In one embodiment, a polyethoxylated alcohol sulfate composition is provided which includes a polyethoxylated alcohol sulfate, such as sodium laureth ether sulfate (SLES), water, an ionic liquid, and an alcohol. The ionic liquid and the alcohol form a synergistic blend, enabling a significant reduction of the viscosity of the polyethoxylated alcohol sulfate composition. Also provided is an embodiment of a method for modifying the rheology of polyethoxylated alcohol sulfate by use of an ionic liquid and alcohol blend. Finally provided is an embodiment of a detergent composition which is prepared by use of the polyethoxylated alcohol sulfate composition described herein, in addition to other commonly known ingredients.

A porous dissolvable solid can include an isethionate surfactant; an non-sulfate anionic surfactant; and an amphoteric surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, or a combination thereof.

Aqueous surfactant compositions containing an alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalt, a sulfoketone, a betaine, a soap, an inorganic salt of sulfuric acid, and water. The compositions have good foaming ability, a pleasant sensory feel to the foam, good skin compatibility, and are suitable for cosmetic products, detergents, and cleaners.

A disinfecting solution includes hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of from about 1.5% w/w to 8% w/w; at least one readily biodegradable anionic surfactant in a concentration of from about 10% w/w to about 25% w/w; at least one of salicylic acid and salts thereof, in a concentration of from about 1% w/w to about 8% w/w; at least one chelating agent in a concentration of from about 0.005% w/w to about 10% w/w; and at least one low-corrosive non-surfactant sulfonic acid selected from benzenesulfonic acid, benzene disulfonic acid, xylene sulfonic acid, toluene sulfonic acid, cumene sulfonic acid, sulfosalicylic acid, naphthalene mono- or di-sulfonic acid, methane sulfonic acid, and isethionic acid in a concentration of from about 1% w/w to about 15% w/w. The solution is free of acetic acid, furoic acid, phenylacetic acid, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, aromatic alcohols, halogen acids, phenols, peracid activators, bleaches, and (optionally) benzoic acid.

Aqueous surfactant compositions containing one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalt (A) of general formula (I),
R.sup.1CH(SO.sub.3M.sup.1)COOM.sup.2(I), in which the radical R.sup.1 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M.sup.1 and M.sup.2, independently of one another, are selected from H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium, and alkanolamine, one or more N-acyl amino acid compound (B) selected from glycinates of general formula (IIa), sarcosinates of general formula (IIb), -alaninates of general formula (IIc), and -alaninates of general formula (IId)
R.sup.23CONHCH.sub.2COOM.sup.13(IIa)
R.sup.23CON(CH.sub.3)CH.sub.2COOM.sup.13(IIb)
R.sup.23CONHCH(CH.sub.3)COOM.sup.13(IIc)
R.sup.23CONHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2COOM.sup.13(IId), wherein the radical R.sup.23 in the compounds (IIa), (IIb), (IIc) and (IId) is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 7 to 19 carbon atoms and the radical M.sup.13 is selected from H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium, and alkanolamine, and water. The compositions have good foaming ability, pleasant sensory properties of the foam, and good skin compatibility, and are suitable for use as cosmetic agents, detergents, and cleaners.

Aqueous surfactant compositions containing one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalt (A) of general formula (I),
R.sup.1CH(SO.sub.3M.sup.1)COOM.sup.2(I), in which the radical R.sup.1 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M.sup.1 and M.sup.2, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium, and alkanolamine, one or more alkanolamide (B) selected from the group of compounds of general formula (IIa), (IIb) and (IIc),
R.sup.13CONR.sup.14R.sup.15(IIa)
R.sup.13CONR.sup.14R.sup.16(IIb)
R.sup.13CONR.sup.14R.sup.17(IIc) wherein the radical R.sup.13 in compounds (IIa) is a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals R.sup.14 and R.sup.15, independently of each other, are a linear or branched hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; wherein the radical R.sup.13 in compounds (IIb) is a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the radical R.sup.14 is a linear or branched hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and the radical R.sup.16 is hydrogen; and wherein the radical R.sup.13 in compounds (IIc) is a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the radical R.sup.14 is a linear or branched hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and the radical R.sup.17 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and water, are disclosed. These compositions have good foaming ability, pleasant sensory properties of the foam, good skin compatibility, and are suitable for cosmetic agents as well as detergents and cleaners.

Aqueous surfactant compositions comprising one or more alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalt (A) of general formula (I)
R.sup.1CH(SO.sub.3M.sup.1)COOM.sup.2(I), in which the radical R.sup.1 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M.sup.1 and M.sup.2, independently of each other, are selected from H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium, and alkanolamine, one or more sulfosuccinate (B) of general formula (II)
R.sup.31OCOCH(SO.sub.3M.sup.16)CH.sub.2COOM.sup.17(II) wherein the radical R.sup.31 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms or an alkoxylated linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and the radicals M.sup.16 and M.sup.17, independently of each other, are selected from the group comprising H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and alkanolamines, and water. The compositions have good foaming ability, good skin compatibility, and a pleasant sensory feel to the foam, and are suitable for cosmetic products detergents, and cleaners.

A carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid salt containing a plurality of carbonyl groups, and a surfactant represented by the following formula:

R.sup.1C(O)R.sup.2C(O)R.sup.3-A

wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined herein, and A is COOX or SO.sub.3X, wherein X is H, a metal atom, NR.sup.4.sub.4, imidazolium optionally containing a substituent, pyridinium optionally containing a substituent, or phosphonium optionally containing a substituent, where R.sup.4s are each H or an organic group and are the same as or different from each other; and any two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 optionally bind to each other to form a ring.

The present invention is a liquid detergent composition for tableware and/or kitchen hard articles containing: (a) a nonionic surfactant with an HLB of 10.5 or less (provided that (b) is excluded); (b) a glycoside having a hydrocarbon group with 8 or more and 18 or less carbons and a glycoside group with an average degree of condensation of 0.5 or more and 3 or less; and (c) an organic solvent with a logPow of 0 or more and 1.5 or less [hereinafter, referred to as component (c)], wherein the content of (a) in all surfactants is 30 mass % or more and 95 mass % or less, a mass ratio of component (c) to the content of (a), (c)/(a), is 2 or more and 8 or less, and a viscosity at 20 C. is 20 mPa.Math.s or less.

The present invention discloses a harvest/post-harvest composition for washing flowering plants and a method of using the same. The composition includes a solution of Tetraacetylethylenediamine (TAED) and sodium percarbonate in a ration ranging from 1:1 to 3:1, respectively. The composition also includes a chelating agent and a pH regulator, which work to activate the TAED; and a surfactant. The pH regulator and the surfactant are added in quantity as minimal as possible to avoid foaming entirely or to produce negligible foaming.