Ecolab USA Inc.

Dawn N Lock

Stephen B Christensen

Joanna A Pham

Yvonne Marie Killeen

Victor F Man

Kim R Smith

Steven Eugene Lentsch

Victor Fuk-Pong Man

Stephan Maria Hubig

Michael Charles Denoma

Jessica R Bull

Kirsten M Weeks

Joshua A Ackerman

Joanna Ai Pham

A composition having a pH of less than 7 and including one or more surfactants, one or more chelating agents, and one or more acid in an aqueous solvents is used to treat stains on a textile caused by sunscreen lotion. Sunscreen stains in textiles can be reduced to a &#x394;b* of 5 or less as compared to the textile before staining. The method includes preparing a use solution having a pH of less than 7 by applying to the wash solution a solid composition comprising about 15 to about 60 wt-% of surfactants; about 4 to about 18 wt-% chelating agents; and about 10 to about 40 wt-% of an acid or a salt thereof, and washing the textile in the wash solution, where the method is capable or reducing the stain in the textile to a &#x394;b* of 7 or less as compared to the textile before staining.

Composition and method for the treatment of sunscreen stains in textiles

The invention is directed to a cleaning composition and method for reducing yellow stains caused by sunscreen components such as avobenzone, oxybenzone, homosalate, octinoxate, octisalate, octocrylene or combinations thereof. The cleaning composition employs a synergistic combination of an amine oxide/solvent and a souring agent.

Cleaning composition and method for removal of sunscreen stains

The invention relates to methods and compositions for treating non-trans fats, fatty acids and sunscreen stains with a chelating agent. The invention also relates to methods for reducing the frequency of laundry fires with a chelating agent.

Treatment of non-trans fats, fatty acids and sunscreen stains with a chelating agent

The invention discloses synergistic combinations of surfactants blends and cleaning composition. In certain embodiments a surfactant system is disclosed which includes extended anionic surfactants, linker surfactants, and a multiply charged cation component. This system forms emulsions with, and can remove greasy and oily stains, even those comprised of non-trans fats. In another embodiment anionic surfactants are combined with a solvent, and amine oxide to remove sunscreen stains. The compositions may be used alone, as a pre-spotter or other pre-treatment or as a part of a soft surface or hard surface cleaning composition.

Laundry composition for treatment of sunscreen stains based on extended chain nonionic surfactants

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Inver Grove Heights, MN, United States of America

Dawn N Lock