EP3536769B1 - Washing and cleaning composition comprising a polyoxyalkylene carboxylate - Google Patents

Description

Object

The subject of this application is, as defined in the claims, the use of washing and cleaning compositions which contain at least one polyoxyalkylene carboxylate and a further surfactant. The polyoxyalkylene carboxylate or polyoxyalkylene carboxylates and the at least one other surfactant are based on fatty acids from vegetable oils and have an exceptionally high proportion of long-chain (≥C17), mostly unsaturated hydrocarbon chains.

Problem - State of the art

The present invention relates to the use of a composition as a washing and cleaning agent with high cleaning performance using more environmentally friendly and less irritating surfactants and to a method for improving the cleaning performance of a washing and cleaning agent using the composition.

The removal of proteinaceous contamination (protein contamination) is equally important in textile care and cleaning of surfaces. Protein contamination occurs in all areas of humans and animals, e.g. as fragments of hair, dander, milk residues, gluten, deposits on contact lenses, etc. The cleaning of proteins is particularly important in food areas, clinics, animal husbandry and many more. Furthermore, proteins can protect microorganisms and thus reduce the effectiveness of disinfectants. Effective protein soil removal is essential, especially in areas that require high levels of hygiene.

Protein dirt is often removed by protease additives in detergents, dishwashing detergents, surface and hygiene cleaners. The use of enzymes is controversial among environmentalists. On the one hand, their production usually takes place via genetic engineering and is energy-intensive. On the other hand, the use of enzymes is expensive for the formulator due to stability problems and incompatibilities with many common ingredients. Furthermore, enzymes are suspected of having a sensitizing effect. A preferred embodiment variant is therefore a composition in which the removal of protein dirt takes place with a reduction or, in particular, with no proteases.

Good dispersing power is also important for a washing and cleaning agent. The dispersing power is the ability of a surface-active substance or an agent to keep dirt particles in the washing liquor, i.e. the dirt-carrying capacity, so that dirt particles cannot be deposited again on the textile or the surface.

Nonionic surfactants are often used as dispersing agents. The anionic surfactants commonly used for the cleaning task are often sensitive to hard water. Biosurfactants, which are produced by microorganisms, form a special class of nonionic surfactants. In many cases, microorganisms are genetically modified for an efficient production process of biosurfactants; Changes criticized by some environmental groups.

In addition to the cleaning performance of cleaning agents, ecological and toxicological aspects are increasingly playing an important role in customers' purchasing decisions.

Surfactants with a high lauric acid content (C12) are used as standard in the detergent industry for sustainable detergents and cleaning agents. However, the sustainability of these surfactants is increasingly being questioned as they are based on petroleum or vegetable oils from tropical monocultures. These vegetable oils, such as coconut or palm kernel oil, are used for their technical properties, such as beneficial foaming, washing and cleaning performance, thanks to their high content of lauric acid (C12).

Another disadvantage of the commonly used surfactants is their high potential for irritation. For example, the most commonly used surfactants such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, cocoamidopropylamide or decyl glucoside cause serious eye damage. It is desirable, therefore, to replace these surfactants to the greatest extent possible with milder-on-the-eye surfactants. Skin-mild tenside systems are known from cosmetics, but, as listed below, are not suitable for industrial, institutional, textile and household cleaning due to their specific properties.

In contrast to cosmetics, where skin feel and moisturizing properties play an important role, cleaning power is the focus in industrial, institutional, textile and household cleaning. In addition, there is a requirement for surfactant systems to be able to be used flexibly in a wide pH range. Industrial, textile and household cleaning often takes place in extreme pH ranges, unlike body cleaning, which preferably takes place in a skin-neutral pH value, i.e. in a pH range between 5 and 7.

US2004/0265264 discloses the use of sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate in "catalytic" amounts to reduce skin irritation from the primary surfactant sodium laureth sulfate. In WO2013098066 Sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate is used in comparatively small amounts together with other surfactants based on lauryl and biosurfactants for a baby cleaning product. The exemplary embodiment reveals the positive sensory effect on the skin through the combination of biosurfactants with oleic acid, the cleaning performance is not mentioned.

UK 10147049 discloses surfactant mixtures of sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium myristyl ether sulfate and sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate which selectively wash out surface lipids rather than sebum lipids and thus reduce skin roughness. Furthermore, detergents with combinations of sodium lauryl sulfate as the surfactant with the largest proportion and sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate are known.

However, this does not solve the problem of providing uses of more environmentally friendly compositions for detergents and cleaning agents, in particular for demanding cleaning tasks in industrial, textile and household cleaning.

The complex technical task of the invention was to provide compositions as detergents and cleaning agents that contain predominantly fatty acid surfactants based on vegetable raw materials, the proportion of surfactants based on palm oils (i.e. palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, babassu oil) being reduced as far as possible should be in favor of surfactants from less problematic sources, such as vegetable oils from European cultivation.

This is technically demanding insofar as the desired lauric acid (C12), which is usually used due to its technical properties such as advantageous foaming, washing and cleaning performance, cannot be obtained in sufficient quantities from available oils, for example from Central Europe. On the other hand, the desired surfactants contain a high proportion of unsaturated, long fatty acid residues ≥ C18 instead of lauric acid, which, in the surfactant concentrations commonly used, result in completely new properties such as foam, stability, cleaning performance, compatibility, etc.

In addition to the improved sustainability of the composition when used according to the invention, the surfactant combinations should achieve good cleaning performance. Another goal was to use the surfactant mixture over a wide pH range and to combine it with different ingredients in order to have a base available for different uses.

Furthermore, one or more disadvantages of the conventional surfactant mixtures in terms of toxicology,

Irritation potential for skin, irritation potential for eyes, biodegradability, water hazard, as can be seen, for example, in the hazard labeling obligation according to CLP.

When used according to the invention, the compositions should be based on natural raw materials to the greatest possible extent and should be readily biodegradable.

Description of the invention

It has surprisingly been found that compositions, when used as defined in the claims and described below, achieve one or more of the stated objects.

Surprisingly and in no way foreseeable by the person skilled in the art, when used according to the invention, the compositions can achieve the same or better cleaning performance as the comparison agents while at the same time minimizing the medium-chain surfactants, in particular lauryl or coco, without having to increase the total concentration of surfactants. This means that questionable ingredients, such as strong eye-irritating surfactants, could be partially or completely substituted in the compositions when used according to the invention. The substitution of surfactants when used according to the invention is surprising insofar as surfactant systems only develop their full effect through interactions with one another and the substituted surfactant systems represent well-established systems.

Unexpectedly, it was also found that the compositions, when used according to the invention, exhibit a cleaning action on specific soiling that was in no way foreseeable by a person skilled in the art. This enables the use of environmentally friendly agents, even with stubborn dirt such as protein dirt or particle dirt.

Surprisingly, it was found that, contrary to expectations, the compositions show a very high cleaning performance on protein soil when used according to the invention. The cleaning performance for removing proteins thus also allows the use of an enzyme-free embodiment as a preferred embodiment, particularly preferably without proteases.

Furthermore, the compositions show an unforeseeably good dirt-carrying capacity during use, comparable to the surfactant systems commonly used for this task. The re-attachment to cleaned surfaces is reduced, which counteracts graying or crusting, for example when the compositions are used according to the invention as laundry detergents.

The high dispersing power of the compositions when used according to the invention also allows stabilization of insoluble ingredients in the composition, such as abrasives or wax bodies or the like.

A further advantage of the invention is that, unlike in commonly used anionic surfactant systems such as sodium laureth sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate, the composition is insensitive to hard water when used according to the invention and therefore the dirt-carrying capacity is not reduced in the presence of calcium and magnesium ions . As a result, surprisingly, nonionic surfactants with medium-chain carbon chains with a high potential for irritation, such as decyl glucoside, or surfactants from fermentation (biosurfactants), which are usually used for hard water, can also be excluded.

Surprisingly, synergies were found in the compositions when used according to the invention with regard to dirt-carrying capacity at high electrolyte concentrations or hard water.

The foaming behavior of the compositions when used according to the invention corresponds to a pure sodium laureth sulfate surfactant system, despite the fundamentally longer carbon chains of the fatty acid acyl radicals of the surfactants. Contrary to expectations, a stable foam can be achieved in the compositions when used according to the invention, as a result of which medium-chain alkylamidobetaines, monoethanolamides and diethanolamides, which have a considerable potential for irritation, are reduced. A preferred embodiment variant is therefore free from alkylamidobetaines, such as cocoamidopropyl betaine. Another preferred embodiment variant is free from mono- and diethanolamides, such as cocamide DEA, cocamide MEA, and others.

A further advantage is that the composition is characterized by high stability when used according to the invention. The composition is also disclosed in a preservative-free embodiment when used according to the invention.

The subject of this application is the use according to the invention of the compositions as washing and cleaning agents for hard or flexible surfaces, and also for textiles, carpets or natural fibers in the areas of industrial, institutional, textile and household cleaning.

1. a) die Bereitstellung einer Wasch- und Reinigungslösung umfassend ein Mittel verwendet gemäss dem ersten Erfindungsgegenstand
2. b) in Kontakt bringen einer Oberfläche oder Textilien, Teppiche oder Naturfasern mit der Waschlösung gemäss (a).

In a further subject matter of the invention, the invention is directed towards a comprehensive washing and cleaning process

1. a) the provision of a washing and cleaning solution comprising an agent used according to the first subject of the invention
2. b) contacting a surface or textiles, carpets or natural fibers with the washing solution according to (a).

Solid substrates such as cloths represent a preferred embodiment. These are impregnated with a preparation and have the advantage that the correct dosage is already specified. When used according to the invention, the agents have a high level of compatibility with the specific ingredients (e.g. cationic surfactants) and show good adhesion to the substrate. Wipes meet the consumer's desire for convenience in particular, they are easy to handle, can be used directly without additional work steps and can also be used on the go, e.g. when travelling, even if there is no running water available. Cloths are made from textiles, which can be woven, knitted or warp-knitted or exist as a composite material in the form of fleece, paper, cotton wool or felt, with fleeces usually being made from polypropylene, polyester or viscose. Substrates and cloths impregnated with agents can be manufactured in a number of ways - dipping, wiping and spraying.

