Natural cleaning compositions
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsRyan K. Hood, Aram Garabedian, Thomas W. Kaaret, Maria Ochomogo
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Abstract
A cleaning composition with a limited number of natural ingredients contains alkyl polyglucoside, ethanol, glycerol, and an essential oil containing lemon oil or d-limonene. The cleaning composition optionally has a small amount of buffer, such as a natural inorganic buffer. The cleaning composition can be used to clean hard surfaces and cleans as well or better than commercial compositions containing synthetically derived cleaning agents.
Claims18
A hard surface cleaning composition consisting essentially of:
- a. 0.5 to 5% alkyl polyglucoside;
- b. 0.5 to 5% ethanol;
- c. 0.05 to 1% glycerol;
- d. 0.05 to 0.4% lemon oil or d-limonene;
- e. less than 0.2% builder;
- f. water;
- and
- g. optionally dyes, colorants, and preservatives.
A hard surface cleaning composition consisting essentially of:
- a. 0.5 to 5% alkyl polyglucoside;
- b. 0.5 to 5% ethanol;
- c. 0.05 to 1% glycerol;
- d. 0.01 to 0.4% essential oil comprising d-limonene;
- e. less than 0.2% builder wherein the builder comprises a builder selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal bicarbonate, alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal silicate and combinations thereof,
- f. water;
- and
- g. optionally dyes, colorants, and preservatives.
A hard surface cleaning composition consisting essentially of:
- a. 0.5 to 3% alkyl polyglucoside;
- b. 0.5 to 3% ethanol;
- c. 0.05 to 0.5% glycerol;
- d. 0.01 to 0.25% essential oil comprising d-limonene;
- e. less than 0.2% builder wherein the builder comprises a builder selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal silicate and combinations thereof,
- f. water;
- and
- g. optionally dyes, colorants, and preservatives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.