Abstract: A disinfectant-containing hard surface cleaner composition having increased bacteria count-reducing efficacy is provided by adding thereto a mixture of an alkyl or alkenyl oligoglycoside and certain C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl ethers.

Abstract: Fatty alcohol (ether) sulfates which are obtained by co-sulfating mixtures of (a) C.sub.8-22 fatty alcohols and (b) C.sub.8-22 fatty alcohol ethoxylates containing an average of 1.9 to 3.9 ethylene oxide units in a ratio by weight of 20:80 to 80:20, and then neutralizing the mixtures thus co-sulfated with aqueous bases. The substances have distinctly improved low-temperature behavior in relation to ether sulfates with comparable degrees of ethoxylation, and are useful as components of surface-active compositions.

Abstract: A water-containing cleaning composition having a pH value of 3.0 to 6.5 containing 0.1% to 50% by weight of at least one alkyl glycoside corresponding to formula (I):R.sup.1 --O--?G!.sub.xwherein R.sup.1 is a branched or linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group containing 6 to 11 carbon atoms, G is a glycose or xylose unit and x is a number of 1 to 10, 0. 1 % to 30% by weight of at least one fatty alcohol ether corresponding to formula (II) ##STR1## in which R.sup.2 is an alkyl radical containing 6 to 12 carbon atoms, m is a number of 0.5 to 3.0 and n is a number of 4.0 to 12.0, based on the weight of the composition, and which is free from hydrotropes based on organic acids.

Abstract: A process for cleaning hard surfaces comprising contacting the hard surfaces with a composition containing:(a) from 0.1 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of an alkyl polyglucoside having the general formula R O Z.sub.x wherein R is C.sub.8-10, O is oxygen, x is an integer from 1 to 6, and Z is a sugar unit;(b) from 0.001 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of a C.sub.6-16 fatty alcohol alkoxylate having an HLB value greater than 10;(c) from 0.001 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of a C.sub.8-22 fatty acid; and(d) the balance up to 100% water.

Abstract: A disinfectant-containing hard surface cleaner composition having increased bacteria count-reducing efficacy is provided by adding thereto a mixture of an alkyl or alkenyl oligoglycoside and certain C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl ethers.