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AU604648B2
AU604648B2 AU63053/86A AU6305386A AU604648B2 AU 604648 B2 AU604648 B2 AU 604648B2 AU 63053/86 A AU63053/86 A AU 63053/86A AU 6305386 A AU6305386 A AU 6305386A AU 604648 B2 AU604648 B2 AU 604648B2
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    • C11ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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604 6 4Fo.8 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
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This document coiitains the amendments made under Section 49 and is correct for printing Class Int. Class Application Number: Lodged: 4 ?o SS \a Complete Specification Lodged: Accepted: Published: Priority: o 0 0 ,Related Art: o~ ro U 0 0 0 r Same of Applicant: 0 o u THE PROCTER GAMBLE COMPANY Address of Applicant: One Procter United States Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, of America o o 4 4Actual Inventor: a i I 4 Address for Service STEPHEN HENRY IDING EDWD. WATERS SONS, QUEEN STREET, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 3000.
Complete Specification for the invention entitled: IMPROVED VISCOUS PHASE STABLE LIQUID SCOURING CLEANSERS CONTAINING SOLVENT The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to :-us
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1 Company nd Signntures of Its Olncers as prescrlbed by Its^Articles Louis C. Gebhardt Asso.cation. Registered Patent Attorney To: THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS.
Edlvd. Waters Sons, 1" -la- (L bdn1J4lL4 IMPROVED VISCOUS PHASE STABLE LIQUID SCOURING CLEANSERS CONTAINING SOLVENT Stephen H. Iding TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to liquid scouring cleansers. In particular, it relates to viscous, aqueous scouring cleansers containing an abrasive and a binary solvent system. These cleansers are suitable for use as general purpose household cleaning compositions.
BACKGROUND
General purpose household cleaning compositions for hard surfaces such as metal, glass, ceramic, plastic and linoleum surfaces, are commercially available in both powdered and liquid form. Powdered cleaning compositions consist mainly of builder or buffering salts such as phosphates, carbonates, silicates, etc., and although such compositions may display good inorganic soil j removal, they are generally deficient in cleaning ability on organic soils such as the grease/fatty/oily soils typically found in the domestic environment.
I Liquid cleaning compositions, on the other hand, have the great advantage that they can be applied to hard surfaces in neat or concentrated form so that a relatively high level of surfactant material is delivered directly to the soil. Moreover, it is a rather more straightforward task to incorporate high concentrations of anionic or nonionic surfactant in a liquid rather than a granular composition. For both these reasons, therefore, liquid cleaning compositions have the potential to provide superior grease and oily soil removal over powdered cleaning compositions.
Nevertheless, liquid cleaning compositions still suffer a number of drawbacks which can limit their consumer acceptability.
Thus, they generally contain little or no detergency builder salts and consequently they tend to have poor cleaning performance on particulate soil and also lack "robustness" under varying water the first application made in a Convention country in respect of the invention the subject of the application.
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DHCLARED a. c..i_.cin ati. tid. in day o tf SiuNs. ndcha ;;lr-es ite To: TEt COMMISSIONER OF PATP-NTS. Assistant Secie-ay I Edwd. W r o -2 hardness levels. In addition, they can suffer problems of product form, in particular, phase instability, inhomogeneity, lack hardness levels. In addition, they can suffer problems of nproduct for in particular, phase instability, inhomogeneity lack of clarity, or inadequate viscosity characteristics for consumer use. Moreover, the higher in-product and in-use surfactant concentration necessary for improved grease handling raises I problems of extensive suds formation requiring frequent rinsing and wiping on behalf of the consumer. Although oversudsing may Sbe controlled to some exent by incorporating a suds-regulating material such as hydrophobic silica and/or silicone or soap, this i 10 in itself can raise problems of poor product stability and homoigeneity and also problems associated with deposition of insoluble I particulate or soap residues on the items or surfaces being i cleaned, leading to filming, streaking and spotting.
SImportantly, liquid clean ers suffer from the disadvantage that they do not contain abrasives, which contribute substantially |i to the cleaning performance of many dry-powder household and industrial cleaning compositions. Liquid cleansers that do contain i abrasives can suffer from phase instability including layering and abrasive settling. This phase instability problem is aggravated when solvents are present in the cleanser compositions.
