| abstract |
Disclosed is a detergent composition comprising at least about 1 % by weight, preferably at least about 3 % of a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant of formula (I) wherein R<1> is H, C1-C4 hydrocarbyl, 2-hydroxy ethyl, or 2-hydroxy propyl, R<2> is C7-C31 hydrocarbyl, and Z is polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least three hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or alkoxylated derivatives thereof; and at least about 1 % by weight, preferably at least about 3 %, of an alkyl ester sulfonate surfactant of formula (II) wherein R<3> is C8-C20 hydrocarbyl, R<4> is C1-C6 hydrocarbyl, and M is a soluble salt-forming cation. |