Inventors:
Ricky A. Woo - Hamilton OH
James E. Gray - Cincinnati OH
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
C11D 190, C11D 192, C11D 168
Abstract:
Detergent compositions comprising a surfactant system that is either (1) a mixture of zwitterionic detergent surfactant and/or amphoteric (non-zwitterionic) detergent surfactant with nonionic detergent surfactant; or (2) short chain nonionic detergent surfactant; a suds reducing amount of a suds controlling alkoxylated material of the formula: C. sub. n (PO). sub. x (EO). sub. y (PO). sub. z in which C. sub. n is a hydrocarbon group containing, n carbon atoms, n is a number from about 6 to about 12, x is a number from about 1 to about 6, y is a number from about 4 to about 15, and z is a number from about 4 to about 25; optional, but preferred, hydrophobic cleaning solvent; and polycarboxylate, especially dicarboxylate, detergent builder, provide superior cleaning of all of the soils commonly found in the bathroom while maintaining a desirable low suds profile and good rinsing properties. The compositions have a pH of from about 1 to about 5. 5, preferably from about 2 to about 4 when the dicarboxylate builder is used.