I Terpenes are, per se, well-known components of perfume i compositions and are often incorporated into detergent compoisitions at low levels via the perfume. Certain terpenes have also been included in detergent compositions at higher levels; for instance, German Patent Application 21 13 732 discloses the use of aliphatic and alicyclic terpenes as antimicrobial agents in washing compositions; British Pat. No. 1,308,190 teaches the use of dipentenes in a thixotropic liquid detergent suspension base composition. German Patent Application 29 09 690 teaches the use 9 of pine oil (a mixture mainly of terpene alcohols) in liquid hard surface cleaning compositions.
European Application 81-200540.3 teaches the use. of terpenes with solvents such as benzyl alcohol and ethylene glycol dibutyl ether in liquid cleanser compositions. European Application 82-201396.7 teaches the use of terpenes and butyl carbitol (a i 3 trademark for 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol) in a liquid cleanser, optionally with particulate zeolite builders.
However, the use of the combination of selected terpenes, polar solvents, selected surfactant mixture, abrasive with polymeric acrylic acid thickeners and viscosity enhancers disclosed herein does not appear to have been considered, heretofore.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides, according to its broadest aspect, an improved phase stable liquid scouring cleanser composition consisting essentially of: from 1% to 10% of a synthetic surfactant mixture of paraffin sulfonate (NaPS) and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS), said mixture of NaPS and LAS having Sa" 15 a ratio of from 20:1 to 2:1; from 0.5% to 5% of a mono- or sesquiterpene or uo"O mixtures thereof, the weight ratio of surfactant:terpene lying between 20:1 to 3:2; S. from 0.5 to 3% of benzyl alcohol; 20 from 0.03% to 0.5% of a viscosity enhancing compound selected from the group consisting of citronellol, geraniol, dihydro myrcinol, linalool, nerol, rhodinal, I alphaterpineol, beta-citronellol, rhodinol, citronella nitrile, carvone, fenchone, menthol, isoborneol and mixtures 25 thereof; from 1% to 50% of a water-insoluble abrasive; and from 0.40% to 1% of a thickener being a high molecular weight acrylic acid polymer having a molecular S 30 weight range of 0.5 million to 1.5 million; and wherein the viscosity of said composition is from 1800 to 4000 cps at room temperature and wherein the pH of said composition is from 8 to 12.
-7r ~cr i -i sYLY 3a DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The essential terpene, benzyl alcohol, abrasive, thickener, selected surfactant components, and other ingredients used in the practice of the present invention are described in more detail, hereinafter. All percentages and ratios mentioned in this specification are by weight, unless otherwise stated.
It has now been discovered, however, that the defects of prior art liquid cleansers can be minimized or overcome through the incorporation therein of a specified mixture of surfactants, acrylic acid polymeric thickeners, and selected terpenes, viscosity enhancers of the alcohol, nitrile, ketone and aldehyde classes as defined herein, in combination with benzyl alcohol, and with an abrasive.
15 The present invention provides abrasive-containing liquid cleaning and scouring compositions which have excellent phase stability and suds control across a broad range of usage and water hardness conditions and which provide excellent shine performance together with improved cleaning characteristics both on greasy/oily soils and on inorganic particulate soils, with little tendency to cause filming or streaking on washed surfaces. Importantly, the abrasives used herein have a Mohs hardness of 7 or below, preferably 9 49 4 a 490 9r 9 99 494 9 9a 91 99 4 94,4 ai I* L i -1 4 having a Mohs hardness of 3 or less.
Terpenes Terpenes, as a solvent class, have limited watersolubility. They can be incorporated into liquid cleaning compositions in homogeneous form, even under "cold" processing conditions, with the ability to provide excellent cleaning characteristics across the range of water hardness on grease/oily soils and inorganic particulate soils, as well as on shoe polish, marker ink, bath tub soil, etc., and excellen' shine performance with low e1 soil red'position and little or no propensity to cause filming, streaking or spotting on surfaces washed therewith. Moreover, the terpenes herein specified, and in particular those of the hydrocarbon class, are valuable in regulating the sudsing behavior of the instant compositions in both hard and soft water and under both diluted and neat or concentrated usage.
