Abstract: Non-irritant amphoteric surfactants having the formula: ##STR1## having preservative properties and compatible with anionic surfactants, where R is an alkyl group of from 8 to 14 carbon atoms, and where M' M", M'" and M.sup.IV may be the same or different and represent a monovalent moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium ion, or ammonium ion which is substituted by from 1 to 3 lower alkyl groups, said alkyl groups being optionally substituted by one hydroxyl group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 23, 1977
Date of Patent:
February 28, 1978
Assignee:
Kewanne Industries, Inc.
Inventors:
Saul Kaplan, John J. Merianos, Harold A. Green, Alfonso N. Petrocci