(19)
(11) EP 0 106 266 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.07.1984 Bulletin 1984/30

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.04.1984 Bulletin 1984/17

(21) Application number: 83109923

(22) Date of filing: 20.05.1981
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 27.05.1980 GB 8017364

(71) Applicants:
  • THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
     ()
  • Procter & Gamble European Technical Center
     ()

(72) Inventor:
  • Goffinet, Pierre Charles Emile
     ()

   


(54) Terpene-solvent mixture useful for making liquid detergent compositions


(57) Liquid detergent compositions, particularly for use as hard surface cleaners, comprising 1%-20% surfactant. 0.5%-10% mono- or sesquiterpenes, and 0.5%-10% of a polar solvent having a solubility in water of from 0.2% to 10%, preferably benzyl alcohol. The compositions provide excellent.cleaning of both greasy and particulate soils, improved surface appearance, excellent formulation homogeneity, stability and viscosity characteristics as well as good suds control.





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