摘要 |
A high foaming, low eye irritation cleaning composition. The composition contains an alkyl ether sulfate having the following structural formulae: R(A)nOSO3M or R1(A)nSO3M wherein R is an alkyl, alkylaryl, acyl or alkenyl group having at least 13, preferably 13 to 30, most preferably 14 to 24, carbon atoms in the alkyl chain; R1 is an acylamide group having at least 13, preferably 13 to 30, most preferably 14 to 24, carbon atoms, A is an alkyl ether group derived from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, glycidol and substituted epoxides, the preferred group being ethoxy; n is about 6 to about 100, preferably about 6 to about 20, more preferably about 10 to about 20; and M is a cation such as an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, ammonium, an alkylamine, or an alkanolamine. These compositions are particularly useful as cosmetic cleaning compositions, such as shampoos and bubble baths.
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