The present invention is a surfactant composition containing (a) a branched alkyl sulfosuccinate ester having a branched alkyl group with 9 or 10 carbons and (b) a surfactant [excluding (a)].

The object of the present invention concerns a hair restructuring association comprising or alternatively consisting of: (a) a quaternary ammonium salt of formula (I) and (b) at least one sulpho-derivative of vegetable fatty acids, wherein R.sub.5, R.sub.6 are independently chosen between hydrogen and a radical R.sub.0, R.sub.0 consists of the following structure of formula (II), R.sub.1 is chosen from the group consisting of: hydrogen, methyl, isopropyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, ethylenemethylthio, benzyl, para-hydroxybenzyl and 3-methylene-1H-indole, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 are independently chosen from the group consisting of: methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl, mX.sup.− is chosen from the group consisting of: formic acid, acetic acid, unsaturated monocarboxylic acids, adipic acid, aldaric acid, oxalic acid, phthalic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, glutaric acid, pimelic acid, maleic acid, malic acid, fumaric acid and suberic acid, isocitric acid, citric acid, fatty acids, acidic amino acids, keto acids and aromatic carboxylic acids, m is an integer number comprised between 1 and 22, n is comprised between 2 and 20.

A cleaning solution includes a solvent having Hansen solubility parameters: 25>δ.sub.d>13, 25>δ.sub.p>3, 30>δ.sub.h>4; an acid having an acid dissociation constant pKa: −11<pKa<4, or a base having pKa of 40>pKa>9.5; and a surfactant. The surfactant is an ionic or non-ionic surfactant, selected from

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R is substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic, alicyclic, or aromatic group, and non-ionic surfactant has A-X or A-X-A-X structure, where A is unsubstituted or substituted with oxygen or halogen, branched or unbranched, cyclic or non-cyclic, saturated C2-C100 aliphatic or aromatic group, X includes polar functional groups selected from —OH, ═O, —S—, —P—, —P(O.sub.2), —C(═O)SH, —C(═O)OH, —C(═O)OR—, —O—, —N—, —C(═O)NH, —SO.sub.2OH, —SO.sub.2SH, —SOH, —SO.sub.2—, —CO—, —CN—, —SO—, —CON—, —NH—, —SO.sub.3NH—, and SO.sub.2NH.

A cleaner composition includes: a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (A); an anionic surfactant (B); a nonionic surfactant (C); and water (D). The cleaner composition contains the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (A) in a proportion of 60.0% by mass to 85.0% by mass, the anionic surfactant (B) in a proportion of 8.0% by mass to 15.0% by mass, the nonionic surfactant (C) in a proportion of 2.0% by mass to 5.0% by mass, and the water (D) in a proportion of 1.0% by mass to 20.0% by mass, forms a W/O microemulsion or a solubilized W/O emulsion, and has a volume resistivity of 1×10.sup.9 Ω.Math.cm or less.

Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC), reduced surface tensions, and reduced interfacial tensions than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials.

A cleaning solution includes a first solvent having Hansen solubility parameters 25>δ.sub.d>13, 25>δ.sub.p>3, and 30>δ.sub.h>4; an acid having an acid dissociation constant, pKa, of −11<pKa<4, or a base having a pKa of 40 > pKa>9.5; and a surfactant. The surfactant is one or more of an ionic surfactant, a polyethylene oxide and a polypropylene oxide, a non-ionic surfactant, and combinations thereof.

A surfactant solution of the present invention includes a component (a): an α-sulfonated fatty acid ester salt; a component (b): an alkanolamine; a component (c): an aromatic sulfonic acid; and a component (d): water, wherein the content of the component (a) is within a range from 30 to 45 mass %, the molar ratio represented by (b)/(a) is within a range from 0.05 to 0.5, and the molar ratio represented by (b)/(c) is within a range from 0.5 to 2.

What are proposed are aqueous surfactant compositions comprising one or more of each of alpha-sulfo fatty acid disalts, sulfo ketones, alkyl (ether) sulfates, soaps, inorganic salts of sulfuric acid and water, where the structures of the compounds mentioned and boundary conditions that are to be observed can be found in the patent claims. These compositions have good foaming ability and pleasant sensory properties of the foam and good skin compatibility and they are suitable for cosmetic agents as well as detergents and cleaner.

The present invention relates to a quick rinse detergent cleaner. The detergent contains high levels of salt that immediately collapse soap bubbles, so that less rinsing (and re-rinsing) of utensils is required. This allows for greater portability and applications relative to existing cleaning solutions.

Cleaning compositions and methods of use thereof for cleaning fryers and other hard surfaces soiled by grease, shortening, oils and other soils commonly encountered in the food service industry are disclosed. Cleaning compositions and methods of use which beneficially remove soils from vertical and/or inverted surfaces, reduce the cleaning time required for removing such difficult to remove and baked on soils, reduce exposure to hot surfaces by allowing cleaning at or near room temperature, reduce exposure to caustic chemicals, and/or eliminate the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for use of the cleaning compositions are disclosed.