STRUCTURED SURFACTANT BLEND AND SULFATE-FREE AQUEOUS PERSONAL CLEANSING COMPOSITION PREPARED THEREOF

1 . A structured surfactant blend composition, comprising,

a) a first anionic surfactant represented by formula I having an amount of 15 to 35 wt. %, based on the total weight of the structured surfactant blend composition,

wherein n is an integer from 0 to 30, R 1 is selected from H, alkyl or hydroxylalkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, M is alkali or alkaline earth metal ion;

b) a second anionic surfactant represented by formula II having an amount of 2 to 30 wt. %, based on the total weight of the structured surfactant blend composition,

wherein R 2 and R 3 is independently selected from alkyl having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, Z is alkali or alkaline earth metal ion;

c) an amphoteric surfactant selected from alkyl betaine, amidopropyl betaine, sulfobetaine, amphoacetate, amphopropionate, wherein the amphoteric surfactant has an amount of 5 to 35 wt. %, based on the total weight of the structured surfactant blend composition; and

d) a balanced aqueous medium.

2 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 1 , wherein R 1 is selected from alkyl or hydroxylalkyl having 8 to 18 carbon atoms.

3 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 2 , wherein R 1 is selected from alkyl or hydroxylalkyl having 11 to 13 carbon atoms.

4 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 1 , wherein n is an integer of 1 to 20.

5 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 1 , wherein R 2 and R 3 and the same.

6 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 1 , wherein R 2 and R 3 are independently selected from alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms.

7 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 1 , wherein the surfactant blend composition further comprises an amino acid based surfactant.

8 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 7 , wherein the amino acid based surfactant is selected from the surfactants based on glycine, sarcosine, taurine, alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glutamine and arginine.

9 . The surfactant blend composition according to claim 7 , wherein the amino acid based surfactant is selected from C 8 -C 16 alkyl glycinate.

10 . A sulfate-free aqueous personal cleansing composition, comprising

i) the structured surfactant blend composition according to claim 1 having an amount of 10 to 70 wt. %, based on the total weight of the sulfate-free aqueous personal cleansing composition; and

ii) an oil having an amount of 1 to 50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the sulfate-free aqueous personal cleansing composition.

11 . The sulfate-free aqueous personal cleansing composition according to claim 10 , wherein the oil is the one or more selected from the group consisting of vegetable oil, fatty acid ester, animal fat, fatty acid and alcohol, silicone oil and paraffin oil.

12 . The sulfate-free aqueous personal cleansing composition according to claim 10 , wherein the sulfate-free aqueous personal cleansing composition is a skin or hair cleansing composition.

13 . The sulfate-free aqueous personal cleansing composition according to claim 10 , wherein the composition is used for washing skin or keratin substrates.