Preferred terpenes for odor impact are mono-and bicyclic monoterpenes, especially those of the hydrocarbon class, which include the terpinenes, terpinolenes, limonenes and pinenes, and i mixtures thereof. Highly preferred materials of this type are d-limonene, dipentene, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene and the mixture of terpene hydrocarbons obtained from the essence of citrus cold-pressed orange terpenes and orange terpene oil phase ex fruit juice). These terpenes are used at concentrations of at least preferably most preferably in the compositions for fragrance and cleaning effects. The weight ratio of surfactant:terpene preferably is between 20:1 and 3:2, more preferably 4:1 to 1.5:1.
Viscosity Enhancers As mentioned hereinbefore, a special problem for thickened liquid scouring cleansers is achieving a stable, high viscosity product. It has been surprisingly discovered that certain alcohol, aldehyde, nitrile, acetate and ketone compounds having VE empirical formulas of C HmR where n or 12; m 14, 16, 17, 18 or 20 and R 0, 02 or.N, are viscosity enhancers (VE) when used in conjunction with the high molecular weight acrylic acid polymeric thickeners. Some preferred VE compounds are selected from citronellol, geraniol, linalool, nerol, rhodinal, alpha-terpineol, beta-citronellol, rhodinol, citronella nitrile, carvone, fenchone, menthol, isoborneol 4a and mixtures thereof. These preferred VE compounds are commercially available. These VE compounds are used in the compositions of this invention at concentrations of from about 0.03% to about more preferably from about 0.05% to about 0.25%.
The benzyl alcohol (C 6 HsCH 2 OH) is used in the compositions at concentrations of 0 0 t 0 0 oeo a 0 0 0 o 4 4 Q &020 *0e 0 00 0 0 a i W L 5 and mixtures thereof. These preferred VE compounds are mercially available. These VE compounds are used in e compositions of this invention at concentrations of about 0.03% to about more preferably from about to about 0.25%.
Polar Solvent The pola olvent of this invention has a Swater solubility at 25 0 the range of from about 0.2% to about and is used at a level of from about 0.5% to about 3%.
Benzyl aleol (C 6
H
5
CH
2 OH), the preferred polar solvent, is used J j he compositions at concentrations of at least preferably most preferably This polar solvent increases the cleaning power of the compositions.
The weight ratio of terpenes to benzyl alcohol is preferably j in the range from 5:1 to 1:5, most preferably 2:1 to 1:2.
j Abrasive The abrasive is used at a level of 1-50% (preferably 5-40%; most preferably 10-35%). The abrasives employed Sherein are selected from water-insoluble, mild abrasive materials.
It is highly preferred that the abrasives used herein not be undesirably "scratchy." Abrasive materials having a Mohs hardi ness in the range of about 7, or below, are typically used; abrasives having a Mohs hardness of 3, or below, can be used to Savoid scratches on aluminum or stainless steel finishes. Suitable Sabrasives herein include inorganic materials, especially such preferred materials as calcium carbonate and diatomaceous earth, as well as materials such as Fuller's earth, magnesium carbonate, China clay, attapulgite, calcium hydroxyapatite, calcium orthophosphate, dolomite and the like. Organic abrasives such as iurea-formaldehyde, polyvinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate and melamine-formaldehyde resins can also be used, preferably at a level of 5-15%. The organic abrasives are more compatible with detergency builders and sequestrants.
It is preferred that the abrasives herein have a particle size range in the 100-600 U.S. Sieve Series Mesh, preferably 200-400 U.S. Sieve Series Mesh, size. Diatomaceous earth and calcium carbonate are commercially available in the 5-150 micron particle size range, and, as will be seen hereinafter, give excellent cleaning performance. The preferred abrasive is commercially available as Georgia Marble RO-4 Ground Calcium Carbonate.
