LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION

Organization Name

The Procter & Gamble Company

Inventor(s)

Denis Alfred Gonzales of Brussels BE

Pieter Jan Maria Saveyn of Destelbergen BE

Evelyne Johanna Lutgarde Van Hecke of Deinze BE

LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18906232 titled 'LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION

Original Abstract Submitted

A liquid hand dishwashing detergent composition includes from about 5% to about 50% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system. The surfactant system includes anionic surfactant and amphoteric co-surfactant. The amphoteric co-surfactant is selected from amine oxide surfactant, wherein the amine oxide surfactant has the formula: R1N(R2)(R3)O. R1 is a C8-C18 alkyl, and the R2 and R3 moieties are selected from C1-C3 alkyl groups, C1-3 hydroxyalkyl groups, and mixtures thereof. The composition further includes from about 0.1% to about 10% of a mid-chain 1,2-alkanediol, and the mid-chain alkyl chain of the 1,2-alkanediol includes from 6 to 14 carbon atoms.