LIGHT-DUTY LIQUID OR GEL DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS HAVING CONTROLLED pH AND DESIRABLE FOOD SOIL REMOVAL, RHEOLOGICAL AND SUDSING CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

Disclosed are thickened light-duty liquid or gel dishwashing detergent compositions that are especially useful for the manual washing of heavily soiled dishware. Such compositions essentially contain an alkyl ether sulfate-based anionic surfactant, a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide-based nonionic surfactant component, a suds booster which is preferably an amine oxide, an aqueous liquid carrier, a pH control agent such as potassium carbonate to provide a relatively alkyline product, and an acrylic copolymer thickener such as AcusolTM 820.