Colgate Palmolive Company

Jack T Inamorato

William Chirash

Michael C Crossin

James Calvin Bohrer

George Nikolas Apostolatos

Leo Augustus Salmen

Robert W McDonnell

Robert Tweedy Hunter, Jr

A stabilized built single-phase enzyme-containing liquid detergent composition is provided comprising:

Stabilized built single phase liquid detergent composition containing

Built single phase liquid anionic detergent compositions containing

A liquid detergent having a viscosity in the range of 40 to 120 centipoises at 24.degree. C. and which is fluid at 7.degree. C. which consists essentially of, by weight, from 10% to 60% of a water soluble C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkoxylated C.sub.10 -C.sub.18 alkanol nonionic detergent; 4% to 12% of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkanol, the proportion of alcohol being such that the physical properties of the liquid detergent would be unsatisfactory in the absence of a viscosity control and gel prevention agent 1% to 6% of sodium or potassium formate as a viscosity control and gel prevention agent and 22 to 84.5% of water.

Liquid detergent of controlled viscosity

Granular detergent composition comprising

Effervescent granules

Antibacterial compositions are provided comprising a polyhalogeno-hydroxydiphenyl ether and either a tribrominated salicylanilide or a trichlorocarbanilide in a weight ratio of 9:1 to 1:9; these compositions are particularly effective in combination with detergent materials.

Synergistic antibacterial composition containing mixtures of certain

A liquid detergent having a viscosity in the range of 40 to 100 centipoises at 24.degree. C and which is fluid at 7.degree. C which consists essentially of, by weight, from 10% to 60% of a water soluble C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkoxylated C.sub.10 -C.sub.18 alkanol nonionic detergent, 4 to 12% of C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkanol, 1 to 6% of a water soluble salt of a dibasic acid of the formula (CH.sub.2).sub.n (COOH).sub.2, wherein n is 3 to 5 as a viscosity control and gel prevention agent, and the balance water.

Distinctive detergent compositions comprise white or lightly colored, built, background detergent particles and a minor proportion of contrastingly colored (with a non-substantive colorant) elongated soap particles or rods. The soap preferably also contains specific non-sub cantive colorants and a substantial proportion of a stable fluorescent brightener.

Detergent composition containing distinctive, colored, non-staining soap

Antibacterial compositions are provided comprising 4,2',4'-trichloro-2-hydroxydiphenyl ether and 3,5,4'-tribromo-salicylanilide in a weight ratio of 9:1 to 1:9; these compositions are particularly effective in combination with detergent materials.

Antibacterial composition

A liquid detergent of desired viscosity, conveniently pourable at room temperature and fluid at lower temperatures, includes polyethoxylated higher alkanol nonionic synthetic organic detergent, either polyethoxy higher alkanol sulfate or higher alkyl benzene sulfonate synthetic anionic organic detergent or a mixture of both, lower alkanol, sodium chloride, sodium nitrate and water, in certain proportions. The presence of the sodium chloride-sodium nitrate mixture allows the use of a lesser quantity of lower alkanol as a thinning and viscosity controlling agent, helps to maintain the liquid detergent pourable at room temperature and lower temperatures, and to avoid production of film on the surface of the detergent when a volume thereof is left exposed to air in an open container, and the salt mixture is essentially non-corrosive.

Liquid detergent compositions of controlled viscosities

A non-phosphate liquid softergent composition possessing antistatic properties comprising 10-40% of a non-ionic surfactant and/or amine oxide surfactant, and about 3-15% of a mixture of a quaternary ammonium softener and a poly-ethoxylated alkyl or dialkyl methyl ammonium halide in an aqueous solvent medium. The detergent compositions are single phase, clear, stable liquids but may be made opaque, creamy or opalescent, if desired. Also described is a method for simultaneously washing and softening laundry without imparting water repellancy to fabrics treated therewith.

Non-phosphate detergent-softening compositions

A clear liquid synthetic organic heavy duty laundry detergent composition for use with an oxidizing bleach such as chlorine bleaches comprising a non-ionic and anionic biodegradable synthetic organic detergent system, water, an alcohol and at least one oxidizing bleach stable brightening agent selected from 4,4'-Bis(4-phenyl-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)-2,2'stilbene disulfonic acid and salts thereof, 4,4'-diphenylvinylene-2,2'biphenyl disulfonic acid, and salts thereof. Small proportions of various additional optional agents such as sequestering agents and saltforming bases may also be included in the composition which is a single phase clear stable liquid which can be made opaque, creamy or opalescent if desired. The composition furthermore is substantially neutral or only slightly alkaline when measured at a 1% concentration in water and cleans and brightens soiled laundry to a degree comparable to that utilizing phosphate built alkaline detergents. Furthermore, by a judicious choice of non-ionic biodegradable detergents, the liquid detergent composition may be made to be non-gelling on standing in contact with the atmosphere.

Heavy duty oxidizing bleach stable liquid laundry detergent

A mixture of a non-cationic surface active detergent, a bacterial amylase of the alpha type, and an alkaline protease, which composition contains about 100,000 to 400,000 Novo alpha-amylase units of said amylase per Anson unit of said alkaline protease.

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Westfield, NJ, United States of America

Jack T Inamorato