| abstract |
An aqueous liquid laundry detergent composition comprising: (i) 5-19 wt% of LAS, (ii) 0.5-8 wt% of an alkyl ether carboxylic acid surfactant of the structure: R 2 -(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n -OCH 2 -COOH, wherein R 2 is C 16- C 18 linear alkyl chain; n is 10-25, and the ratio of (ii) to (i) is 0.05-1; (iii) at least 60 wt% water; (iv) 0-2 wt% of an ethoxylated alcohol non-ionic surfactant, wherein the ratio of (iv) to (i) is 0-0.2; and, (v) 0-1 wt.% of phosphorous containing chemicals; and wherein the composition optionally comprises a further anionic surfactant, wherein the ratio of further surfactant to (i) is 0-0.55. A method of treating a textile comprising: a) treating textile with 1 g/L of an aqueous solution of said composition; b) contacting said solution from 10 minutes to 2 days, then rinsing and drying. |