Definitions:

Technically, the vegetable oils from oil palms, babassu, palm kernels, or coconuts differ significantly in the fatty acid composition from the C-18 vegetable oils according to the invention:
In this invention, the following vegetable oils, fats, waxes or resins are referred to as C-18 vegetable oil:
Preferably, the C-18 vegetable oils are natural triglycerides. C-18 vegetable oils have a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, with the fatty acid distribution of fatty acids having 18 and more carbon atoms being greater than 60% by weight, more preferably greater than 72% by weight and most preferably greater than 77% by weight. % and wherein the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids is more than 55% by weight, preferably more than 65% by weight and particularly preferably more than 72% by weight.

The proportion of fatty acids having 16 and fewer carbon atoms is preferably below 30% by weight, preferably below 27% by weight and particularly preferably below 17% by weight.

The C-18 vegetable oils preferably contain <0.5%, particularly preferably >0.05%, of fatty acids having 6 carbon atoms.

The C-18 vegetable oils preferably contain <75% by weight of hydroxy fatty acids, preferably <25% by weight, particularly preferably <5% by weight.

C-18 vegetable oils preferably contain saturated or unsaturated fatty acids with 20 and more carbon atoms, the content of which can be up to 96% by weight. C-18 vegetable oils preferably contain a proportion of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids with 20 and more carbon atoms of >0.01% by weight and particularly preferably >0.05% by weight and very particularly preferably >0.1% by weight and extremely preferably >=0.2 wt%.

Preferably, the C-18 vegetable oils contain less than 95% by weight oleic acid, more preferably less than 85% by weight oleic acid; % by weight in the definition of C-18 vegetable oil in each case based on the total content of fatty acids in the vegetable oil.

C-18 vegetable oils can be obtained from the following plants or parts of plants, such as seeds, kernels, fruits, leaves, roots and others, hereinafter referred to as C-18 plants, which preferably meet the technical features relating to fatty acid compositions for the agents according to the invention be selected from the group comprising the plants: amaranth, aniseed, apple, apricot, argan, arnica, avocado, cotton, borage, nettle, broccoli, canola, chia, hemp, hazelnut, beech, boxwood, thistle, spelled, peanut, tiger nut , lilac, garden cress, barley, pomegranate, oat, hemp, hazelnut, blueberry, elderberry, jasmine, currant, St. John's wort, jojoba, camellia, chamomile, cumin, carrot, cherry, coriander, mullein, crab, spurge, cruciferous family, pumpkin, Iberian dragonhead, lavender, camelina, linseed, privet, lupine, alfalfa, macademia, corn, almond, marula, plum, melon, poppy, mongongo, evening primrose, olive, radish, rocket, passion flower, pecan, peach, plum, pistachio, lingonberry , Physic nut (Jatropha), rapeseed, rice, marigold, rape, safflower, sage, sea buckthorn, black cumin, sesame, sesame leaf, mustard, sunflower, soya, tobacco, walnut, grape, wheat, cuckoo flower and wild rose; as well as their combinations.

Preferably, the oil is selected from the group: apricot, avocado, cotton, broccoli, beech, thistle, spelled, tigernut, barley, hemp, hazelnut, jojoba, cherry, mullein, crab, cruciferous spurge, pumpkin, Iberian scorpionfish, camelina, linseed , lupine, alfalfa, macademia, almond, corn, poppy, evening primrose, olive, oil radish, oil rocket, peach, rapeseed, rice, calendula, turnip rape, safflower, sage, sea buckthorn, black cumin, sesame, sesame leaf, mustard, sunflower, soy, tobacco , walnut, grape and wheat, and combinations thereof.

The oil is very particularly preferably selected from the group of apricot, thistle, tiger nut, hemp, crambe, Iberian dragonhead, camelina, linseed, lupine, alfalfa, corn, almond, olive, oilseed radish, peach, rapeseed, rapeseed, sesame, sesame leaf, sunflower , soybean, grape and wheat, and combinations thereof.

The term oils is used in this invention to represent fats, waxes and resins.

In the context of the invention, medium-chain surfactants are understood to mean surfactants with saturated alkyl or acyl groups with chain lengths between 8-18 carbon atoms or mixtures of saturated alkyl or acyl groups with 8 to 18 carbon atoms and unsaturated C-18 alkenyl or acyl groups, such as those found in coconut oil , palm kernel oil or babassu oil can be obtained.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, in the context of the present invention, alkyl and acyl represent saturated and unsaturated radicals.

In the context of the present invention - unless otherwise stated - based on or derived from vegetable oils, fats or waxes representing derivatives of fatty acids after chemical reactions - purified or as a mixture - and/or their synthetic reaction products, such as addition products the double bond, reactions at the fatty acid function, such as fatty alcohols and their ethers and/or carboxy ethers, amines or fatty acid amides, fatty acid esters, and imines. These fatty acid derivatives are preferably present as a mixture according to the fatty acid distribution in the native oil or as they occur in the conversion of naturally occurring vegetable oils or fats.

In the context of the present invention, fatty acids or fatty alcohols or fatty acid acyls or derivatives thereof, unless otherwise stated, represent branched or unbranched, linear or substituted, in particular hydroxy-substituted, saturated, mono- or polyunsaturated carboxylic acids or alcohols or derivatives thereof preferably having 6 to 24 carbon atoms.

Surfactants are understood in the context of this invention to be amphiphilic organic substances with surface-active properties, which adsorb to the interface between two liquids, such as oil and water, and have the ability to reduce the surface tension of water. In solution, surfactants tend to self-aggregate and form structures such as micelles, lamellar structures, etc. In connection with this invention, surfactants are compounds that have the ability to reduce the surface tension of water at 20°C and at a concentration of 0.5% by weight. % based on the total amount of the preparation to below 45 mN/m.

PEGylated vegetable oils are ethoxylated vegetable oils as defined in " Safety Assessment of PEGylated Oils as Used in Cosmetics", International Journal of Toxicology November/December 2014, 33 . Within the scope of this invention, the terminology applied to cosmetic ingredients, which describes the etherification and esterification products of glycerides and fatty acids with ethylene oxide, is used. In the context of the invention, representatives derived from C-18 plants are particularly preferred here;

PEGylated fatty acid glycerides are mono-, di- and/or triglycerides which have been modified with a specific number of alkylene glycol units, mostly ethylene glycol units, and may contain by-products of the reaction. In the context of this invention, PEGylated fatty acid glycerides are defined as in " Safety Assessment of PEGylated Alkyl Glycerides as Used in Cosmetics", Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2014 . It should be noted that CIR also considers unsaturated fatty acids under "alkyl". In the context of the invention, representatives derived from C-18 plants are particularly preferred here;

In the context of this invention, unless otherwise noted, biosurfactant means the biosurfactant glycolipids from fermentation production defined according to the invention.

In the context of this application, "sulphur surfactants" are understood to mean anionic or amphoteric surfactants with a sulfur-containing hydrophilic radical, such as, for example, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, (alkoxylated) sulfosuccinates, (alkoxylated) sulfonates, (alkoxylated) isethionates, (alkoxylated) taurates, sulfobetaines and sultaines. Examples of sulphate-containing surfactants are sodium laureth sulphate, sodium lauryl sulphate, ammonium laureth sulphate, ammonium lauryl sulphate, sodium myreth sulphate, sodium coco sulphate, sodium trideceth sulphate or MIPA laureth sulphate.

Free from sulfur surfactants, phosphates, phosphonates means that the formulation does not contain any appreciable amounts of sulfur surfactants, phosphates, phosphonates. In particular, this means that sulfur surfactants, phosphates, phosphonates are each contained in amounts of less than 0.1% by weight, preferably less than 0.01% by weight, based on the total formulation, in particular no detectable amounts.

"At least one" as used herein refers to 1 or more, for example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or more.

In the context of the invention, "detergents and cleaning agents" is understood to mean a means for removing unwanted soiling or coverings, such as stains, residues, impurities, metabolic products of biological processes from hard or flexible surfaces, as well as textiles, carpets or natural fibers in industrial, institutional , textile and household cleaning. The agents can be applied, diluted or undiluted, to the material to be cleaned by rubbing, dosing, spraying, foaming and other methods (e.g. laying on) directly or using a tool such as a cloth. In addition to the primary surfactant, detergents and cleaning agents preferably also comprise at least 4 other ingredients selected from the groups: solvents; other surfactants; softeners and complexing agents; viscosity regulators; pH adjusters and acids and bases; builders; solubilizer; abrasives; antioxidants; vitamins; UV filter; opacifiers; anti-corrosive agents; preservatives; fragrances; dyes; inorganic alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts; optionally enzymes.

In the context of this invention, “cleaning performance” or “detergent power” is understood as meaning the removal of one or more soilings.

The distance can be measured or assessed visually via a lightening or reduction in soiling.

The HLB (hydrophile-lipophile balance) value is a measure of the hydrophilicity or lipophilicity of a substance, usually a nonionic surfactant. The value can be measured theoretically as described in relevant literature (e.g. according to the Griffin method) or experimentally by comparing the solubility behavior of standard compositions with known HLB.

Substances that are also used as ingredients in cosmetic products are referred to below, where appropriate, in accordance with the International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) nomenclature. The INCI designations are the " International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, 13th Edition (2010)". Publisher: The Personal Care Products Council .

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the stated amounts in percent by weight (% by weight) relate to the total mass of the agent. The percentage amounts given relate to the active content.

A first object of the invention is directed to the use of a composition as a detergent for industrial, institutional, textile and household cleaning, preferably for hard surfaces and textiles, containing at least one compound of the formula (I), preferably a mixture of compounds of the formula (I), and one or more other surfactants (III).

