| abstract |
A structured aqueous detergent composition containing detergent-active material in the form of at least one detergent-active component and at least one electrolyte and having the following phases: n (a) an isotropic aqueous solution forming a continuous phase; n (b) distributed and suspended in said solution (a) discrete units of one or more non-network-forming phases, each selected from the following: n (i) solid particles containing detergent-active material, n (ii) lyotropic liquid crystals containing detergent-active material; and n (iii) non-encapsulated liquid droplets containing detergent-active material, n (c) one or more suspending phases which cause the composition to be structured so as to suspend the non-network-forming phase (b); said non-network-forming phase (b) having a higher concentration by weight of detergent-active material than said aqueous solution (a). |