Detergent formulations having enhanced germ removal efficacy

A composition comprising:

• approximately 55% w/w to approximately 75% w/w water;
• approximately 0.15% active w/w to approximately 1.5% active w/w sodium lauryl ether sulfate;
• approximately 14% w/w to approximately 22% w/w nonionic surfactant;
• approximately 1.5% active w/w to approximately 3% active w/w cocoamidopropyl betaine;
• and approximately 1.5% active w/w to approximately 2.5% active w/w alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride;
• and protease enzymes.

A method of making the composition of claim 1, the method comprising:

• mixing approximately 1.5% active w/w to approximately 3% active w/w cocoamidopropyl betaine and water to provide a pre-mix;
• if necessary, adjusting the pH of the pre-mix to a range of approximately 8 to approximately 8.4 using a pH adjuster to form a pH-adjusted solution;
• adding approximately 1.5% active w/w to approximately 2.5% active w/w alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride to the pre-mix or pH-adjusted solution to produce a cationic solution;
• adding approximately 0.15% active w/w to approximately 1.5% active w/w sodium lauryl ether sulfate to the cationic solution to produce an anionic-cationic solution;
• adding approximately 14% w/w to approximately 22% w/w nonionic surfactant to the anionic-cationic solution to produce a surfactant solution and stirring the surfactant solution for approximately 5 to approximately 20 minutes;
• and
• adding protease enzymes to the surfactant solution to produce the composition.