• mit b einer ganzen Zahl zwischen 2 und 4, o, p, q unabhängig voneinander Zahlen von 0 bis 75, wobei o+p+q mindestens 2 ist, r ist 0 oder 1,
• R', R" und R‴ sind jeweils unabhängig voneinander H, CH₂COOM, oder RCO, wobei einer oder zwei, bevorzugt einer der Reste R', R" und R‴ CH₂COOM darstellen: Wenn R' = CH₂COOM dann gilt o≠0, wenn R" = CH₂COOM dann gilt p≠0, wenn R‴= CH₂COOM dann gilt q≠0, mit M = H, Alkali-, Erdalkali-, Ammonium-, oder lösliche Salze organischer Basen, z.B. organisches Ammoniumkation, Mono-, Di- oder Tri- bzw. Tetraalkylammonium, DEA, MEA, TEA, MIPA, oder TIPA;
• und wobei einer oder zwei der Reste R', R" und R‴ Fettsäureacylreste RCO darstellen; mit R einer gesättigten, ein- oder mehrfach ungesättigten Kohlenwasserstoffkette mit 5-23 Kohlenstoffatomen; welche aus einem C-18-Pflanzenöl abgeleitet ist;
• wobei der Anteil von 18 und mehr Kohlenstoffatomen der Fettsäureacylreste RCO in der Verbindung (I) oder in dem Gemisch von Verbindungen (I) über 60 Gew.-%, bevorzugt über 72 Gew.-% und ganz besonders bevorzugt von über 77 Gew.-% liegt; und der Anteil der ungesättigten Fettsäureacylresten über 55 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise über 65 Gew.-% und besonders bevorzugt über 72 Gew.-% liegt, jeweils bezogen auf den Gesamtanteil an Fettsäureacylresten RCO der ein oder mehreren Verbindungen (I) im Wasch- und Reinigungsmittel;
• und wobei die Verbindung (I) vorzugsweise aus einem Gemisch unterschiedlicher Kettenlängen und Sättigungsgrade des Fettsäurerests RCO wie oben definiert besteht und vorzugsweise abgeleitet ist von C-18-Pflanzenölen aus der Gruppe umfassend die Pflanzen wie oben definiert.

Surfactant (I)

(I) R'-O(C _b H _2b O) _o -{CH ₂ -CH[O(C _b H _2b O) _p R'']-CH ₂ O} _r -(C _b H _2b O) _q - R‴

• where b is an integer between 2 and 4, o, p, q are independently numbers from 0 to 75, where o+p+q is at least 2, r is 0 or 1,
• R', R" and R‴ are each independently H, CH ₂ COOM, or RCO, where one or two, preferably one, of the radicals R', R" and R‴ represent CH ₂ COOM: When R' = CH ₂ COOM then o≠0, if R"=CH ₂ COOM, then p≠0, if R‴=CH ₂ COOM, then q≠0, with M =H, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, or soluble organic salts Bases, for example organic ammonium cation, mono-, di- or tri- or tetra-alkyl ammonium, DEA, MEA, TEA, MIPA, or TIPA;
• and wherein one or two of R', R" and R‴ are fatty acid acyl groups RCO; where R is a saturated, mono- or polyunsaturated hydrocarbon chain of 5-23 carbon atoms derived from a C-18 vegetable oil;
• where the proportion of 18 and more carbon atoms in the fatty acid acyl radicals RCO in the compound (I) or in the mixture of compounds (I) is more than 60% by weight, preferably more than 72% by weight and very particularly preferably more than 77% by weight. % lies; and the proportion of unsaturated fatty acid acyl radicals is over 55% by weight, preferably over 65% by weight and particularly preferably over 72% by weight, based in each case on the total proportion of fatty acid acyl radicals RCO in the one or more compounds (I) in the detergent and detergents;
• and wherein the compound (I) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid residue RCO as defined above and is preferably derived from C-18 vegetable oils from the group comprising the plants as defined above.

The fatty acid residue RCO with a proportion of 20 or more carbon atoms is preferably >0.01% by weight, particularly preferably >0.05% by weight and very particularly preferably ≧0.1% by weight and extremely preferably ≧0.2% by weight. The proportion of fatty acid residues RCO with fatty acids having 16 and fewer carbon atoms is preferably below 30% by weight, preferably below 27% by weight and particularly preferably below 17% by weight; the proportion of fatty acid residues RCO with fatty acids of 6 and fewer carbon atoms is preferably <0.5%, particularly preferably <0.05%; the proportion of hydroxy fatty acid residues is preferably <75% by weight, preferably <25% by weight, particularly preferably <5% by weight; the proportion of fatty acid residues RCO with 20 and more carbon atoms can preferably be up to 96% by weight; the proportion of the oleic acid acyl residue is preferably less than 95% by weight, particularly preferably below 85% by weight, based in each case on the total proportion of fatty acid residues RCO in the surfactant (I) used.

Surfactants of this class used according to the invention are preferably obtained by the reaction, known to those skilled in the art, of monochloroacetic acid at a terminal hydroxyl group of an alkoxylated fatty acid ester, an alkoxylated alkyl glyceride, preferably a mono- or diglyceride, an alkoxylated polyglyceride, or an alkoxylated C-18 vegetable oil, or their mixtures and then neutralized with a lye.

• Metall PEG-x Pflanzenöl Carboxylat (i)
• Metall PEG-x Pflanzenglycerid Carboxylat oder Metall Pflanzenöl Glycereth-x carboxylat (ii)

The product mixtures obtained are preferably generally referred to as (i) or (ii) for b=2:

• metal PEG-x vegetable oil carboxylate (i)
• metal PEG-x vegetable glyceride carboxylate or metal vegetable oil glycereth-x carboxylate (ii)

With metal = alkali metal cation, alkaline earth metal cation, ammonium cation (i.e. carboxylate) or H (i.e. carboxylic acid) with degree of ethoxylation x = 2-75, preferably 2-20, particularly preferably 2-8.

Suitable types of surfactants for the compositions when used according to the invention include, but are not limited to: sodium PEG-6 almond oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 almond oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 apricot kernel oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 boxy chinensis oil carboxylate, sodium PEG -6 Apricot kernel oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-40 Apricot kernel oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 Argan oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 Avocado oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-11 Avocado oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 Borage seed oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 Macademia tenuifolia oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-6 corn oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 corn oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 grapeseed oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 hazelnut oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 flaxseed oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-6 olive oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate, Potassium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 olea europaea oil carboxylate, ammonium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate , PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Olive Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-10 Olive Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Oryza Sativa Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Prunus Dulcis Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Persea gratissma Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG- 8 Passiflora edulis seed oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-6 peanut oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-45 Crambe Absyssinica seed oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-75 meadowfoam oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-8 pumpkin seed oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-3 rapeseed oil carboxylate, sodium PEG-20 rapeseed oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Safflower Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Schinziophyton Rautaneii Kernel Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Sesame Seed Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Senum Indicum Oil Carboxylate Sodium PEG-8 Soybean Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG-20 Soybean Oil Carboxylate, Sodium PEG- 36 Soybean oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Sunflower oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-32 Sunflower oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Sweet almond oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Watermelon seed oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Wheat germ oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG-8 Zea corn oil carboxylate, Sodium PEG -6 Almond Glyceride Carboxylate, Sodium Almond Oil Glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium Carboxylate PEG-20 Almond Glyceride carboxylate, Potassium PEG-35 Almond glyceride carboxylate, Ammonium PEG-60 Almond glyceride carboxylate, Sodium Avocado Oil Glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium PEG-11 Avocado glyceride carboxylate, Sodium Argan Oil Glycereth-8 carboxylate, sodium almond oil Glycereth-8 carboxylate, sodium PEG-14 almond glyceride carboxylate, sodium corn oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, sodium PEG-20 corn glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG-60 corn glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG-20 evening primrose glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG- 60 Evening primrose glyceride carboxylate, Sodium grape seed oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium cannabis sativa seed oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium jojoba oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium PEG-16 Macademiaglyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-25 Moringa glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-2 Olive glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG -6 Olive glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-7 Olive glyceride carboxylate, Sodium olive oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium PEG-10 olive glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-40 olive glyceride carboxylate, Sodium peach kernel oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium PEG-60 Passiflora edulis seed glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-60 Passiflora Incarnata seed glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-40 safflower glyceride carboxylate, Sodium soybean oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium PEG-35 soybean glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-75 soybean glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-2 sunflower glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG- 7 sunflower glyceride carboxylate, sodium sunflower oil glycereth-8 carboxylate, sodium PEG-10 sunflower glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG-13 sunflower glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG-7 rapeseed glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG-4 rapeseed glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG-10 canola glyceride carboxylate, sodium PEG-5 Tsubakiate glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-10 Tsubakiate glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-20 Tsubakiate glyceride carboxylate, Sodium PEG-60 Tsubakiate glyceride carboxylate, Sodium Cottonseed Oil Glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium Rice Oil Glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium Sesame Oil Glycereth-8 carboxylate, Sodium Wheat Germ Glycereth-8 carboxylate.

• Metall Pflanzenöl PEG-n Carboxylat,
• Mit Metall = Na, K, H, Ammonium; n=ganze Zahlen zwischen 2 und 8,
• und den bevorzugten Pflanzenölen ausgewählt aus der Gruppe Distel, Erdmandel, Hanf, Krambe, Iberischer Drachenkopf, Leindotter, Leinsamen, Lupine, Luzerne, Mais, Olive, Ölrettich, Raps, Rübsen, Sesamblatt, Sonnenblume, Soja, Weintraube und Weizen, sowie deren Kombinationen.

Particularly preferred in this invention are the representatives of the surfactants with the general designation

• metal vegetable oil PEG-n carboxylate,
• With metal = Na, K, H, ammonium; n=integers between 2 and 8,
• and the preferred vegetable oils selected from the group of thistle, tiger nut, hemp, crab, Iberian dragonhead, camelina, flaxseed, lupine, alfalfa, corn, olive, radish, rapeseed, turnip rape, sesame leaf, sunflower, soybean, grape and wheat, and combinations thereof .

