Abstract: A detergent composition which has an excellent detergency against muddy dirt of clothing. It comprises (a) nonionic surfactant, (b) fatty acid or salt thereof and (c) sulfosuccinic amide, and further (d) anionic surfactant as occasion demands.

Abstract: The invention discloses compositions in the form of aqueous solutions or O/W emulsions for the cleaning of skin, scalp and hair, characterized in that they contain from 0.5 to 5% w/v of at least one water soluble organic base chosen in the group consisting of low molecular weight saturated aliphatic alkylamines, their hydroxy derivatives, low molecular weight primary alkylenediamines, basic aminoacids. Said water soluble organic base are buffered at pH 7-9. The cleaning efficacy of said preparations may be increased by adding lipases in a quantity ranging from 0.1 to 1% w/v. According to a further embodiment of the invention, said compositions can be comprised of detergents in a quantity not exceeding 4% w/v. The compositions are endowed of the property of cleaning the skin in a delicate manner, with a good local tolerability.

Abstract: A solid, cast, highly chelated, alkaline detergent composition which includes (i) a potassium salt of an aminocarboxylic acid sequestrant, such as ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), (ii) optionally a sodium salt of the aminocarboxylic acid sequestrant, (iii) a source of alkalinity, such as sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, and (iv) a solidifying agent. The composition contains at least one of the sodium salt of the aminocarboxylic acid sequestrant and/or the sodium form of the alkaline source.

Abstract: A stable, pumpable, aqueous solution of a water-insoluble silicate capable of binding calcium ion is shown which, referred to the total weight of the aqueous suspension, containsA) 0.5 to 80% by weight of a finely divided, synthetic water-insoluble compound containing bound water and in the form of a silicate capable of binding calcium and of the formula:(Cat.sub.2/n O).sub.s.Me.sub.2 O.sub.3 (SiO.sub.2).sub.ywhere Cat is an n-valent cation exchangeable with calcium, x is number from 0.7 to 1.5, Me is boron or aluminum and y is number from 0.8 to 6, andB) 0.5 to 6% by weight of a mixture acting as the dispersing ingredient and formed of at least two oxo-alcohol ethoxylates of formula:R--(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n --OHwhere R--C.sub.10 --C.sub.15 alkyl with a maximum branching rate of 25%, that is, at most 25% of the fatty alcohol ethoxylate comprises single methyl branching,n=3-5.0 moles of ethylene oxide for component 1,n=5.5-7 moles of ethylene oxide for component 2.

Abstract: A mild skin cleansing composition in the form of a bar comprising from about 0.5% to about 20% of a mixture of a silicone gum and a silicone fluid wherein the gum:fluid ratio is from about 10:1 to about 1:10, preferably from about 4:1 to about 1:4, most preferably from about 3:2 to about 2:3. The silicone component is a skin mildness/moisturizing aid which imparts superior, durable conditioning to skin washed with the composition. Processes for preparing a mild skin cleansing toilet bar with this silicone component are disclosed.

Abstract: Greater flexibility in selecting components for stable aqueous dispersions of surfactant lamellar droplets, and improved possibilities for formulating concentrated forms of such dispersions are provided by incorporating in the composition, a deflocculating polymer having a hydrophilic backbone and at least one hydrophobic side-chain.