Lever Brothers Company

Lynn H Lander

Ralph R Sepulveda

Isaac Israel Secemski

Richard F Theiler

William R Narath

Henricus M Princen

Mark S Dobrovolny

James J Corr

Michael L Caswell

Isethionate salts have been discovered to provide protection for the skin against damage from contact with soap or other surfactants. A mild to the skin cleaning composition is provided comprising fatty acid soap in amounts greater than 25% and an isethionate salt such as sodium isethionate, the ratio of soap to isethionate ranging from 1:2 to abut 200:1. Sodium C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 acyl isethionate may be incorporated as a further component into the cleaning composition, although in an amount not to exceed that of the soap.

Cleaning compositions with skin protection agents

A heavy duty liquid detergent composition and a method for imparting soil release benefits to a fabric is herein provided. The composition comprises:

Liquid laundry detergents with improved soil release properties

A method and compositions for pre-laundering treatment of fabrics for stain removal are disclosed. The compositions comprise 25-100% of an ester of a short chain alcohol and a fatty acid and 0-75% of a surfactant.

Pretreatment composition for stain removal

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Harrington Pk., NJ, United States of America

Lynn H Lander