxyethylene units, and
c. having an average of from about 1 to about 3 fatty acid residues per molecule of the polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester,
2) an alkyl glucoside having an alkyl group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having from about 1 to about 6 glucose residues per molecule of alkyl glucoside, or
3) mixtures thereof, and
b. from about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent of one or more amphocarboxylate amphoteric surfactants of the formula:
A-CONH(CH2)xN+R5R6R—
wherein
A is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
x is an integer of from about 2 to about 6;
R5 is hydrogen or a carboxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms;
R6 is a hydroxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms or a group of the formula:
R8—O—(CH2)nCO2−
wherein
R8 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and
n is 1 or 2;
and
R7 is a carboxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms,
c. from about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent of one or more betaine amphoteric surfactants selected from;
1) an alkyl betaine of the formula:
B-N+R9R10(CH2)pCO2−
wherein
B is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
R9 and R10 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
and
p is 1 or 2;
or
2) an amidoalkyl betaine of the formula:
D-CO—NH(CH2)q—N+R11R12(CH2)mCO2−
wherein
D is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
R11 and R12 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
q is an integer from about 2 to about 6;
and
m is 1 or 2;
d. from about 1 percent to about 10 percent of one or more anionic alkyl ether sulfate surfactants of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3X′,
wherein
R′ is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 22 carbon atoms.
X′ is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions, ammonium ions, ammonium ions substituted with from 1 to 3 substituents, each of the substituents may be the same or different and are selected from alkyl groups having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms, and
v is an integer from 1 to 6;
e. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.5 percent of Polyquaternium-10;
and
f. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.5 percent of guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride;
wherein the surfactants in a through d are present in an amount, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, from about 5 percent to about 20 percent.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

a. from about 2 percent to about 10 percent of a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester nonionic surfactant derived from
1) a polyol comprised of sorbitol, sorbitan, and mixtures thereof, and
2) lauric acid,
containing an average of from about 20 to about 80 oxyethylene units per molecule of a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester, and
having an average of from about 1 to about 2 lauric acid residues per molecule of a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester, and mixtures thereof;
b. from about 0.5 percent to about 5 percent of an amphocarboxylate amphoteric surfactant of the formula
A-CONH(CH2)xN+R5R6R7
wherein
A is an alkyl group having about 11 carbon atoms,
x is 2,
R1 is hydrogen,
R5 is a group of the formula
R8—O—(CH2)nCO2−
wherein
R8 is a 2 carbon alkylene group;
and
n is 1;
and
R7 is a carboxymethyl group, and mixtures thereof;
c. from about 0.5 percent to about 8 percent of a betaine surfactant selected from:
1) an alkyl betaine of the formula
B-N+R9R10CH2CO2−
wherein B is a lauryl group having 12 carbon atoms, and
R1 and R2 are each methyl groups,
2) an amidoalkyl betaine of the formula
D-CO—NH(CH2)q—N+R11R12CH2CO2−
wherein
DCO represents a fatty acid derived from coconut oil,
q is 3 and
R11 and R12 are each methyl groups, and
3) mixtures thereof;
d. from about 2 percent to about 8 percent of an alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3X′,
wherein
R′ is an alkyl group having from about 12 to about 13 carbon atoms,
X′ is a sodium ion;
and
v is an integer from 1 to 4, and mixtures thereof:
e. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.3 percent of Polyquaternium-10;
f. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.3 percent of guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride:
wherein the surfactants a through d are present in an amount, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, of from about 5 percent to about 20 percent.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

A. from about 5 percent to about 20 percent of a surfactant portion comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, of
1. about 2.0 percent to about 8 percent of a nonionic surfactant comprising a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester, an alkyl glucoside wherein the alkyl group contains from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof;
2. about 1 to about 6 percent, of an amidoalkyl sultaine amphoteric surfactant;
and
3. from about 1 percent to about 6 percent of an alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant;
and
B. from about 0.01 percent to about 1.0 percent of a conditioner portion comprising at least two cationic conditioning polymers selected from:
1. a cationic cellulose derivative;
2. a cationic guar derivative;
and
3. a homopolymer or copolymer of a cationic monomer selected from:
a. a monomer having the formula
51
wherein
R is H or CH3,
Y is O or NH,
R1 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms,
R2, R3 and R4 are each independently an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, and
X is a monovalent anion selected from halide and alkyl sulfate, or
b. diallyldimethylammonium chloride.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

