Liquid detergent package with transparent/translucent bottle labels with UV absorbers
AssigneeUnilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsEdward John Giblin, Myongsuk Bae-Lee, Barbara Helen Bory, Feng-Lung Gordon Hsu, Daniel Joseph Kuzmenka, Dennis Stephen Murphy, Kristina Marie Neuser
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Abstract
A package with a label, wherein the material of which the label, label adhesive and/or top coating is made comprises UV absorbers to protect the product's colorant dye and other organic compounds. The package may contain translucent or transparent consumer product, such as an aqueous heavy duty liquid having colorant dye. The package may itself be transparent or translucent.
Claims12
A package having one or more polymeric labels wherein at least one said label includes indicia and UV absorbers and is transparent or translucent, and wherein said package is a plastic package and is transparent or translucent in combination with consumer products which include colorant dyes wherein said consumer products are selected from the group consisting of light duty liquid detergents, heavy duty liquid detergents, automatic dishwashing gels, personal washing compositions and fabric softeners.
A package having one or more polymeric labels wherein at least one said label includes indicia and UV absorbers and is transparent or translucent, and wherein said package is a plastic package and is transparent or translucent, in combination with a transparent or translucent aqueous heavy duty liquid detergent composition comprising:
- (a) 10 to 85% by wt. of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic surfactants and mixtures thereof;
- (b) 0.001 to 1% by wt. of a colorant dye;
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- (c) 0.001 to 1% by weight fluorescent dye;
- wherein the transparent composition has about 50% transmittance or greater of light using a 1 cm cuvette at wavelengths of 410-800 nanometers;
- and wherein the transparent or translucent package has light transmittance of greater than 25% at a wavelength of about 410-800 nm.
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