The compounds (I) are preferred, particularly preferably poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy, sodium salt (with 7 mol EO average EO content), according to the invention used as a cleaning surfactant for protein dirt.

The compounds (I) are preferred, particularly preferably poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy-, Sodium salt (with 7 mol EO average EO content), used as a cleaning surfactant for improved dirt-carrying capacity.

Preferred are the compounds (I), particularly preferably poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy, sodium salt (with 7 mol EO average EO content), as Dispersing agent used. Preferred are the compounds (I), particularly preferably poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy, sodium salt (with 7 mol EO average EO content), as Stabilizer used for particulate ingredients.

Preferred are the compounds (I), particularly preferably poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy, sodium salt (with 7 mol EO average EO content), as Stabilizer used with high electrolyte content or hard water.

The compounds (I) are preferred, particularly preferably poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy, sodium salt (with 7 mol EO average EO content), for Reduction of eye irritation by surfactant systems used.

Representatives with an HLB >10.5 and <12.0 are particularly preferred.

The composition containing the compound (I) with the INCI name: sodium olive oil PEG-7 carboxylate or sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate, IUPC name poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha. -carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy-, sodium salt with 7 mol EO average EO content), HLB = 11.

Use of fatty acid mixtures

For the purposes of this application, compound (I) is based on a mixture of fatty acid derivatives based on C18 vegetable oils with different chain lengths and degrees of saturation. The mixture preferably follows the distribution of fatty acids in the native oil or as they occur during the conversion of naturally occurring vegetable oils or fats. By using mixtures of fatty acid derivatives for the synthesis of the surfactant class - as they occur in the conversion of naturally occurring vegetable oils or fats - the surfactants can be produced cost-effectively, resource-efficiently and in an environmentally friendly manner. Additional purification processes, such as e.g. the separation of fatty acids or fatty acid esters by fractional distillation or additional synthesis steps, e.g. to fatty alcohol, are not required here. In addition to the ecological and economic advantages of using natural fatty acid mixtures, the surfactant mixtures used show an increased cleaning performance.

Preferably, the polyglycol chain of compound (I) is of plant origin.

When used, the compositions contain preferably from 0.01 to 50% by weight of one or more compounds (I), more preferably from 0.25 to 40% by weight, particularly preferably from 0.6 to 20% by weight and most preferably from 0.6% to 8 % by weight based on the total mass of the composition.

Other ingredients Surfactants (II)

Another object of the invention is directed to the use of a composition comprising one or more additional surfactants (II) selected from the groups of alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl sulfates, acyl glutamates, acyl sarcosinates, sulfosuccinate esters, preferably ethoxylated or non-ethoxylated, alkyl glucosides, amidoalkyl betaines, alkanolamides and amphoacetates , wherein the surfactants are saturated alkyl or acyl groups having chain lengths between 8-18 carbon atoms, or mixtures of saturated alkyl or acyl groups having 8 to 18 carbon atoms and unsaturated C-18 alkenyl or contain acyl groups such as are obtained from coconut oil, palm kernel oil or babassu oil;
and wherein the weight ratio of (I) to the sum of the surfactants (II) is ≧2:1, preferably ≧3.5:1 and particularly preferably ≧5:1 and particularly preferably 1:0.

Preferred compounds from the group of alkyl ether sulfates are: Alkyl ether sulfates: sodium laureth sulfate, sodium coceth sulfate; Sodium myristyl ether sulfate, Sodium trideceth sulfate.

Preferred compounds from the group of alkyl sulfates are: sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium coco sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate; Preferred compounds from the group of acylglutamates are: sodium cocoyl glutamate, TEA cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauroyl glutamate; Preferred compounds from the group of acyl sarcosinates are sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium myristoyl sarcosinate; Preferred compounds from the group of sulfosuccinate esters are preferably disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate; Preferred compounds from the group of alkyl glucosides are coco glucoside, lauryl glucoside, decyl glucoside, C10-C16 alkyl glucoside; Preferred compounds from the group of amidoalkyl betaines and betaines are cocoamidopropyl betaine and coco betaine; Preferred compounds from the group of alkanolamides are lauramide DEA or MEA, cocamide DEA or MEA; Preferred compounds from the amphoacetate group are sodium coco amphoacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate; where "sodium" is exemplary for all alkali, alkaline earth, ammonium, or organic ammonium cations.

• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Alkylethersulfate ≥ 3,5 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 5 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 10 : 1
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Alkylsulfate ≥ 3,5 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 5 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 10 : 1.
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Acylglutamate ≥ 1,5 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 3,5 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 7 : 1.
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Acylsarcosinate ≥ 1 ,5 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 3 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 7 : 1.
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Sulfosuccinatester ≥ 1,5 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 2,5 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 5 : 1.
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Alkylglucoside ≥ 3,5 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 5 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 10 : 1.
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Amidoalkylbetaine ≥ 1 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 3 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 6 : 1.
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Alkanolamide ≥ 1 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 3 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 6 : 1.
• Bevorzugt ist das Verhältnis von (I) zu den Amphoacetate ≥ 3,5 : 1 ist, bevorzugt ≥ 5 : 1 und besonders bevorzugt ≥ 10 : 1 .

The following applies in particular:

• The ratio of (I) to the alkyl ether sulfates is preferably ≧3.5:1, preferably ≧5:1 and particularly preferably ≧10:1
• The ratio of (I) to the alkyl sulfates is preferably ≧3.5:1, preferably ≧5:1 and particularly preferably ≧10:1.
• The ratio of (I) to the acylglutamates is preferably ≧1.5:1, preferably ≧3.5:1 and particularly preferably ≧7:1.
• The ratio of (I) to the acyl sarcosinates is preferably ≧1.5:1, preferably ≧3:1 and particularly preferably ≧7:1.
• The ratio of (I) to the sulfosuccinate ester is preferably ≧1.5:1, preferably ≧2.5:1 and particularly preferably ≧5:1.
• The ratio of (I) to the alkyl glucosides is preferably ≧3.5:1, preferably ≧5:1 and particularly preferably ≧10:1.
• The ratio of (I) to the amidoalkyl betaines is preferably ≧1:1, preferably ≧3:1 and particularly preferably ≧6:1.
• The ratio of (I) to the alkanolamides is preferably ≧1:1, preferably ≧3:1 and particularly preferably ≧6:1.
• The ratio of (I) to the amphoacetates is preferably ≧3.5:1, preferably ≧5:1 and particularly preferably ≧10:1.

When used according to the invention, it has been possible to reduce the content of medium-chain surfactants in the compositions with the same or improved performance. In the uses of the mixtures according to the invention, it has been possible to improve the classification for eye irritation by at least one level compared with medium-chain surfactant mixtures.

When used, the agents preferably contain up to 25% by weight of one or more compounds (II), more preferably up to 15% by weight, particularly preferably up to 10% by weight and very particularly preferably up to 1% by weight, based on the total mass of the composition

The compositions used according to the invention are distinguished by a high dispersing effect. The composition used does not contain any biosurfactants.

A preferred embodiment contains no group (II) surfactants. A preferred embodiment contains one or more surfactants of compound (I) and other surfactants (III) derived from C18 vegetable oils.

Surfactants (III)

The invention relates to the use of a composition additionally comprising one or more surfactants (III) selected from the group consisting of soaps (alkali metal or ammonium fatty acid carboxylates), ethoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, fatty acid amides and fatty acid imines, the fatty acid residues of a C 18 vegetable oil derived.

It preferably contains at least one soap selected from alkali metal or ammonium salts of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids produced by saponification of C-18 vegetable oils as defined above.

Here, preferably at least one of the ethoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, derived from a C18 vegetable oil, selected from the group of ethoxylated fatty acid methyl esters or ethoxylated fatty acid ethyl esters,
In this case, preferably at least one of the fatty acid amides derived from a C18 vegetable oil is selected from the group consisting of N-acylamino acid derivatives, N-acylaspartate, N-acylglycinate, N-acylalaninate, N-acylsarcosinate, N-acylglutamate, acylated polypeptides, N-acylaminosulfonic acids, N-Acyltauride, alkoxylated fatty acid amides, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, optionally ethoxylated or carboxylated, carboxamide ether sulfates, alkanolamine-carboxylic acid condensates, amidoalkylpyrrolidones, amidoamines, N-alkylamidobetaines, alkylaminopropionic acid, acylated diamines and polyamines and salts thereof, one or more surfactants (III) being particularly preferred selected from the groups of fatty acid amides (A) or polyhydroxy fatty acid amides (B).

Here, preferably at least one of the fatty acid imines derived from a C18 vegetable oil is selected from the group of imidazole carboxylates, alkyliminopropionic acid, amphoacetates. One or more surfactants (III) selected from the groups of amphoacetates (C) are particularly preferred.

(A) Fatty acid amides

• Wobei m die ganze Zahlen 2 oder 3 ist, bevorzugt 2, n Zahl im Bereich von 2-10, bevorzugt im Bereich 2-8, ganz besonders bevorzugt 2-4, mit R = gesättigte, ein- oder mehrfach ungesättigter Kohlenwasserstoffkette mit 5-23 Kohlenstoffatomen und RCO abgeleitet aus einem Fettsäuregemisch, wobei der Anteil von 18 und mehr Kohlenstoffatomen des Fettsäurerestes RCO über 60 Gew.-%, bevorzugt über 72 Gew.-% und ganz besonders bevorzugt von über 77 Gew.-% liegt; und wobei der Anteil an ungesättigten Fettsäureresten über 55 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise über 65 Gew.-% und besonders bevorzugt über 72 Gew.-% liegt, jeweils bezogen auf den Gesamtanteil an Fettsäureresten RCO des eingesetzten Tensids (A);
• und wobei das Tensid (A) vorzugsweise aus einem Gemisch unterschiedlicher Kettenlängen und Sättigungsgrade des Fettsäurerests RCO wie oben definiert besteht und RCO vorzugsweise abgeleitet ist von einem C-18-Pflanzenöl aus der oben offenbarten Gruppe der Pflanzen.

