Home care compositions
Described herein are home care compositions (e.g., aqueous liquid compositions), which may be used as a hand dishwashing composition, comprising laureth sulfate having 1 moiety or less of an ethylene oxide group, alkyl aryl sulfonate, a blend of C 9-11 branched primary alcohols, and an amine oxide or betaine amphoteric surfactant. Methods of making and using these compositions are also described.
1 . An aqueous liquid composition comprising:
from about 15 to about 20 wt. % of a laureth sulfate;
an alkyl aryl sulfonate comprising sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate (DDBS) produced from about 20 to about 30 wt. % of SO 3 LDDB Sulphonic acid;
from about 0.5 to about 3 wt. % of a blend of non-ionic C 9-11 branched primary alcohols;
from about 1 to about 10 wt. % of an inorganic salt; and
from about 5 to about 15 wt. % of an amphoteric surfactant;
wherein the laureth sulfate has an average number of ethylene oxide group from 0.4 to 0.6; and
wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the aqueous liquid composition.
2 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 further comprising:
a hydrotrope; and
an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer.
3 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic salt is selected from the group consisting of NaCl, MgSO4, Na2SO4, CaCl2, and a combination thereof.
4 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl aryl sulfonate further comprises a C 8-14 linear alkyl aryl sulfonate other than sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate (DDBS).
5 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkyl aryl sulfonate further comprises tridecyl benzene sulfonate.
6 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the blend of non-ionic C 9-11 branched primary alcohols has an average of about 7.4 to about 8.5 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol.
7 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the amphoteric surfactant comprises a betaine surfactant, an amine oxide, or a combination of two or more thereof.
8 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 7 , wherein the betaine surfactant is selected from cocamidopropyl betaine, lauryl amido propyl betaine, lauryl amino betaine acetate, and a mixture of two or more thereof.
9 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous liquid composition has a weight ratio of the total amount of laureth sulfate surfactant and alkyl aryl sulfonate to the total amount of amine oxide of from about 8:1 to about 19:1.
10 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous liquid composition has a total amount of laureth sulfate surfactant and alkyl aryl sulfonate to the total amount of betaine amphoteric surfactant of from about 8:1 to about 19:1.
11 . An aqueous liquid composition comprising:
from about 9 to about 38 wt. % of a laureth sulfate;
from about 9 to about 48 wt. % of sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate (DDBS) produced from about 20 to about 30 wt. % of SO 3 LDDB Sulphonic acid;
from about 1 to about 7 wt. % of a blend of non-ionic C 9-11 branched primary alcohols; and
from about 2.5 to about 12 wt. % an amphoteric surfactant,
wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the aqueous liquid composition; and
wherein the laureth sulfate has an average number of ethylene oxide group from 0.4 to 0.6.
12 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 11 further comprising:
from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % a hydrotrope; and
from about 0.1 to about 1 wt. % of an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer.
13 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 11 further comprising:
from about 1 to about 5 wt. % of an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of NaCl, MgSO4, Na2SO4, CaCl2, and a combination thereof.
14 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 11 , wherein the aqueous liquid composition has a pH from about 2.5 to about 8.
15 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 12 , wherein the hydrotrope is selected from formic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, caprylhydroxamic acid, and a combinations of two or more thereof.
16 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 11 , wherein the amphoteric surfactant comprises an amine oxide surfactant, a betaine surfactant, or a combination of two or more thereof.
17 . The aqueous liquid composition according to claim 11 , wherein the aqueous liquid composition is free of turbidity after incubation at 4 °C for 6 hours.