Aqueous cleaning agent comprising an alkanolamine salt of at least one carboxylic acid

An aqueous detergent that comprises substantially no polyalkylene glycol, the aqueous detergent comprising a salt of at least one of carboxylic acids A, B and C below:

• A:
• an aliphatic monobasic carboxylic acid having a total carbon number of 9 or 10 and comprising a branched alkyl group;
• B:
• sebacic acid;
• and
• C:
• an aromatic monobasic carboxylic acid having a total carbon number of 11 to 13,
• wherein the salt of the carboxylic acid is a salt of at least one amine selected from the group consisting of an alkanol amine represented by formula (1), an alkanolamine represented by formula (2) and triisopropanolamine:
• wherein
• each R1 independently represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, where not all of the R1 groups are hydrogen;
• and
• n represents 2 or 3,
• wherein
• R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
• and
• Z1 and Z2 independently represent an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.