A. from about 5 percent to about 20 percent a surfactant portion comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, from:
1. about 0.1 percent to about 8 percent of a nonionic surfactant comprised of
a. a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester;
b. an alkyl glucoside, the alkyl group having from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms;
or
c. mixtures thereof;
2. about 2 percent to about 6 percent of a carboxyalkyl alkyl polyamine amphoteric surfactant of the formula:
52
wherein
I is an alkyl or alkenyl group containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
R22 is a carboxyalkyl group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms:
R21 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and
u is an integer from about 1 to about 4;
3. from about 2 percent to about 8 percent of an anionic surfactant selected from an alkyl ether sulfosuccinate, alkyl ether sulfate, or mixtures thereof, the alkyl group having from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms;
and
B. about 0.01 percent to about 1.0 percent of a conditioner portion comprising at least two cationic conditioning polymers selected from:
1. a cationic cellulose derivative;
2. a cationic guar derivative;
3. a homopolymer or copolymer of a cationic monomer selected from:
a. a monomer having the formula
53
wherein
R is H or CH3,
Y is O or NH,
R1 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms,
R2, R3 and R4 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 22 carbon atoms, and
X is a monovalent anion selected from halide and alkyl sulfate having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or
b. diallyidimethylammonium chloride.

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A detergent composition comprising:

a. an carboxyalkyl alkylpolyamine amphoteric surfactant of the formula:
54
wherein
I is an alkyl or alkenyl group containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
R22 is a carboxyalkyl group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms:
u is an integer from 1 to 4;
R21 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and
b. an anionic surfactant, except those anionic surfactants of the group consisting of
1) an alkyl sulfate of the formula
R′—CH2OSO3X′;
and
2) an alkylaryl sulfonate of the formula
55
wherein
R′ is an alkyl group having from about 7 to about 14 carbon atoms,
R′1 is an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms,
X′ is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and ammonium ions, and ammonium ions substituted with from about 1 to about 3 substituents;
each of the substituents may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms;
and
c.) optionally a non-ionic surfactant,
with the proviso that if the non-ionic surfactant is omitted and the anionic surfactant is an alkyl ether sulfate of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3′,
then v is greater than or equal to 3.

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A detergent composition comprising

a. an amidoalkyl sultaine amphoteric surfactant of the formula:
60
wherein
E is an alkyl group or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
R14 and R15 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
r is an integer from about 2 to about 6;
and
R13 is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms;
b. an anionic surfactant, except those anionic surfactants of the group consisting of
1. an alkyl sulfate of the formula
R′—CH2OSO3X′;
2. an alkyl ether sulfate of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3X′;
and
3. an alkylaryl sulfonate of the formula
61
wherein
R′ is an alkyl group having from about 7 to about 14 carbon atoms,
R′1 is an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms,
X′ is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and ammonium ions, and ammonium ions substituted with from about 1 to about 3 substituents;
each of the substituents may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms;
and
v is an integer from 1 to 5;
and
c. optionally a non-ionic surfactant.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/272,616Filed 16 Oct 2002

Priority

GB 9700059.03 Jan 1997

Published

21 Aug 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A61K 8/44
Containing nitrogen: aminocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. aminocarboxylic acids containing sulfur; Salts; Esters or N-acylated…
A61K 8/463
Containing sulfur: containing sulfuric acid derivatives, e.g. sodium lauryl sulfate
A61K 8/731
Polysaccharides: cellulose; Quaternized cellulose derivatives
A61K 8/737
Polysaccharides: galactomannans, e.g. guar; Derivatives thereof

Family

Application60/010,784Us provisional application · filed 29 Jan 1996

Application08/789,593Division · filed 24 Jan 1997

Application09/487,109Division · filed 19 Jan 2000

Application10/272,616Division · filed 16 Oct 2002

US 6,090,773 ARelated patent

US 6,489,286 B1Related patent

US 2003/0158065 A1This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Abstract

