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(11) EP 0 520 551 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.09.1993 Bulletin 1993/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.12.1992 Bulletin 1992/53

(21) Application number: 92201753.8

(22) Date of filing: 16.06.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: C11D 1/83, C11D 3/20, C11D 10/04, C11D 1/14
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 28.06.1991 GB 9114045

(71) Applicants:
  • UNILEVER N.V.
    NL-3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)

    CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE 
  • UNILEVER PLC
    London EC4P 4BQ (GB)

    GB 

(72) Inventor:
  • Thompson, Ian
    I-20071 Casalpusterlengo (Milan) (IT)

(74) Representative: Kan, Jacob Hendrik, Dr. 
Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137
NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen
NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Liquid detergent compositions


    (57) A pearlescent liquid detergent composition comprises an organic pearlescer, at least 5% by weight of a primary alkyl sulphate anionic surfactant and less than 2.5% by weight of a pearlescer crystallisation enhancer selected from acids, salts, alcohols and esters having a hydrophobic moiety with an average of at least 16 carbon atoms and nonionic surfactants.





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