# US 2013/0276243 A1 · Liquid laundry detergents comprising a silicone anti-foam > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0276243 A1 - Document ID: US20130276243A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/923,803 - Filed: 2013-06-21 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2011-02-23 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company - Inventors: Eugene Steven SADLOWSKI; Shari Joy SOPER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130276243A1 ## CPC - C11D 1/002: {Surface-active compounds containing sulfur (SO3 and SO4, C11D1/12; sulfonium compounds C11D1/60; sulfoxides C11D1/755; sulfobetaines C11D1/92)} - C11D 1/29: Sulfates of polyoxyalkylene ethers - C11D 3/0026: {Low foaming or foam regulating compositions} - C11D 3/373: {containing silicones} - C11D 17/0026: {Structured liquid compositions, e.g. liquid crystalline phases or network containing non-Newtonian phase} - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL ## Abstract Dual-usage aqueous liquid detergent compositions having suds compatability and improved cleaning, said composition containing from about 1% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system wherein said surfactant system contains at least 35%, by weight of the surfactant system, of alkylethoxysulfate; from 0% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of nonionic surfactant; from 0% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of soap; further contains from about 0.001% to about 4.0%, by weight of the composition, of an anti-foam selected from organomodified silicone polymers with aryl or alkylaryl substituents combined with silicone resin and the primary filler is modified silica; and mixtures thereof; and contains from about 0.01% to about 2.5%, by weight of the composition, of a structurant. Methods of using such detergent compositions for laundering textiles. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An aqueous liquid detergent composition having suds compatibility and improved cleaning, said composition comprising: a) from about 1% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system wherein said surfactant system comprises: i) at least 35%, by weight of the surfactant system, of alkylethoxysulfate; ii) from about 1% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of nonionic surfactant; iii) from about 1% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of soap; b) from about 0.001% to about 4.0%, by weight of the composition, of an anti-foam selected from organomodified silicone polymers with aryl or alkylaryl substituents combined with silicone resin and a primary filler, which is modified silica; c) from about 0.01% to about 2.5%, by weight of the composition, of a structurant, wherein the structurant is selected from: crystalline, hydroxyl-containing stabilizers, polymer gums, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant system further comprises an additional surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the anti-foam is selected from: a) mixtures of from about 80 to about 92% ethylmethyl, methyl(2-phenylpropyl) siloxane; from about 5 to about 14% MQ resin in octyl stearate; and from about 3 to about 7% modified silica; b) mixtures of from about 78 to about 92% ethylmethyl, methyl(2-phenylpropyl) siloxane; from about 3 to about 10% MQ resin in octyl stearate; from about 4 to about 12% modified silica; and c) mixtures thereof. wherein percentages are by weight of the anti-foam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises at least 1% water. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 35% to about 99%, by weight of the composition, of water. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 40% to about 90%, by weight of the composition, of water. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 5% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of the surfactant system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition comprises from about 15% to about 35%, by weight of the composition, of the surfactant system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 2.0%%, by weight of the composition, of the silicone anti-foam. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the surfactant system comprises from at least 50%, by weight of the surfactant system, of alkylethoxysulfate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 3 wherein the surfactant system comprises from at least 50%, by weight of the surfactant system, of alkylethoxysulfate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises from about 0.1% to about 10.0%, by weight of the composition, of a laundry adjunct selected from the group consisting of enzymes, enzymes stabilizers, optical brighteners, particulate material, hydrotropes, perfume and other odour control agents, soil suspending polymers and/or soil release polymers, suds suppressors, fabric care benefits, pH adjusting agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, preservatives, hueing dyes, non-fabric substantive dyes, encapsulated actives, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises perfume microcapsules. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) An aqueous liquid detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises a hueing dye. ### Claim 15 A domestic method of treating a textile garment with an aqueous liquid detergent composition, the method comprising the steps of: a) treating a textile with an aqueous solution comprising a mixture of water and the detergent composition in relative amounts such that the aqueous solution comprises from about 0.01 g/L to about 1 g/L of an alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactant and from about 0.1 mg/L to about 100 mg/L of a silicone anti-foam; and b) rinsing and drying the textile; wherein the aqueous liquid detergent composition comprises from about 1% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of a surfactant system wherein said surfactant system comprises: i) at least 35%, by weight of the surfactant surfactant system, of alkylethoxysulfate; ii) from about 1% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of nonionic surfactant; iii) from about 1% to about 10%, by weight of the surfactant system, of soap; b) from about 0.001% to about 4.0%, by weight of the composition, of an anti-foam selected from organomodified silicone polymers with aryl or alkylaryl substituents combined with silicone resin and the primary filler is modified silica; and mixtures thereof; c) from about 0.01% to about 2.5%, by weight of the composition, of a structurant, wherein the structurant is selected from: crystalline, hydroxyl-containing stabilizers, polymer gums, and mixtures thereof.