Claims75

Dependent claims

A detergent composition comprising:

a surfactant portion comprising:
1. a nonionic surfactant;
2. an amphoteric surfactant;
and
3. an anionic surfactant;
and
a conditioner portion comprising at least two cationic conditioning polymers selected from:
1. a cationic cellulose derivative;
2. a cationic guar derivative;
and
3. a homopolymer or copolymer of a cationic monomer selected from:
a. a monomer having the formula
28
wherein
R is H or CH3,
Y is O or NH,
R1 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 6-carbon atoms,
R2, R3 and R4 are each independently an alkyl group or hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 22 carbon atoms, and
X is a monovalent anion selected from halide and alkyl sulfate having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or
b. diallyidimethylammonium chloride.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

a. from about 1 percent to about 10 percent of nonionic surfactants comprising:
1) a polyoxyethylene derivative of a polyol ester
a. derived from a fatty acid containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms and a polyol selected from sorbitol, sorbitan, glucose, 1-methyl glucoside, polyglucose having an average of about 1 to about 3 glucose residues, glycerine, pentaerythritol and mixtures thereof,
b. containing an average of from about 10 to about 120 oxyethylene units, and
c. having an average of from about 1 to about 3 fatty acid residues per molecule of the polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester,
2) an alkyl glucoside having an alkyl group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having from about 1 to about 6 glucose residues per molecule of alkyl glucoside, or
3) mixtures thereof, and
b. from about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent of one or more amphocarboxylate amphoteric surfactants of the formula:
A-CONH(CH2)xN+R5R6R—
wherein
A is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
x is an integer of from about 2 to about 6;
R5 is hydrogen or a carboxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms;
R6 is a hydroxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms or a group of the formula:
R8—O—(CH2)nCO2−
wherein
R8 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and
n is 1 or 2;
and
R7 is a carboxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms,
c. from about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent of one or more betaine amphoteric surfactants selected from;
1) an alkyl betaine of the formula:
B-N+R9R10(CH2)pCO2−
wherein
B is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
R9 and R10 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
and
p is 1 or 2;
or
2) an amidoalkyl betaine of the formula:
D-CO—NH(CH2)q—N+R11R12(CH2)mCO2−
wherein
D is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
R11 and R12 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
q is an integer from about 2 to about 6;
and
m is 1 or 2;
d. from about 1 percent to about 10 percent of one or more anionic alkyl ether sulfate surfactants of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3X′,
wherein
R′ is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 22 carbon atoms.
X′ is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions, ammonium ions, ammonium ions substituted with from 1 to 3 substituents, each of the substituents may be the same or different and are selected from alkyl groups having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms, and
v is an integer from 1 to 6;
e. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.5 percent of Polyquaternium-10;
and
f. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.5 percent of guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride;
wherein the surfactants in a through d are present in an amount, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, from about 5 percent to about 20 percent.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

a. from about 2 percent to about 10 percent of a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester nonionic surfactant derived from
1) a polyol comprised of sorbitol, sorbitan, and mixtures thereof, and
2) lauric acid,
containing an average of from about 20 to about 80 oxyethylene units per molecule of a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester, and
having an average of from about 1 to about 2 lauric acid residues per molecule of a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester, and mixtures thereof;
b. from about 0.5 percent to about 5 percent of an amphocarboxylate amphoteric surfactant of the formula
A-CONH(CH2)xN+R5R6R7
wherein
A is an alkyl group having about 11 carbon atoms,
x is 2,
R1 is hydrogen,
R5 is a group of the formula
R8—O—(CH2)nCO2−
wherein
R8 is a 2 carbon alkylene group;
and
n is 1;
and
R7 is a carboxymethyl group, and mixtures thereof;
c. from about 0.5 percent to about 8 percent of a betaine surfactant selected from:
1) an alkyl betaine of the formula
B-N+R9R10CH2CO2−
wherein B is a lauryl group having 12 carbon atoms, and
R1 and R2 are each methyl groups,
2) an amidoalkyl betaine of the formula
D-CO—NH(CH2)q—N+R11R12CH2CO2−
wherein
DCO represents a fatty acid derived from coconut oil,
q is 3 and
R11 and R12 are each methyl groups, and
3) mixtures thereof;
d. from about 2 percent to about 8 percent of an alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3X′,
wherein
R′ is an alkyl group having from about 12 to about 13 carbon atoms,
X′ is a sodium ion;
and
v is an integer from 1 to 4, and mixtures thereof:
e. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.3 percent of Polyquaternium-10;
f. from about 0.01 percent to about 0.3 percent of guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride:
wherein the surfactants a through d are present in an amount, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, of from about 5 percent to about 20 percent.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

