COMPOSITION

Abstract

A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising C18 alkyl ether sulphate and/or C18 alcohol ethoxylate and from 0.01 to 10% wt. fragrance.

Claims

1. A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising from 5 to 20% wt. non-ionic surfactant, said non-ionic surfactant comprising alcohol ethoxylate, and wherein the alcohol ethoxylate comprises C12-C16 and C18 alcohol ethoxylate, wherein at least 10% wt. of the total alcohol ethoxylate comprises C18 alcohol ethoxylate, and from 0.01 to 10% wt. fragrance, wherein the fragrance comprises a component selected from the groups consisting of ethyl-2-methyl valerate (manzanate), limonene, dihyro myrcenol, dimethyl benzyl carbonate acetate, benzyl acetate, geraniol, methyl nonyl acetaldehyde, cyclacet (verdyl acetate), cyclamal, beta ionone, hexyl salicylate, tonalid, phenafleur, octahydrotetramethyl acetophenone (OTNE) and mixtures thereof.

2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said C18 alcohol ethoxylate surfactant comprises monounsaturated C18.

3. A composition according to claim 1 comprising from 0.1 to 30% wt. of the composition C18 alcohol ethoxylate.

4. A composition according to claim 1 comprising at least 50% wt. water.

5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein at least 30% wt of the total C18 surfactant is a C18 alcohol ethoxylate.

6. A composition according to claim 1 comprising from 4 to 30 wt % total surfactant.

7. A composition according to claim 1 having a pH of 5 to 10, more preferably 6 to 8, most preferably 6.1 to 7.0.

8. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the fragrance comprises from 0.5 to 3% wt. of the composition.

9. (canceled)

Description

EXAMPLES

[0245] Laundry liquid compositions comprising C12 (control) were compared with compositions comprising C18 based anionic surfactant instead, all other ingredients were identical.

[0246] The fragrance headspace was measured using GC.

[0247] Inventive sample with C18 non-ionic surfactant:

TABLE-US-00001 As received Ingredients Active % As 100% % wt. 1 Water 100.0 56.949 47.237 2 Anti foam 33.0 0.001 0.003 3 Fluorescer 90.0 0.200 0.222 4 Acusol LA 30.0 0.250 0.833 5 MEA 100.0 5.900 5.900 6 LAS acid 97.5 9.940 10.195 7 HEDP sequestrant 60.0 2.160 3.600 8 Citric acid 50.0 2.500 5.000 9 C1618-10EO AE 95.0 7.450 7.842 10 Polyamine 80.0 2.160 2.700 11 Soil Release Polymer 50.0 0.540 1.080 12 Neodol 25-3ES 70.0 7.450 10.643 13 Sodium Benzoate 100.0 1.500 1.500 14 Potassium sulfite 45.0 0.200 0.444 BASE LIQUID TOTAL 97.200 97.200 COOL TO 25 C. 15 Fragrance 100.0 1.180 1.180 16 Enzyme 100.0 0.360 0.360 17 Enzyme 100.0 0.360 0.360 18 Enzyme 100.0 0.900 0.900 TOTAL 100.000 100.000

[0248] Control sample with C12 non-ionic surfactant:

TABLE-US-00002 As received Ingredients Active % As 100% % wt. 1 Water 100.0 56.949 47.237 2 Anti foam 33.0 0.001 0.003 3 Fluorescer 90.0 0.200 0.222 4 Acusol LA 30.0 0.250 0.833 5 MEA 100.0 5.900 5.900 6 LAS acid 97.5 9.940 10.195 7 HEDP sequestrant 60.0 2.160 3.600 8 Citric acid 50.0 2.500 5.000 9 C12 Alcohol ethoxylate 95.0 7.450 7.842 10 Polyamine 80.0 2.160 2.700 11 Soil Release Polymer 50.0 0.540 1.080 12 Neodol 25-3ES 70.0 7.450 10.643 13 Sodium Benzoate 100.0 1.500 1.500 14 Potassium sulfite 45.0 0.200 0.444 BASE LIQUID TOTAL 97.200 97.200 COOL TO 25 C. 15 Fragrance 100.0 1.180 1.180 16 Enzyme 100.0 0.360 0.360 17 Enzyme 100.0 0.360 0.360 18 Enzyme 100.0 0.900 0.900 TOTAL 100.000 100.000

[0249] The GC revealed that the summed normalised GC/MS peak areas for the C18 sample was 5 900 000 (+/−400 000) while the value for the C12 was 5 300 000 (+/−50 000). Error was 95% Cl-3 reps.