Liquid detergent composition comprising an external structuring system comprising a bacterial cellulose network

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein the liquid matrix comprises from about 0.006% to about 0.2% of bacterial cellulose by weight of said liquid detergent composition, wherein the liquid matrix has a yield stress from about 0.005 Pa to about 1 Pa.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein said liquid matrix is a shear thinning fluid having a ratio of low stress viscosity to pouring viscosity of from about 2 to about 2000.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein said external structuring system further comprises at least one charged cellulose ether;

• and optionally, a polymeric thickener selected from xanthum products, pectin, alginates, gellan gum, welan gum, diutan gum, rhamsan gum, carrageenan, guar gum, agar, gum arabic, gum ghatti, karaya gum, gum tragacanth, tamarind gum, locust bean gum, and mixtures thereof.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein said bacterial cellulose network comprises a widest cross sectional microfiber width of from about 1.6 nm to about 200 nm, and wherein said bacterial cellulose network further comprised a microfiber aspect ratio of about 10:1 to about 1000:1.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein said liquid matrix further comprises from about 0.01% to about 20% by weight of said liquid detergent composition of an organic solvent.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, further comprising

• b. from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of said liquid detergent composition of a plurality of suspension particles.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein said nonionic surfactant:

• b. is amine oxide and said ampholytic surfactant is amido propyl betaine and
• wherein said surfactant system further comprises a ratio of about 2.5:1 to about 18:1 of anionic surfactant to said amine oxide.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein said liquid matrix has a pH from about 4 to about 13.

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The liquid detergent composition of claim, wherein said anionic surfactant comprises a C8-C18 linear alkyl benzene sulfonate surfactant, an alkyl ether sulfate surfactant, or a combination thereof.

The liquid detergent composition of claim 22, wherein said surfactant system comprises from about 10% to 35% by weight of said liquid detergent composition of an anionic surfactant comprising:

• C10-16 linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, C8-20 alkyl polyethoxylate sulfates having from about 1 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide, C8-16 alcohol polyethoxylates having from about 1 to 16 moles of ethylene oxide, and mixtures thereof.

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