Abstract: Enhanced levels of viscosity reducing polymer can be stably incorporated in liquid detergent compositions of the kind comprising a structured phase containing detergent active material dispersed in an aqueous phase containing dissolved electrolyte, if the polymer is only partly dissolved in the latter phase.

Abstract: The present application provides heavy duty liquids in which enzyme stability is maintained without sacrificing peroxygen bleach stability. In one embodiment of the invention stability is provided using protein having a MW of from about 1,000 to about under 50,000. In a second embodiment, stability is provided using a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, propionic acid, adipic acid and salts thereof.

Abstract: An aqueous liquid detergent composition comprising water, electrolyte and detergent active material in amounts sufficient to form a structuring system capable of suspending particulate solids, said composition further comprising a functional polymer ingredient having an average molecular weight below 2000, provided that when the composition comprises:(a) at least 15% by weight of the detergent active material and from 1 to 30% by weight of a salting-out electrolyte; or(b) contains 5% or more of a swelling clay; and then the average molecular weight of the polymer ingredient is less than 1000; and when the functional polymer material comprises 0.

Abstract: An aqueous structured liquid detergent composition comprising detergents active materials and a peroxygen bleach compound, said detergent composition showing less than 25%, preferably less than 10%, more preferably less than 5% volume increase while stored at a temperature between 20.degree. and 37.degree. C. for three months after preparation.

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.

Abstract: The viscosity of concentrated liquid detergents with high concentrations of surfactant and no more than 5% by weight of swelling clay, may be reduced if the concentrate comprises less than 15% by volume of suspended solid material and is formulated thus:(a) at least 15% by weight of detergent active material;(b) from 1 to 30% by weight of a slating-out electrolyte;(c) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a viscosity reducing water soluble polymer in an amount sufficient to reduce the viscosity by more than 5% when measured at a shear rate of 21 S.sup.

Abstract: An aqueous based structured Heavy duty liquid detergent formulation is disclosed, which contains selected bleaches, surfactant combinations, borate polyol pH jump systems, and selected decoupling polymers.

Abstract: A structured aqueous detergent composition containing detergent-active material in the form of at least one detergent-active component and at least one electrolyte and having the following phases:(a) an isotropic aqueous solution forming a continuous phase;(b) distributed and suspended in said solution (a) discrete units of one or more non-network-forming phases, each selected from the following:(i) solid particles containing detergent-active material,(ii) lyotropic liquid crystals containing detergent-active material; and(iii) non-encapsulated liquid droplets containing detergent-active material,(c) one or more suspending phases which cause the composition to be structured so as to suspend the non-network-forming phase (b); said non-network-forming phase (b) having a higher concentration by weight of detergent-active material than said aqueous solution (a).

Abstract: The viscosity of concentrated liquid detergents with high concentrations of surfactant and no more than 5% by weight of swelling clay, may be reduced if the concentrate comprises less than 15% by volume of suspended solid material and is formulated thus:(a) at least 15% by weight of detergent active material;(b) from 1 to 30% by weight of a salting-out electrolyte;(c) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a viscosity reducing water soluble polymer in an amount sufficient to reduce the viscosity by more than 5% when measured at a shear rate of 21 S.sup.

Abstract: Aqueous liquid detergent compositions containing fabric softening clay material are prepared without an unacceptable viscosity rise occurring either before, during or after incorporation of the clay, by the steps of:(i) admixture with an aqueous base, of detergent active material and electrolyte, in quantities sufficient to form a low-viscosity system, comprising an active structured lamellar phase dispersed in an aqueous phase; and(ii) subsequently admixing therewith, the fabric softening clay material;some electrolyte also being pre-mixed dry with the clay.

Abstract: An aqueous based structured heavy duty liquid detergent formulation is disclosed, which contains selected bleaches, surfactant combinations, borate polyol pH jump systems, and selected decoupling polymers.

Abstract: In an aqueous liquid cleaning composition containing anionic synthetic detergent, soap, electrolyte, and particulate abrasive, with the electrolyte being other than tripolyphosphate, the ability to wet a stainless steel surface is enhanced by including 0.01 to 0.5% of polyacrylate or methacrylate having molecular weight of 500 to 3000.

Abstract: The invention pertains to aqueous liquid detergent compositions on the basis of nonionic and anionic or cationic detergents and electrolytes which include a effective amount of an anionic alkylpolyalkylene oxide derivative selected from the group consisting of:(1) anionic alkylpolyalkyleneoxide derivatives having the formula:Y--(CH.sub.2).sub.p --[O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n ].sub.z --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.q --X,(2) anionic di(alkylpolyalkyleneoxide) derivatives having the formula: ##STR1## (3) anionic di(alkylpolyalkyleneoxide) derivatives having the formula: ##STR2## in which X is a salt of a mono-valent oxygen-containing anionic group, Y is hydrogen or a salt of a mono-valent oxygen-containing anionic group, Z is a phosphate or phosphonate salt, R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkynyl, q is 0-4, p is 0-4, z is 1-14, x is 0-14, y is 0-14 and x+y is 1-14 and n is 2-3.Inclusion of the alkylpolyalkyleneoxide derivatives results in an improvement of the long term storage stability of the detergent composition.

Abstract: The invention pertains to aqueous liquid detergent compositions of the suspending type which comprise a nonionic detergent active material and/or derivative thereof in admixture with an anionic detergent active material and/or cationic detergent active material, and electrolytes which consist of one or more salting-out electrolytes and one or more auxiliary electrolytes having a lyotropic number of 9.5 or above, the combination of said salting-out and auxiliary electrolytes giving improved stability.