0i Lg I~ Surfactants The selected combination of NaPS and LAS has I been found to provide superior phase stability in the cleansers of Sthis invention. The selected water-soluble detersive surfactant I useful herein is a mixture of linear alkyl benzene sulfonates i 5 (LAS) and paraffin sulfonates (NaPS). trrgem~ ra" auch deterj sive surfactants contain an alkyl group in the C10-C18 range; the i selected surfactants are most commonly used in the form of their sodium, potassium or triethanolammonium salts. The C11-C16 alkyl benzene sulfonates and the C12C18 paraffin sulfonates are selected for the compositions of the present invention. As used herein, the abbreviations "LAS" and "NaPS" include these broader surfactant definitions, unless otherwise specified.
The compositions herein generally will contain about 1% to i about 10%, preferably 2% to about more preferably of 15 the surfactant mixture. The mixture has a ratio of NaPS to LAS Sof from 20:1 to 2:1, preferably 10:1 to 2:1, and more preferably from 7:1 to 4:1.
SThickeners The selected thickeners of this invention are the high molecular weight polyacrylates which have molecular 20 weights of about 0.5-1.5 million with preferably some crosslinking i of about Examples of suitable thickeners are Sokalan ex BASF; Acrysol ICS-1 ex Rohm and Haas (works best at high pH 11.9), and Carbopol 941 ex B.F. Goodrich.
Carbopol 941 works well but leaves a film when rinsed after product use. The thickeners of this invention are employed at preferably 0.45-0.75% by weight of the composition.
The compositions herein must be thickened for dispersion and phase stability at the 1800-4000 cps viscosity range. The compositions of this invention preferably have a viscosity in the 2000-3500 cps range, as measured with a standard Brookfield Viscometer. Thickened compositions tend to cling to vertical surfaces such as walls and windows, which makes them more convenient to use.
pH The compositions herein are formulated in the alkaline pH range, .e preferably about 10-11.5 to avoid hydrolysis of some perfume components. Caustics such as sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate can be used L
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-7- 00 o o so o 0ooo 0030 0 0 o0 o 0003 So o 0 00 o 0 0 .3 to adjust and buffer the pH, as desired. An alkaline pH is also essential in obtaining the specified viscosity.
Soaps As mentioned hereinabove, one special problem associated with the use of liquid cleansers is their tendency to over-suds in use. It has been discovered that soaps, especially the alkali, ammonium and alkanolammonium salts of C12-C24 fatty acids, are especially useful as suds suppressors when conjointly present with terpenes and benzyl alcohol in the instant compositions. Soap concentrations of at least about 0.005%, preferably 0.05% to provide this important suds control function. Soap prepared from coconut oil fatty acids is preferred.
Other Ingredients The compositions herein can contain other ingredients which aid in their cleaning performance. Conventional additives such as detergency builders, water softeners, carrier liquids (especially water), perfumes, and the like can be used. For example, it is highly preferred that the compositions with organic abrasives contain a detergent builder and/or metal ion sequestrant. Compounds classifiable and well known in the art as detergent builders include the nitrilotriacetates, polycarboxylates, citrates, water-soluble phosphates such as tripolyphosphate and sodium ortho- and pyrophosphates, silicates, and mixtures thereof. Metal ion sequestrants include all of the above, plus materials like ethylenediaminetetraacetate, the amino-polyphosphonates and phosphates (DEQUEST) and a wide variety of .25 other poly-functional organic acids and salts too numerous to mention in detail herein. See U.S. Pat. No. 3,579,454 for typical examples of the use of such materials in various cleaning compositions. In general, the builder/sequestrant will comprise about 1% to about 25% of the composition. Colorants and perfumes can 30 be used with all abrasives.
Moreover, the compositions herein can contain, in addition to ingredients already mentioned, various optional ingredients typically used in commercial products to provide aesthetic or additional product performance benefits. Typical ingredients include perfumes, dyes, optical brighteners, soil suspending agents, detersive enzymes, gel-control agents, freeze-thaw stabilizers, .4 k i ,1 7' -8bactericides, preservatives, and the like. Nonionic surfactants at a level of 0.2-0.5% are excellent freeze-thaw stabilizers.
The compositions herein can contain up to about water as a carrier. Water-alcohol ethanol, isopropanol, butanol, etc.) mixtures can also be used.
Since the compositions herein are in liquid form, the.' can be prepared by simply blending the essential and optional ingredients Sin the aqueous carrier.