Another object of the invention is directed to the use of a composition comprising one or more surfactants (III) selected from the group of alkoxylated fatty acid amides of the formula (A) below,

(A) R-CO-NH-(C _m H _2m O) _n -H

• Where m is the integer 2 or 3, preferably 2, n is a number in the range from 2-10, preferably in the range from 2-8, very particularly preferably 2-4, with R =saturated, mono- or polyunsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 5- 23 carbon atoms and RCO derived from a fatty acid mixture, the proportion of 18 and more carbon atoms in the fatty acid residue RCO being more than 60% by weight, preferably more than 72% by weight and very particularly preferably more than 77% by weight; and wherein the proportion of unsaturated fatty acid residues is more than 55% by weight, preferably more than 65% by weight and particularly preferably more than 72% by weight, based in each case on the total proportion of fatty acid residues RCO in the surfactant (A) used;
• and wherein the surfactant (A) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid residue RCO as defined above, and RCO is preferably derived from a C-18 vegetable oil from the group of plants disclosed above.

Fatty acid amides of the formula (A) derived from thistle, tiger nut, hemp, crambe, Iberian dragonhead, camelina, linseed, lupine, alfalfa, corn, olive, oil radish, rapeseed, turnip rape, sesame leaf, sunflower, soybean, grapes and wheat are particularly preferred. as well as their combinations. Fatty acid amides of the formula (A) with an HLB >10.5 and <12.0 are particularly preferred. The polyglycol chain of compound (A) is preferably of vegetable origin.

When used, the compositions preferably contain up to 30% by weight of one or more compounds (A), more preferably up to 10% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5-3% by weight and very particularly preferably 0.5% by weight. up to 2% by weight, based on the total mass of the composition.

According to the invention, the ethoxylated fatty acid amide based on rapeseed oil, IUPAC name: Amides, rape oil, N-(hydroxyethyl), ethoxylated; INCI name: PEG-4 rapeseed amide, or rapeseed amide or PEG-4 rapeseed amide. Trade name: Amidet N by Kao. Compared to sodium laureth sulfate, the surfactant most commonly used, PEG-4 rapeseed amide has a significantly lower eye irritation potential and is therefore outstandingly suitable for the compositions used according to the invention.

(B) Polyhydroxy fatty acid amides

Another object of the invention is directed to the use of a composition comprising one or more surfactants (III) selected from the group of polyhydroxy fatty acid amides of the formula (B) below,

• und wobei das Tensid (B) vorzugsweise aus einem Gemisch unterschiedlicher Kettenlängen und Sättigungsgrade des Fettsäurerests RCO wie oben definiert besteht und wobei RCO vorzugsweise abgeleitet ist von einem C-18-Pflanzenöl aus der oben offenbarten Gruppe der Pflanzen. Erfinderisch besonders bevorzugt sind Fettsäureamide der Formel (B) abgeleitet von Distel, Erdmandel, Hanf, Krambe, Iberischer Drachenkopf, Leindotter, Leinsamen, Lupine, Luzerne, Mais, Olive, Ölrettich, Raps, Rübsen, Sesamblatt, Sonnenblume, Soja, Weintraube und Weizen, sowie deren Kombinationen.
• Die Zusammensetzungen enthalten bei der Verwendung bevorzugt bis 30 Gew.-% eines oder mehrerer Verbindungen (B), bevorzugter bis 10 Gew-%, besonders bevorzugt 0,5 -5 Gew.-% und ganz besonders bevorzugt 0,5 Gew.-% bis 3 Gew.-%, bezogen auf die Gesamtmasse der Zusammensetzung.

Where R ⁴ is a C1-C4-alkyl radical, preferably methyl, and R is a saturated, mono- or polyunsaturated hydrocarbon chain having 5-23 carbon atoms and RCO derived from a fatty acid mixture, the proportion of 18 and more carbon atoms in the fatty acid radical RCO being more than 60% by weight %, preferably above 72% by weight and most preferably above 77% by weight; and wherein the proportion of unsaturated fatty acid residues is more than 55% by weight, preferably more than 65% by weight and particularly preferably more than 72% by weight, based in each case on the total proportion of fatty acid residues RCO in the surfactant (B) used;

• and wherein the surfactant (B) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid residue RCO as defined above and wherein RCO is preferably derived from a C-18 vegetable oil from the group of plants disclosed above. According to the invention, fatty acid amides of the formula (B) derived from thistle, tiger nut, hemp, crambe, Iberian dragonhead, camelina, linseed, lupine, alfalfa, corn, olive, oilseed radish, rapeseed, turnip rape, sesame leaf, sunflower, soybean, grapes and wheat are particularly preferred , as well as their combinations.
• When used, the compositions preferably contain up to 30% by weight of one or more compounds (B), more preferably up to 10% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5-5% by weight and very particularly preferably 0.5% by weight. up to 3% by weight, based on the total mass of the composition.

Extremely preferred according to the invention is the polyhydroxy fatty acid amide or glucamide according to formula (B) based on sunflower oil, INCI name: Sunfloweroyl Methylglucamide.

In comparison to the surfactant sodium laureth sulfate most commonly used, sunfloweroyl methylglucamide has a significantly lower eye irritation potential and is therefore outstandingly suitable for the use of the compositions according to the invention.

(C) amphoacetates

Another object of the invention is directed to the use of a composition comprising one or more surfactants (III) selected from the group of amphoacetates (C) or amphoglycinates, wherein the surfactant (C) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid residue RCO such as defined for surfactant (I). and wherein RCO is preferably derived from a C-18 vegetable oil from the preferred group of plants disclosed according to definitions.

Suitable amphoacetates include, but are not limited to, sodium oliveamphoacetate, sodium sunflowerseedamphoacetate, sodium grapeseedamphoacetate, sodium cottonseedamphoacetate, sodium ricebranamphoacetate, sodium sesamamphoacetate, sodium sweetalmondamphoacetate, sodium peanutamphoacetate, sodium wheat germmoacetate, and mixtures thereof.

Amphoacetates (C) derived from thistle, tiger nut, hemp, crambe, Iberian dragonhead, camelina, linseed, lupine, alfalfa, corn, olive, oilseed radish, rapeseed, turnip rape, sesame leaf, sunflower, soybean, grapes and wheat are also particularly preferred according to the invention. as well as their combinations.

When used, the compositions preferably contain up to 40% by weight of one or more compounds (C), more preferably 0.5-25% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5-10% by weight and very particularly preferably 0.5% by weight % to 5% by weight, based on the total mass of the composition.

Particular preference is given to using amphoacetates (C), derived from C-18 vegetable oils, in a concentration of ≧5% by weight, preferably ≧10% by weight, particularly preferably ≧20% by weight, based on the total mass of the Surfactants in the composition used.

In a preferred embodiment, only amphoacetates (C) derived from C-18 vegetable oils are used as amphoteric surfactants in the washing and cleaning composition.

(D) Fatty Acid Esters

Another object of the invention is the use of a composition comprising one or more additional surfactants selected from the group of alkoxylated fatty acid esters (D), where (D) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid residue RCO as defined above and where RCO is preferably derived from a C-18 vegetable oil from the preferred group of plants disclosed above.

Suitable fatty acid esters include, but are not limited to: Vegetable oil PEG esters (i): PEG-6 almond oil, PEG-8 almond oil, PEG-8 apricot kernel oil, PEG-6 apricot kernel oil, PEG-40 apricot kernel oil, PEG-8 avocado oil, PEG -11 Avocado Oil, PEG-8 Borage Seed Oil, PEG-8 Macademia Tenuifolia Oil, PEG-6 Corn Oil, PEG-8 Corn Oil, PEG-8 Grape Seed Oil, PEG-8 Hazelnut Oil, PEG-8 Flaxseed Oil, PEG-6 Olive Oil, PEG-7 Olive Oil , PEG-7 Olive Oil, PEG-8 Olea Europaea Oil, PEG-7 Olive Oil, PEG-7 Olive Oil, PEG-8 Olive Oil, PEG-10 Olive Oil, PEG-8 Oryza Sativa Oil, PEG-8 Prunus Dulcis, PEG-8 Persea gratissma oil, PEG-8 Passiflora edulis seed oil, PEG-6 peanut oil, PEG-45 Crambe Absyssinica seed oil, PEG-75 meadowfoam oil, PEG-8 pumpkin seed oil, PEG-3 rapeseed oil, PEG-20 rapeseed oil, PEG-8 safflower oil, PEG -8 Schinziophyton Rautaneii Kernel Oil, PEG-8 Sesame Seed Oil, PEG-8 Senum Indicum Oil, PEG-8 Soybean Oil, PEG-20 Soybean Oil, PEG-36 Soybean Oil, PEG-8 Sunflower Oil, PEG-32 Sunflower Oil, PEG-8 Sweet Almond Oil, PEG- 8 Watermelon Seed Oil, PEG-8 Wheat Germ Oil, PEG-8 Zea Corn Oil; and PEG vegetable oil glyceride ester (ii): PEG-6 almond glyceride, almond oil glycereth-8 ester, PEG-20 almond glyceride, PEG-35 almond glyceride, PEG-60 almond glyceride, avocado oil glycereth-8 ester, PEG-11 avocado glyceride, argan oil glycereth-8 ester , Almond Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, PEG-14 Almond Glyceride, Corn Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, PEG-20 Corn Glyceride, PEG-60 Corn Glyceride, PEG-20 Evening Primrose Glyceride, PEG-60 Evening Primrose Glyceride, Grapeseed Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Glycereth-8 Esters, Jojoba Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, PEG-16 Macademia Glyceride, PEG-25 Moringa Glyceride, PEG-2 Olive Glyceride, PEG-6 Olive Glyceride, PEG-7 Olive Glyceride, Olive Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, PEG-10 Olive Glyceride, PEG-40 Olive Glyceride, Peach Kernel Oil Glycereth-8 ester, PEG-40 safflower glyceride, soybean oil glycereth-8 ester, PEG-35 soy glyceride, PEG-75 soy glyceride ester, PEG-2 sunflower glyceride, PEG-7 Sunflower Glyceride, Sunflower Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, PEG-10 Sunflower Glyceride, PEG-13 Sunflower Glyceride, PEG-7 Rapeseed Glyceride, PEG-4 Rapeseed Glyceride, PEG-10 Canola Glyceride, Cottonseed Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, Rice Oil Glycereth-8 Ester, Sesame Oil Glycereth -8 esters, wheat germ oil glycereth-8 esters; and ethoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters (iii): ethoxylated rapeseed methyl esters (EO 7-15), ethoxylated rapeseed ethyl esters (EO 7-15), ethoxylated soybean methyl esters (EO 7-15), ethoxylated soybean ethyl esters (EO 7-15). The polyglycol chain of compound (D) is preferably of vegetable origin.

