| abstract |
A surfactant composition containing a mixture of polyalkoxylated amidoamines having average formulae (1) and (2), wherein each R1 is independently a C¿2-22? hydrocarbon group, straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl, cycloalkyl or alkylaryl, each R?2¿ is independently hydrogen or a C¿1-4? alkyl radical, and p, q, r, s and t, which are the same or different, are integers or fractional numbers from 1 to 50, particularly 1.1 to 25 and preferably 2 to 20. The composition may be used as a detergent, particularly in cosmetics, and is preferably used in combination with at least one anionic surfactant in order to reduce its skin and eye irritancy. |