A. from about 5 percent to about 20 percent of a surfactant portion comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, of
1. about 2.0 percent to about 8 percent of a nonionic surfactant comprising a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester, an alkyl glucoside wherein the alkyl group contains from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof;
2. about 1 to about 6 percent, of an amidoalkyl sultaine amphoteric surfactant;
and
3. from about 1 percent to about 6 percent of an alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant;
and
B. from about 0.01 percent to about 1.0 percent of a conditioner portion comprising at least two cationic conditioning polymers selected from:
1. a cationic cellulose derivative;
2. a cationic guar derivative;
and
3. a homopolymer or copolymer of a cationic monomer selected from:
a. a monomer having the formula
51
wherein
R is H or CH3,
Y is O or NH,
R1 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms,
R2, R3 and R4 are each independently an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, and
X is a monovalent anion selected from halide and alkyl sulfate, or
b. diallyldimethylammonium chloride.

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A conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition:

A. from about 5 percent to about 20 percent a surfactant portion comprising, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, from:
1. about 0.1 percent to about 8 percent of a nonionic surfactant comprised of
a. a polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester;
b. an alkyl glucoside, the alkyl group having from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms;
or
c. mixtures thereof;
2. about 2 percent to about 6 percent of a carboxyalkyl alkyl polyamine amphoteric surfactant of the formula:
52
wherein
I is an alkyl or alkenyl group containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
R22 is a carboxyalkyl group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms:
R21 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and
u is an integer from about 1 to about 4;
3. from about 2 percent to about 8 percent of an anionic surfactant selected from an alkyl ether sulfosuccinate, alkyl ether sulfate, or mixtures thereof, the alkyl group having from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms;
and
B. about 0.01 percent to about 1.0 percent of a conditioner portion comprising at least two cationic conditioning polymers selected from:
1. a cationic cellulose derivative;
2. a cationic guar derivative;
3. a homopolymer or copolymer of a cationic monomer selected from:
a. a monomer having the formula
53
wherein
R is H or CH3,
Y is O or NH,
R1 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 6 carbon atoms,
R2, R3 and R4 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 22 carbon atoms, and
X is a monovalent anion selected from halide and alkyl sulfate having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or
b. diallyidimethylammonium chloride.

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A detergent composition comprising:

a. an carboxyalkyl alkylpolyamine amphoteric surfactant of the formula:
54
wherein
I is an alkyl or alkenyl group containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
R22 is a carboxyalkyl group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms:
u is an integer from 1 to 4;
R21 is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and
b. an anionic surfactant, except those anionic surfactants of the group consisting of
1) an alkyl sulfate of the formula
R′—CH2OSO3X′;
and
2) an alkylaryl sulfonate of the formula
55
wherein
R′ is an alkyl group having from about 7 to about 14 carbon atoms,
R′1 is an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms,
X′ is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and ammonium ions, and ammonium ions substituted with from about 1 to about 3 substituents;
each of the substituents may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms;
and
c.) optionally a non-ionic surfactant,
with the proviso that if the non-ionic surfactant is omitted and the anionic surfactant is an alkyl ether sulfate of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3′,
then v is greater than or equal to 3.

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A detergent composition comprising

a. an amidoalkyl sultaine amphoteric surfactant of the formula:
60
wherein
E is an alkyl group or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
R14 and R15 are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
r is an integer from about 2 to about 6;
and
R13 is an alkylene or hydroxyalkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms;
b. an anionic surfactant, except those anionic surfactants of the group consisting of
1. an alkyl sulfate of the formula
R′—CH2OSO3X′;
2. an alkyl ether sulfate of the formula
R′(OCH2CH2)vOSO3X′;
and
3. an alkylaryl sulfonate of the formula
61
wherein
R′ is an alkyl group having from about 7 to about 14 carbon atoms,
R′1 is an alkyl group having from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms,
X′ is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and ammonium ions, and ammonium ions substituted with from about 1 to about 3 substituents;
each of the substituents may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms;
and
v is an integer from 1 to 5;
and
c. optionally a non-ionic surfactant.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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