When used, the compositions preferably contain up to 30% by weight of one or more compounds (D), more preferably up to 20% by weight, particularly preferably up to 10% by weight and very particularly preferably 1% to 3% by weight. % based on the total mass of the compositions.

When used, the composition preferably comprises one or more additional surfactants selected from the group of alkoxylated fatty acid esters (D), particularly preferably the weight ratio of (I) to the sum of C18 vegetable oil PEG esters (i), in particular preferably ≥ 2:1 to PEG-7 olive oil ester, preferably ≥ 3.5:1 and most preferably ≥ 5:1.

The compositions contain, when used, preferably up to 5% by weight of one or more C18 vegetable oil PEG esters (i), more preferably up to 3%, most preferably up to 1% by weight. In a preferred embodiment of the compositions, no additional C18 vegetable oil PEG ester (i) is added to the compound (I) in use.

The compositions preferably contain up to 50% by weight of one or more compounds (III), more preferably up to 40% by weight, particularly preferably 0.6 to 20% by weight and very particularly preferably 0.6% by weight to 8% by weight, based on the total mass of the composition.

Other optional surfactants (IV)

Surfactants are understood in this context to be amphiphilic organic substances with surface-active properties, which adsorb to the interface between two liquids, such as oil and water, and have the ability to reduce the surface tension of water. In solution, surfactants tend to self-aggregate and form structures such as micelles, lamellar structures, etc. In connection with this invention, surfactants are compounds that have the ability to reduce the surface tension of water at 20°C and at a concentration of 0.5% by weight. % based on the total amount of the preparation to below 45 mN/m.

For further optional surfactants which can be freely combined with the composition by a person skilled in the art when used according to the invention, reference is made to the relevant specialist literature such as Richard J. Farn, Chemistry and Technology of Surfactants, Blackwell Publishing. The surfactants include hydrocarbon chains derived from fatty acids or synthetic hydrocarbons, saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, linear or branched with 4-24 carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain. Optional surfactants preferably include, but are not limited to, other surfactants derived from C18 vegetable oils.

Surprisingly, when used according to the invention, the compositions show a comparable cleaning performance to conventional agents with sulfur surfactants, even without their use. For reasons of environmental protection and the increasing sulphate content in drinking water, a preferred variant is free from all sulfur surfactants. Likewise, the phosphates and phosphonates that pollute the water can be dispensed with without compromising on the cleaning performance. Another preferred embodiment is phosphate and phosphonate free in use.

Furthermore, the composition can optionally contain cationic surfactants when used, for example primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary alkylammonium salts of the formula (RI)(RII)(RIII)(RIV)N ⁺ X ^- , in which RI to RVI are independently the same or various alkyl radicals, branched and unbranched, saturated or unsaturated, unsubstituted, mono- or polysubstituted, or H, where X represents an anion.

Surfactants are preferably used whose hydrophilic part originates from plants, very particularly preferably derived from plants from Central Europe, such as, for example, sugar surfactants or amino acid surfactants.

When used according to the invention, the compositions develop a stable foam and thus make the frequently used cocoamidopropyl betaine unnecessary. This substance has a significant potential for irritation. A preferred variant is therefore free of cocoamidopropyl betaine when used.

Another preferably used variant is free from cocamide DEA and cocamide MEA, which are also used to stabilize foam and are known to be skin-irritating.

Composition of the surfactants on average when used according to the invention

The sum of the surfactants derived from C18 fatty acids (I)+(III), based on the total mass of the surfactants present in the composition, is preferably >50% by weight, preferably >65% by weight, particularly preferably >75% by weight %.

In an embodiment variant that is used with particular preference, the sum of the surfactants derived from C-18 fatty acids (I)+(III)+(IV), based on the total mass of the surfactants present in the composition, is 100%.

Additives & Properties solvent

When used according to the invention, the composition can contain all the solvents customary in detergents and cleaning agents. In a preferred liquid or gel-form embodiment, the composition used contains water as the solvent, with more than 5% by weight, preferably more than 15% by weight and particularly preferably more than 25% by weight of water, based in each case on the total amount of Composition. When used, particularly preferred compositions contain--based on their weight--from 5 to 98% by weight, preferably from 10 to 90% by weight, particularly preferably from 25 to 75% by weight, of water. Alternatively, the use may involve low-water or water-free compositions, the water content in a preferred embodiment being less than 10% by weight and more preferably less than 8% by weight, based on the total liquid Composition. In a further liquid or gel embodiment, the composition is anhydrous in use, the composition containing an organic solvent as the main solvent. It is preferred that the composition contains 5 to 98% by weight, preferably 10 to 90% by weight, particularly preferably 25 to 75% by weight, of solvent when used.

At least one of the solvents is preferably selected from the group consisting of: aqua (water), alcohol denat. (Ethanol), alcohols, buteth-3, butoxydiglycol, butoxyethanol, butoxyisopropanol, butoxypropanol, n-butyl alcohol, t-butyl alcohol, butyl-3-hydroxybutyrate, butylene glycol, butyloctanol, C1-C6 alkanes, C7-C15 alkanes , Diethylene Glycol, Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, Dimethoxydiglycol, dimethyl ether, dimethyl 2-methylglutarate, dipropylene glycol, dipropylene glycol phenyl ether, ethyl lactate, 2-ethyl lactate, ethyl levulinate glycerol ketal, ethyl levulinate propylene glycol ketal, Ethyl levulinate ethylene glycol ketal, ethoxydiglycol, ethoxyethanol, ethyl hexanediol, fatty acid methyl ester e.g. based on C18 plants, gamma laverolactone, glycol, glycerol, hexanediol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, hexyl alcohol, hexylene glycol, isobutoxypropanol, isopentyldiol, isopropyl alcohol ( isopropanol), levulinic acid ester, 3-methoxybutanol, methoxydiglycol, methoxyethanol, methoxyisopropanol, methoxymethylbutanol, methoxy PEG-10, methylal, methyl alcohol, methyl-9-dodecenoate, methyl hexyl ether, methylpropanediol, 2-methyl THF, neopentyl glycol, N,N-dimethyl-9-decenamide, polyols, PEG-4, PEG-6, PEG-7, PEG-8, PEG-9, PEG-6 methyl ether, pentylene glycol, PPG-7, PPG-2-buteth -3, PPG-2 Butyl Ether, PPG-3 Butyl Ether, PPG-2 Methyl Ether, PPG-3 Methyl Ether, PPG-2 Propyl Ether, 1,2-Propanediol, 1,3-Propanediol, Propyl Alcohol (n- propanol), propylene glycol, propylene glycol butyl ether, propylene glycol propyl ether, terpenes, for example limonene, thymol, inter alia, in particular of natural origin such as lemon oil, lavender oil, thyme oil, inter alia, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, trimethylhexanol. According to the invention, these solvents can be freely combined with other ingredients in a manner well known to those skilled in the art.

In an embodiment that is preferably used, solvents from the group of solvents that are obtained from vegetable raw materials and are biodegradable are used. Solvents which do not contain any VOC (volatile organic compounds) are particularly preferred.

When used, a particularly preferred embodiment additionally contains fatty acid alkyl esters of the formula R-CO-OR ⁶ as a solvent, where the fatty acid alkyl ester consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid residue RCO as defined for surfactant (A) and is derived from a C-18 vegetable oil ;
and wherein R ⁶ is a linear or branched hydrocarbon of 1-5 carbon atoms, preferably consisting of a methyl or ethyl group, most preferably methyl. Preferred representatives are rapeseed methyl ester, sunflower methyl ester, thistle methyl ester or soya methyl ester.

softeners and complexing agents

When used according to the invention, all complexing agents customary in detergents, care products and cleaning agents are suitable. Suitable for use according to the invention are, for example, softeners and complexing agents from the groups of phosphates and phosphonates, phyllosilicates, zeolites, carbonates and polycarboxylates, aminopolycarboxylic acids such as aminoacetic acids and polyaminoacetic acids and their salts, hydroxycarboxylic acids and their salts, polyglycosides and gluconic acids and their salts.

At least one of the complexing agents is preferably selected from the group comprising aminotrimethylene phosphonic acid, beta-alanine acetoacetic acid, calcium disodium EDTA, chitosan, citric acid and its salts and hydrates, cyclodextrin, cyclohexanediamine tetraacetic acid, diammonium citrate, diammonium EDTA, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, diethylenetriamine pentamethylene phosphoric acid , Dipotassium EDTA, Disodium Azacycloheptane Diphosphonate, Disodium EDTA, Disodium Pyrophosphate, EDTA, Ethylenediamine- N , N' -disuccinic acid (EDDS), Etidronic Acid, Galactaric Acid, β-Glucan, Gluconic Acid, Glucuronic Acid, Glucoheptonic Acid, HEDTA, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Methyl Cyclodextrin , Pentapotassium Triphosphate, Pentasodium Aminotrimethylene Phosphonate, Phosphonobutane tricarboxylic acid (PBTC), Pentasodium Ethylenediamine Tetramethylene Phosphonate, Pentasodium Pentetate, Pentasodium Triphosphate, Pentetic Acid, (DTPA), Phytic Acid, Potassium Citrate, Potassium EDTMP, Potassium Gluconate, Potassium Polyphosphate, Potassium Trisphosphonomethylamine Oxide , Ribonic Acid, Sodium Chitosan Methylene Phosphonate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Diethylenetriamine Pentamethylene Phosphonate, Sodium Dihydroxyethylglycinate, Sodium EDTMP, Sodium Glucoheptate, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Glycereth-1 Polyphosphate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Sodium Metaphosphate, Sodium Metasilicate, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Polydimethylglycinophenolsulfonate, Sodium Trimetaphosphate , TEA-EDTA, TEA Polyphosphate, Tetrahydroxyethyl Ethylenediamine, Tetrahydroxypropyl Ethylenediamine, Tetrapotassium Etidronate, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate (IDS), Tetrapotassium Pyrophosphate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Tripotassium EDTA, Tripotassium Dicarboxymethyl Alaninate, Trisodium EDTA, Trisodium HEDTA, Trisodium Methylglycine Dieacetic Acid (MGDA-Na ₃ ), Trisodium NTA and Trisodium Phosphate , phytic acid, plant extracts such as Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Carnosine, Bambusa Arundinacea Leaf Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Extract, Sambucus Nigra Extract; or in the case of acids, their salts.

