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US 4,414,128 AGranted
Liquid detergent compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorPierre C. E. Goffinet
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Abstract
Liquid detergent compositions, particularly for use as hard surface cleaners, comprising 1%-20% surfactant, 0.5%-10% mono- or sesquiterpenes, and 0.5%-10% of a polar solvent having a solubility in water of from 0.2% to 10%, preferably benzyl alcohol. The compositions provide excellent cleaning of both greasy and particulate soils, improved surface appearance, excellent formulation homogeneity, stability and viscosity characteristics as well as good suds control.
Claims23
An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising:
- (a) from 1% to 20% of surfactant selected from synthetic anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants and mixtures thereof,
- (b) from 0.5% to 10% of terpene selected from mono- and sesquiterpenes and mixtures thereof, the weight ratio of surfactant:terpene lying in the range from 5:1 to 1:3 and
- (c) from 0.5 to 10% of a polar solvent having a solubility in water at 25.degree. C. in the range from 0.2% to 10%, said polar solvent being selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol, polyethoxylated phenols containing from 2 to 6 ethoxy groups, phenylethyl alcohol, mono C.sub.6 -C.sub.9 alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol, di-C.sub.4 -C.sub.9 alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol, and mixtures thereof.
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