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Joanne P Gorczyca

John J Burke

Gregory W Drewno

An aqueous based, solvent free degreaser composition, has on a weight basis:

Aqueous based solvent free degreaser composition comprising a ternary

The present invention relates to the use of phosphate esters for the improvement of water solubility of salicylic acid and stability of peroxide compounds in an aqueous cleanser.

Stable salicylic acid and peroxide containing skin and hair cleanser

An improved liquid skin cleanser composition will have about 0.1-25% by weight of at least one EO/PO/EO tri-block nonionic surfactant having the formula: ##STR1## wherein neither x or z can be 0; the sum of x and z is within the range of about 62 to 535, the value of y is within the range of about 15 to 65. Also present will be about 0.1-25% by weight polyvinylpyrrolidone having the formula: ##STR2## wherein the value of n ranges from about 100 to 30,000.

Liquid skin cleanser composition with reduced skin irritation and

The present invention relates to an aqueous based, solvent free degreaser composition, comprising on a weight basis: a) about 2.5-5.0% of one alcohol alkoxylate with a fatty alcohol moiety selected from the group of compounds having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.12 to C.sub.15 branched or straight chain alkyl group, m is 1.5, n is 1, o is 9, p is 3.5 and R' is CH.sub.3 ; --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, R' is --CH.sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, and R'' is --OH, --CH.sub.3, --O--C.sub.3 -C.sub.18 hydroxyalkyl group and mixtures thereof; b) about 2.5-5.0% of one alkyl phenol alkoxylates of the following formula: ##STR2## wherein R is a C.sub.8 branched or straight chain alkyl group, m is 10 and n is 0 and P represents a phenyl group; c) about 2.5-5.0% of one alkyl oxyothylate of the following formula:

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

Joanne P Gorczyca