These chelating agents can be freely combined with other ingredients mentioned here by a person skilled in the art.

In a preferred embodiment, when used according to the invention, the compositions contain complexing agents that are biodegradable. When used according to the invention, the compositions therefore preferably contain no phosphates, no phosphonates, no EDTA and no polycarboxylates.

The following complexing agents based on renewable raw materials are particularly preferred in this invention, such as beta-alanine diacetic acid, cyclodextrin, diammonium citrate, galactaric acid, gluconic acid, glucuronic acid, methylcyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, polyaspartic acid, alkali salts of gluconate, sodium carbonate, carboxymethyl inulin and sodium carboxymethyl inulin (NaCMI), sodium citrate, sodium dihydroxyethylglycinate, sodium gluconate, sodium glucoheptonate, sodium iminodisuccinate, sodium lactate, sodium lignosulfate, tetranatrium GLDA (I-glutamic acid, N,N-di (acetic acid), tetrasodium salt) , citric acid and its salts.

When used according to the invention, preferred compositions contain at least one complexing agent in a total amount of 0.1-20% by weight, preferably 0.2-15% by weight, particularly preferably 0.5-10% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition.

abrasives and polishes

When used according to the invention, the compositions are particularly suitable for stabilizing abrasives and polishing agents because of their high dispersibility. At least one of the abrasives and polishing agents is preferably selected from the group consisting of plastic abrasives based on polyethylene or polyurethane, organic polymers, mineral abrasives such as silicic acids, e.g. gel silicic acids, hydrogel silicic acids and precipitated silicic acids, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide, magnesium sulfate, sodium aluminum silicates, calcium carbonate, kaolin, sand , chalk, calcium pyrophosphate, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate and others, as well as plant-based abrasives such as cellulose derivatives, wood flour or kernel and shell flour, and mixtures thereof. Particularly preferred are abrasives based on natural kernel and/or shell flours, in particular walnut shells, almond shells, hazelnut shells, olive kernel, apricot kernel and cherry kernel flour or pearls made of wax (e.g. jojoba wax). The concentration of the abrasives can be up to 50% by weight, preferably 0-30% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition.

preservatives

When used according to the invention, the composition can contain all the preservatives customary in washing, care and cleaning agents, which can be freely combined with other ingredients by a person skilled in the art for the purposes of this application.

At least one preservative is preferably selected from the group consisting of alcohols, aldehydes, antimicrobial acids or their salts, carboxylic acid esters, acid amides, phenols, phenol derivatives, diphenyls, diphenylalkanes, urea derivatives, oxygen and nitrogen acetals and formals, benzamidines, isothiazoles and their derivatives such as isothiazolinones, phthalimide derivatives, pyridine derivatives, surface-active compounds, guanidines, antimicrobial amphoteric compounds, quinolines, 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane, iodo-2-propynyl-butyl-carbamate, iodine, iodophors and peroxides. Particularly preferred is the preservation of the composition when used according to the invention based on antimicrobial active substances selected from antimicrobial peptides, ethanol, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid and their salts, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate, vegetable organic acids and their salts, formic acid, glycerol, citric acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid, and their salts.

The amount of the preservatives (one or more compounds) in the compositions when used is preferably 0.001 to 30% by weight, more preferably 0.05-20% by weight, particularly preferably 1-10% by weight, based on the total amount the composition. The embodiment used is extremely preferably free of chemical preservatives, as disclosed in the exemplary embodiments, i.e. in particular without parabens, without formaldehyde-containing preservatives or formaldehyde-releasing agents, without isothiazoles and their derivatives, without halogen-containing compounds, without phthalimides, without benzalkonium chloride, without benzoic acid, without phenoxyethanol .

antioxidants

When used according to the invention, antioxidants are preferably added to the composition in order to protect the unsaturated hydrocarbon chains. At least one antioxidant is preferably selected from the group comprising amino acids (e.g. glycine, histidine, tyrosine, tryptophan) and their derivatives, imidazoles (e.g. urocanic acid) and their derivatives, peptides such as D,L-carnosine, D-carnosine, L-carnosine and their derivatives (e.g. anserine), carotenoids, carotenes and their derivatives, chlorogenic acid and its derivatives, lipoic acid and its derivatives, aurothioglucose, propylthiouracil and other thiols (e.g. thioredoxin, glutathione, cysteine, cystine, cystamine and their glycosyl, N-acetyl -, methyl, ethyl, propyl, amyl, butyl and lauryl, palmitoyl, oleyl, [gamma]-linoleyl, cholesteryl and glyceryl esters) and their salts, dilauryl thiodipropionate, distearyl thiodipropionate, thiodipropionic acid and their derivatives (esters, ethers, peptides, lipids, nucleotides, nucleosides and salts) and sulfoximine compounds (e.g. buthionine sulfoximine, homocysteine sulfoximine, buthionine sulfone, penta-, hexa-, heptathionine sulfoximine) in very low tolerable doses, as well as (metal) chelators (e.g. [alpha]-hydroxy fatty acids, palmitic acid, phytic acid, lactoferrin), [alpha]-hydroxy acids (e.g. citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid), numic acid, bile acid, bile extracts, bilirubin, biliverdin, EDTA, EGTA and their derivatives, unsaturated fatty acids and their derivatives ( e.g. [gamma]-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid), folic acid and its derivatives, ubiquinone and ubiquinol and its derivatives, vitamin C and derivatives (e.g. ascorbyl palmitate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl acetate), tocopherols and derivatives (e.g. vitamin E acetate) , vitamin A and derivatives (vitamin A palmitate) and coniferyl benzoate of benzoin, rutinoic acid and its derivatives, [alpha]-glycosylrutin, ferulic acid, furfurylidene glucitol, carnosine, butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, nordihydroguaiac acid, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, trihydroxybutyrophenone, uric acid and its derivatives, mannose and its derivatives, zinc and its derivatives (e.g. ZnO, ZnSO4) selenium and its derivatives (e.g. selenomethionine), stilbenes and its derivatives (e.g. stilbene oxide, trans-stilbene oxide), superoxide dismutase and the derivatives suitable according to the invention (salts, esters, ethers, sugars, nucleotides, nucleosides, peptides and lipids) of these substances.

Antioxidants based on raw materials from plants, preferably C-18 plants, such as antioxidants from the groups of amino acids, peptides, cartinoids, chelators, plant extracts and hydroxy acids, and mixtures thereof are preferred for the use according to the invention.

The amount of antioxidants (one or more compounds) in the compositions when used is preferably 0.001 to 30% by weight, particularly preferably 0.05-20% by weight, in particular 1-10% by weight, based on the total amount of Composition. These antioxidants can be combined with other ingredients mentioned here by a person skilled in the art.

Germ-inhibiting, fungicidal and antimicrobial active ingredients

Optionally, the composition may contain active ingredients against microorganisms such as fungi or bacteria in use. When used according to the invention, organohalogen compounds and halides, quaternary ammonium compounds, a number of plant extracts and zinc compounds can be used as germ-inhibiting or antimicrobial active ingredients. These include, inter alia, triclosan, chlorhexidine and chlorhexidine gluconate, 3,4,4'-trichlorocarbanilide, bromochlorophene, dichlorophene, chlorothymol, chloroxylenol, hexachlorophene, dichloro-m-xylenol, dequalinium chloride, domiphenbromide, ammonium phenolsulfonate, benzalkonium halides, benzalkonium cetyl phosphate, benzalkonium saccharinates, benzethonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride , laurylpyridinium chloride, laurylisoquinolinium bromide, methylbenzedonium chloride. Furthermore, phenol, phenoxyethanol, disodium dihydroxyethyl sulfosuccinyl undecylenate, sodium bicarbonate, zinc lactate, sodium phenol sulfonate and zinc phenol sulfonate, ketoglutaric acid, terpene alcohols such as. B. farnesol, chlorophyllin-copper complexes, α-monoalkyl glycerol ethers with a branched or linear, saturated or unsaturated, optionally hydroxylated C ₆ - C ₂₂ -alkyl radical, particularly preferably α-(2-ethylhexyl) glycerol ether, carboxylic acid esters of mono-, di- and triglycerols (e.g. glycerol monolaurate, diglycerol monocaprate), lantibiotics and plant extracts (e.g. green tea and components of lime blossom oil).

Further preferred active ingredients are selected from prebiotically active components. These include conifer extracts, in particular from the Pinaceae group, and plant extracts from the Sapindaceae, Araliaceae, Lamiaceae and Saxifragaceae groups, in particular extracts from Picea sp., Paullinia sp., Panax sp., Lamium album or Ribes nigrum and mixtures of these substances.

Other preferred active ingredients are selected from the germ-inhibiting perfume oils or essential oils.

When used according to the invention, the amount of germ-inhibiting substances in the compositions is 0.1-10% by weight, preferably 0.2-7% by weight, in particular 0.3-5% by weight and extremely preferably 0.4-1% .0% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition.

