There is provided a liquid detergent composition comprising an internal olefin sulfonate salt at a high concentration and being excellent in stability at low temperatures without lowering the detergency. The liquid detergent composition comprises the following components (A) to (D), wherein a mass ratio of the component (A) to a total amount of the component (B) and the component (C), (A/(B+C)), is 0.6 or more and 5 or less; and a mass ratio of the component (B) to the component (C), (B/C), is 0.05 or more and 1.8 or less. (A): 10 to 40% by mass of an internal olefin sulfonate salt having 16 to 18 carbon atoms in which a content of an internal olefin sulfonate salt having a sulfonic group at the C-2 position is 5% by mass to 25% by mass; (B): 0.5 to 16% by mass of a fatty acid salt represented by the following formula (1): R.sup.1COOM (1) wherein R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 10 or more and 14 or less carbon atoms; and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal ( atom), ammonium or an organic ammonium; (C): an organic solvent having one or more hydroxyl groups; and (D) water.

The present invention provides a domestic laundry cleaning composition, said composition comprising an anionic surfactant, an alkyl ether carboxylic acid dispersant; and a lipid esterase.

A solid cleansing composition which comprises a high proportion of soap and exhibits reduced or eliminated grit formation and which can be made by conventional manufacturing processes. The composition comprises soap, C.sub.8-22 fatty acid, at least one isethionate ester surfactant, and at least one alkyl isethionate ester surfactant.

The present invention discloses a method of preparing a bactericidal, fungicidal and anti-allergenic Zanthoxylum schinifolium skin care soap, wherein the bactericidal, fungicidal and anti-allergenic Zanthoxylum schinifolium skin care soap comprises the following components based on percentage by weight: Component A: Zanthoxylum schinifolium seed oil 15.0-21.0%, propylene glycol 12.0-17.0%, glycerin 6.0-11.0%, Component B: deionized water 5.0-8.0%, sodium alkyl ether sulfate AES 8.0-12.0%, Component C: lauric acid 5.0-8.0%, stearic acid 11.0-16.0%, Component D: 98% NaOH 2.5-4.5%, deionized water balance, Component E: Zanthoxylum schinifolium essential oil 0.3-0.8%. The skin care soap of the present invention is pale yellow and translucent, has good stability, provides great aroma and rich foam, and can nourish the skin and sterilize effectively.

A bar composition comprising: a) 10%-60% synthetic (non-soap) surfactant; b) 0%-50% fatty acid and soap wherein total fatty acid soap is less than 60% of total synthetic surfactant; c) 6.8%-54% water-soluble structurant, selected from polyalkylene oxides having MW 1,500-10,000, PEO-PPO blockcopolymers, wherein the water soluble structurant has a melting point of 40-100 C. and further comprises polyalkylene oxides having MW 50,000-500,000, 1-5 wt %; d) 0.1%-4.8% alkali metal isethionate; e) 2.7%-13.5% water, wherein the sum of water, alkali metal isethionate and water-soluble structurant is 10%-60%, wherein based on the total amount of water, alkali metal isethionate and said water-soluble structurant, water is present 4-27%, alkali metal isethionate is present less than 8%, water-soluble structurant is present 68-90%. Use of the composition for eliminating efflorescence.

The present invention is drawn to a wash that will effectively clean printing related equipment such as a printing press, including all of its components, of materials used in the printing process, including printing inks, paper, and fountain solutions.

This invention provides a cleaning agent composition that exhibits good storage stability, especially storage stability at low temperature, and a cleaning agent composition that can be favorably dispensed from a dispenser. The cleaning agent composition of the present invention comprises (a) a fatty acid salt and (b) a sophorose lipid, wherein the proportion of the component (a) is 4 to 18 mass % based on the cleaning agent composition taken as 100 mass %; the proportion of a fatty acid salt having 12 or fewer carbon atoms is 15 parts by mass or more, and the proportion of a fatty acid salt having 16 or more carbon atoms is 60 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the component (a); the proportion of an acidic sophorose lipid is 80 mass % or more based on the total amount of the component (b) taken as 100 mass %; and the proportion of the component (b) is 5 to 80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the component (a).

The present invention relates to water-soluble unit dose articles comprising an amphoteric surfactant, methods of making and methods of use.

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 sulfoketone (B) selected from compounds (F) and compounds (G) wherein the compounds (F) have general formula (VI)

R.sup.6CH.sub.2COCHR.sup.7(SO.sub.3M.sup.8) (VI), in which the radicals R.sup.6 and R.sup.7, independently of each other, are a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radical M.sup.8 is selected from H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium, and alkanolamine, and the compounds (G) have general formula (VII)

(SO.sub.3M.sup.9)R.sup.8CHCOCHR.sup.9(SO.sub.3M.sup.10) (VII), in which the radicals R.sup.8 and R.sup.9, independently of each other, are a linear or branched alkyl radical having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and the radicals M.sup.9 and M.sup.10, independently of each other, are selected from H, Li, Na, K, Ca/2, Mg/2, ammonium and, alkanolamine, and water, wherein the amount of the compound (A) is greater than the amount of the compound (B), both based on the total aqueous surfactant composition. The compositions have good foaming ability, good skin compatibility, a pleasant sensory feel to the foam, and are suitable for cosmetic products, detergent, and cleaners.

The present invention relates to water-soluble unit dose articles comprising an amphoteric surfactant, methods of making and methods of use.