Use of alkylglycoside sulfosuccinates for the production of cosmetic preparations and cleaning agents

An alkylglycoside sulfosuccinate of the formula ( 1) ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is H or a linear, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having 1-18 carbon atoms and x is 0-10 and R is attached at the 1-position;

• R.sup.2, and when n is greater than 1 each R.sup.2, is independently a linear, saturated or unsaturated acyl radical having 8-22 carbon atoms;
• R.sup.3, and when n is greater than 1 each R.sup.3, is independently H or the radical [CO--CH(SO.sub.3.sup.-)--CH.sub.2 --COO.sup.31 ].multidot.mM, provided that R.sup.3 is said radical at least once in each G;
• R.sup.4, and when n is greater than 1 each R.sup.4, is independently H or CH.sub.3 ;
• n is 1 to 10
• the sum of (a+b+d) in each unit G is 1-20 and c is 1-5;
• and
• M, and when n is greater than 1 each M, is independently a cation of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or H.sup.+, wherein m equals 2 divided by the valence of M;
• and
• wherein, when n is greater than 1, each G is attached to adjacent G groups at the 1,2-;
• 1,3-;
• 1,4- or 1,6- positions.