The following examples are given by way of illustrating the compositions herein, but are not intended to be limiting to the spirit and scope of the invention.
EXAMI
Component Thickener Sokalan PHC-25 Surfactants NaPS
LAS
Neodol 45-7 Solvent Benzyl Alcohol Perfume Mix #1 Citrus Terpenes Citrus Phase Oil Other Components Abrasive CaCO 3 (Avg. 50-60 microns) Other Na2CO Dye NaOH Coconut/Lauric Fatty Acid Water PLE 1 Concentration in Cleanser 0.67% 0.6% 0.30% 1.30% 1.85% 0.15% 0.15% 30.0% 0.005% 0.2% To Balance
IR
L-s L S U
V
,1 -9- NaPS
LAS
Perfume Definitions Sodium C 1 3
-C
1 6 paraffin sulfonate Sodium salt of linear C11.8 alkyl benzene sulfonate Mix The "Other Components" of the perfume mix #1 contain 50-60% viscosity enhancing compounds of alcohol, nitrile and aldehyde of the C10H 2 0 0,
C
1 0
H
1 7 N and C 1 0
H
1 8 0 formulas.
5-7 A condensate of one mole of C14-C 1 5 fatty alcohol with 7 moles of ethylene oxide.
Neodol 4 EXAMPLES 2 and 3 Impact of Terpenes on Product Viscosity Examples 2 and 3 were made in 2000 gram batches using a Lightening mixer. The ingredients were added in the order in which they appear. A viscosity reading was recorded 5 minutes after each ingredient Ingredient Soft water Sokalan PHC-25 Acrysol ICS-1 Anionic surfactant* Neodol 45-7 Benzyl alcohol Lauric fatty acid Coconut fatty acid NaOH Na2CO 3 CaCO 3 Perfume mix** was added.
Example 2 Formula Viscosity 59.00% 0'.65% 100 cps Example 3 Formula Viscosity 58.00% 2.8% 0.5% 1.5% 0.10% 0.10% 0.25% 3.00% 30.00% 2.15% 0.98% 2.8% 400 cps 0.5% 1 0.10% 25 cps 0.10% 550 cps 0.25% 250 cps 3.00% 1250 cps 30.00% 2750 cps 2.15% 25 cps 50 cps 225 150 1500 2700 *NaPS/LAS ratio 5:1.
**The perfume mix #1 comprises organic compounds which contain about 3-4 parts citronellol, citronella nitrile and dihydro mercinol. This amount provides about 0.06-0.09% of viscosity enhancers by weight of the total composition.
10 Note in Examples 2 and 3 that the addition of the viscosity enhancing, perfume mix had a profound impact on product viscosity. Without the perfume mix, the formulations would experience abrasive settling and layering and have viscosities of only 1250 and 1500 cps vs. 2750 and 2700 cps, respectively.
EXAMPLES 4 14 Impact of Selected Compounds on Product Viscosity Base Formula I Ingredient Wt. Soft water Balance Sokalan PHC-25 0.65 Anionic surfactant* 3.6 Neodol 45-7 0.50 Benzyl alcohol 3 Lauric fatty acid 0.1 SCoconut fatty acid 0.1 NaOH 0.2 Na2CO 2 3 4o CaCO 30.00 Colorant 0.01 Citrus terpenes 2.00 *NaPS/LAS ratio 5:1.
Selected Compounds Example 4 0.15% Citronellol 5350 cps 0.15% Dihydro Myrcinol 4900 cps 6 0.15% Citronellal 3500 cps 7 0.15%'Citronella Nitrile 3000 cps 8 0.15% Fenchyl Acetate 2300 cps 9 0.15% Linalyl Acetate 2250 cps 0.15% Camphene 175.0 cps 11 0.15% Alpha-Pinene 1650 cps 12 0.15% Eucalyptol 2050 cps 13 0.15% Para Cymene 1700 cps 14 0.15% Terpinolene 1800 cps TJ L V\
SS
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11 The base Formula I has a viscosity of 1900 cps. The selected compounds of Examples 4-14 were added separately to the base Formula I and the viscosity measured. The compounds of Examples 4-7 show profound impact on viscosity enhancement.
The compounds of Examples 8 and 9 show marginal improvement.
