Cleaning composition

Abstract

A cleaning composition comprising a surfactant combination which comprises an amine oxide amphoteric surfactant; a first anionic surfactant comprising a poly(oxyalkylene) alkyl ether sulfate: and a second anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl ethoxy carboxylate. The combination provides increased foaming.

Description

Background of the invention [0001] Cleaning compositions, such as light duty cleaning compositions, can be used to clean a variety of surfaces, both animate and inanimate. Inanimate surfaces include hard surfaces of the kind found in kitchens and bathrooms, from sinks and work surfaces to pans and plates. Such cleansing compositions may be formulated in solid, liquid or gel form, and are generally used in liquid form, for example as aqueous liquids. Compositions generally contain one or more surfactants. Such surfactants may be nonionic, anionic, cationic or amphoteric. Surfactants are surfactants that tend to be amphiphilic molecules capable of interacting with the soil to be cleaned from the surface, enabling the surface to be cleaned. A wide variety of chemically different surfactants are known for such purposes. [0002] Compositions provided as mixtures of different surfactants are known. However, it is difficult to predict what effect mixed surfactants may have beca...

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Problems solved by technology

High surfactant concentrations in cleaning compositions have been found to result in effective cleaning and high lather

However, such compositions can have high production costs in view of the cost of surfactants

In addition, rinsing clean surfaces results in high concentrations of surfactant being disposed of in drain water, which is undesirable given the potentially damaging effects on the environment