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US 6,319,887 B1Granted
Liquid cleaning compositions containing a methyl ethoxylated ester
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorBaudouin Mertens
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Abstract
An improvement is described in all purpose liquid cleaning composition which are especially effective in the removal of oily and greasy soil containing a nonionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a fatty acid, magnesium sulfate, methyl ethoxylated ester cosurfactant, a perfume, essential oil or water insoluble organic compound and water.
Claims2
A liquid cleaning composition comprising approximately by weight:
- (a) 0.5 wt. % to 6 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant containing ethoxylate and/or propoxylated groups;
- (b) 0.1 wt. % to 8 wt. % of an anionic surfactant;
- (c) 0.5% to 8% of a water mixable ethoxylated ester cosurfactant having the structure:
- wherein n is a number from 6 to 12 and x is a number selected from the group consisting of 4, 6, 8 and 10;
- (d) 0.1% to 2.5% of a fatty acid;
- (e) 0.1% to 5% of a water insoluble perfume, essential oil or water insoluble organic compound having 8 to 18 carbon atoms;
- and
- (f) the balance being water.
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