The compounds of Examples 10-14 show little or reduced viscosity impact.
Other VE compounds of the empirical formulas, menthol, isoborneol, carvone and fenchone, were found to produce a profound inpact on viscosity of Base Formula I.
EXAMPLES 15 Impact of LAS on Viscosity Base Formula II Ingredient Wt. Soft water Balance Acrysol ICS-1 0.49 Surfactant: SNaPS Variable see below LAS Variable Benzyl alcohol NaOH 0.25 Na 2
CO
3 3.00 CaCO 3 (same as above) 30.00 Perfume mix #1 2.15 i ml i n •in, l, i; The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to "US 12 Examples: NaPS concentration LAS concentration 15 2.8% 0.3 16 2.8% 0.4 17 2.8% 0.5 18 2.8% 0.6 19 2.8% 0.7 Viscosity (cps) 1400 1900 2100 2500 3150 1500 Stability: Top OK Layer at room temp.
only OK Abrasive settles The above data show that combinations of NaPS and LAS have synergistic benefits for viscosity enhancement, as well as phase stability.

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  1. 82-201396.7 teaches the use of terpenes and butyl carbitol (a I 13 THE CLAIMS DEFINING THE INVENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. An improved phase stable liquid scouring cleanser composition consisting essentially of: from 1% to 10% of a synthetic surfactant mixture of paraffin sulfonate (NaPS) and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS), said mixture of NaPS and LAS having a ratio of from 20:1 to 2:1; from 0.5% to 5% of a mono- or sesquiterpene or mixtures thereof, the weight ratio of surfactant:terpene lying between 20:1 to 3:2; from 0.5 to 3% of benzyl alcohol; from 0.03% to 0.5% of a viscosity enhancing o o compound selected from the group consisting of citronellol, So geraniol, dihydro myrcinol, linalool, nerol, rhodinal, alphaterpineol, beta-citronellol, rhodinol, citronella nitrile, carvone, fenchone, menthol, isoborneol and mixtures 00 0 O thereof; 4 from 1% to 50% of a water-insoluble abrasive; and from 0.40% to 1% of a thickener being a high molecular weight acrylic acid polymer having a molecular 000" weight range of 0.5 million to 1.5 million; and 4o4 wherein the viscosity of said composition is from 1800 to 4000 cps at room temperature and wherein the pH of said composition is from 8 to 12. 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ratio of said mixture of NaPS and LAS is from 10:1 to 2:1 and is present in said composition at a level of from 2% to 8%. 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ratio of said mixture of NaPS and LAS is from 7:1 to 4:1 and is present at a level of 2.5% to 1• I L LS U 14 4. The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the terpene is selected from d-limonene, dipentene, alpha-pinene and beta-pinene, and mixtures thereof, and is present at a concentration of 1% to 3% and wherein the weight ratio of surfactant mixture to terpene is 4:1 to 1.5:1. The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said is present at a concentration of 0.05 to 6. The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of terpene to benzyl alcohol is in the range of from 5:1 to 0 0 S 7. The composition in accordance with claim 1 o .a containing from 1% to 2% by weight of benzyl alcohol and wherein the ratio of terpene to benzyl alcohol is from 2:1 to 1:2. 8. A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein is selected from citronellol, dihydro myrcinol, citronellal and citronella nitrile and mixtures thereof and is present at a level of 0.05% to 0.25% of said composition. 9. A composition in accordance with claim 1 containing 'oo o from 5% to 40% of an abrasive having a particle size range of 5-150 microns, said abrasive having a Mohs hardness of 7 and below. A composition in accordance with claim 9 wherein said abrasive is present at a level of 10% to /IZ I I L'V o;i 1-11. A composition in accordance with claim 1 containing I from 0.45% to 0.75% of said acrylic acid polymeric thickener and wherein said viscosity is from 2000 to 3500 and wherein gaid pH is 10 to 11.5 DATED this 14th day of September, 1990. THE PROCTER GAMBLE COMPANY WATERMARK, PATENT TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS, 290 BURWOOD ROAD, HAWTHORN, VIC. 3122. AUSTRAL-A. LCG:JZ (11.36) Zi r 1 A Aw
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