Cleaning compositions containing amine oxide and formic acid

A light duty liquid microemulsion composition comprising approximately by weight:

• (a) 1% to 30% of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated nonionics, ethoxylated glycerol compounds, alkyl sulfates, ethoxylated alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl polyglucosides, paraffin sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, and sultaines and mixtures thereof;
• (b) 2% to 20% of an aqueous solution of 70 wt. % to 80 wt. % of an amine oxide, 10 wt. % to 15 wt. % of formic acid and 5 wt. % to 12 wt. % of water;
• (c) 0.5% to 15% of at least one cosurfactant wherein said cosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycol of the formula HO(CH.sub.3)CHCH.sub.2 O).sub.n H, wherein n is 2 to 18, mixtures of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, mono C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl ethers and esters of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol having the formulas of R(X).sub.n OH and R.sub.1 (X).sub.n OH wherein R is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, R.sub.1 is a C.sub.2-4 acyl group, X is (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2) or (OCH.sub.2 CHCH.sub.3) and n is from 1 to 4;
• (d) 0.4% to 10% of at least one water insoluble organic compound selected from the group consisting of essential oils and water insoluble hydrocarbons;
• (e) 0.25% to 10% of at least one solubilizing agent selected from the group of consisting of C.sub.2-4 mono or dihydroxy alkanol;
• (f) the balance being water.