UV filter

Optionally, UVA and/or UVB filters can be added to the composition used. When used according to the invention, the composition is particularly suitable for stabilizing particles. When used according to the invention, compositions can therefore advantageously contain substances which absorb UV radiation in the UVA and UVB range, the total amount of filter substances in the entire composition preferably being between 0.1% by weight and 30% by weight. Commercially available water- or oil-soluble UV filters are preferred. Usually, combinations of UV filters are used, which can be combined with other ingredients mentioned here by a person skilled in the art.

Binding agent/consistency enhancer

When used according to the invention, the composition can contain binders or consistency regulators, e.g. B. natural and / or synthetic water-soluble polymers such as alginates, carrageenates, tragacanth, starch and starch ethers, cellulose ethers such. B. carboxymethyl cellulose (Na salt), hydroxyethyl cellulose, methylhydroxypropyl cellulose, guar, acacia gum, agar agar, xanthan gum, succinoglycan gum, locust bean gum, pectins, water-soluble carboxyvinyl polymers, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycols. When used according to the invention, they are preferably used in the compositions in amounts of 0.01-10% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition.

oils, fats and waxes

As waxes u. a. natural waxes such as B. beeswax, rump fat, candelilla wax, carnauba wax, ceresin, esparto grass wax, guaruma wax, Japan wax, cork wax, lanolin (wool wax), microwax, montan wax, ozokerite (earth wax), petrolatum, paraffin wax, ouricoury wax, rice germ oil wax, shellac wax, sunflower wax, fruit waxes such as orange wax, Lemon waxes, grapefruit waxes, sugar cane wax, chemically modified waxes (hard waxes), such as e.g. B. montan ester waxes, sasol waxes, hydrogenated jojoba waxes, hydrogenated castor oil and synthetic waxes such. B. polyalkylene waxes and polyethylene glycol waxes in question. When used according to the invention, the waxes can be used in the compositions in amounts of 0.2 to 80% by weight, preferably amounts of 0.2 to 70% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition.

pearlescent waxes

Examples of suitable pearlescent waxes are: alkylene glycol esters, specifically ethylene glycol distearate; Fatty acid alkanolamides, partial glycerides, esters of polybasic, optionally hydroxy-substituted carboxylic acids with fatty alcohols having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, fatty substances such as fatty alcohols, fatty ketones, fatty aldehydes, fatty ethers and fatty carbonates, which have a total of at least 24 carbon atoms; Fatty acids such as stearic acid, hydroxystearic acid or behenic acid, ring-opening products of olefin epoxides having 12 to 24 carbon atoms with fatty alcohols having 12 to 24 carbon atoms and/or polyols having 2 to 15 carbon atoms and 2 to 10 hydroxyl groups, and mixtures thereof. When used according to the invention, preference is given to compositions with pearlescent waxes based on C18 plants.

The amount of pearlescent wax used can be from 0.1 to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.5 to 3% by weight and in particular from 1 to 1.5% by weight, based on the total amount of the composition.

foam

• Die Menge an Saponinen beträgt üblicherweise bis zu 5 Gew.-%, vorzugsweise 0.001 bis 3 Gew.-%, insbesondere 0.01 bis 2 Gew.-%. (Gew.-% Aktivstoff bezogen auf die gesamte Zusammensetzung)
• Die Saponine können in den Zusammensetzungen bei erfindungsgemässer Verwendung frei mit anderen Inhaltsstoffen kombiniert werden.

When used according to the invention, the compositions form a stable foam even without further auxiliaries. Also suitable is the additional addition of saponins, for example saponins from Indian soap nuts (Sapindus mukorossi), Korean ginsengs (Panax ginseng), agave plants, Inca cucumber (Cyclanthera pedata), liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), ivy (Hedera), cowslip ( Primula veris), chickweed (Stellaria media), common sanickel (Sanicula europaea), thorny restharrow (Ononis spinosa), legumes (Leguminosae), spinach (Spinacia), asparagus (Asparagaceae), oats (Avena), (Ononis spinosa), Shadowflower (Maianthemum bifolium), Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), Walnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), Field Puffwort (Anagallis arvensis), Yellow Hollowtooth (Galeopsis segetum), Carthusian Pink (Dianthus carthusianorum), Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) and Soap bark ( Quillaja saponaria Molina).

• The amount of saponins is usually up to 5% by weight, preferably 0.001 to 3% by weight, in particular 0.01 to 2% by weight. (% by weight of active ingredient based on the total composition)
• The saponins can be freely combined with other ingredients in the compositions when used according to the invention.

pH adjusting agent

When used according to the invention, the composition is stable over a wide pH range. A pH range between 1 and 13 is preferred. When used according to the invention, the pH value of the composition can be adjusted using conventional pH regulators, with different pH ranges from acidic (pH 0-4) to neutral (pH 5 -7) to basic (pH 8-14). Acids and/or alkalis are used as pH adjusters. Suitable acids are, in particular, organic acids such as formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, Adipic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid and gluconic acid, amidosulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid. Acids obtained from vegetable raw materials such as acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid and tartaric acid and the mineral acids hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and nitric acid or mixtures thereof are particularly preferred. Preferred bases come from the group of alkali and alkaline earth metal hydroxides and carbonates and sodium metasilicates. In addition, the composition used may contain ammonia and alkanolamines. In the field of detergents, acidic cleaners such as bathroom, sanitary or toilet cleaners, neutral cleaners such as dishwashing detergents, and alkaline cleaners such as grease and oil cleaners or detergents are possible.

solubilizer

When used according to the invention, the compositions can also contain solubilizers, so-called hydrotropes, in addition to the substances already mentioned. In this context, all of the substances customarily used for this purpose in detergents and cleaning agents can be used.

builders

Builders which are customarily used in detergents and cleaning agents are suitable. When used according to the invention, the builders can be freely combined with other ingredients in the composition by a person skilled in the art.

In the use according to the invention, builders based on renewable raw materials which can be obtained from plants in the temperate zone are particularly preferred in the composition, such as polyaspartates, polycarboxylates such as citrates, and gluconates, succinates or malonates.

dyes and fragrances

Optionally, all fragrances and dyes customary in detergents and cleaning agents can be added to the composition in the use according to the invention. Preferred dyes and fragrances, the selection of which presents no difficulty to the person skilled in the art, have a high storage stability and are insensitive to the other ingredients of the detergent or cleaning agent. The dyes have no pronounced substantivity to textile fibers or hard surfaces and do not stain them. In a further preferred embodiment of the invention used, neither colorants nor fragrances are added. The compositions used have satisfactory aesthetics and a pleasant fragrance even without the addition of colorants or fragrances, so that embodiments without colorants and/or fragrances are possible, such as for consumers with allergies and/or sensitive skin.

enzymes

When used, the composition exhibits such good cleaning performance that enzymes are unnecessary. The composition may optionally contain enzymes when used, particularly in the textile, specialty and dish cleaning embodiments used. When used according to the invention, the enzymes can be combined in the compositions by a person skilled in the art with all the other ingredients mentioned here. Proteases, lipases, amylases, hydrolases and/or cellulases are preferably used. When used according to the invention, they can be added to the composition in any form established according to the prior art. In the case of liquid or gel-like compositions, these include in particular solutions of the enzymes, preferably highly concentrated, low in water and/or mixed with stabilizers. Furthermore, the enzymes can be used in encapsulated form. In order to protect an enzyme contained in a composition from damage during use, such as inactivation, denaturation or decomposition, for example due to physical influences, oxidation or proteolytic cleavage, enzyme stabilizers which are well known to the person skilled in the art can be added to the enzyme-containing agents.

Surprisingly, in the enzyme-free embodiment used, an excellent cleaning performance against proteins is found, which is entirely comparable with agents containing enzymes on the market. A particularly preferred embodiment of the invention is therefore the use of the composition without proteases; the use of the enzyme-free embodiment is very particularly preferred. This is particularly advantageous for consumers with allergies and/or sensitive skin. Uses of enzyme-free embodiments with comparable cleaning power are disclosed in the working examples.

viscosity

When used according to the invention, the liquid or gel-form embodiment of the compositions preferably has a viscosity of from 0.4 to 10,000 mPa.s. on. For this purpose the composition may contain viscosity regulators. The amount of viscosity regulator is usually up to 1.5% by weight, preferably 0.001 to 1.0% by weight, in particular 0.01 to 0.5% by weight; % by weight of active substance based on the total composition. Here, at least one of the viscosity regulators is preferably selected from the group consisting of organic modified natural substances (carboxymethyl cellulose and other cellulose ethers, hydroxyethyl and propyl cellulose and the like, gum ether), organic fully synthetic thickeners (polyacrylic and polymethacrylic compounds, vinyl polymers, polycarboxylic acids, polyethers, polyimines , polyamides) and inorganic thickeners (polysilicic acids, phyllosilicates, clay minerals such as montmorillonites, zeolites, silicic acids), as well as organic natural thickeners (agar-agar, carrageenan, xanthan, tragacanth, gum arabic, alginates, pectins, polyoses, guar flour, locust bean gum, starch, dextrins, gelatin, casein). In a preferred embodiment, the viscosity regulators are natural organic thickeners from vegetable raw materials - including algae - for example polysaccharides such as pectins or starch. In this embodiment used, no fully synthetic organic thickeners such as polyacrylic and polymethacrylic compounds, vinyl polymers, polycarboxylic acids, polyethers, polyimines or polyamides are used. Inorganic thickeners are also preferred.

Also preferred are biotechnologically produced thickeners using non-genetically modified organisms (non-GMO), such as xanthan gum. Compositions preferably used according to the invention thickened with xanthan gum are disclosed in the exemplary embodiments. For the compositions, when used according to the invention, the viscosity regulators can be freely combined by a person skilled in the art with other ingredients mentioned here.

Other ingredients

• Füll- und Hilfsstoffe wie Adsorptionsmittel, Bittermittel, Bleichmittel, Bügelhilfsmittel, weitere Basen, weitere Säuren, Einlaufverhinderer, Filmbildner, neutrale Füllsalze, Alkali- und Erdalkalisalze wie NaCl oder MgSO₄, weitere Gerüststoffe, Gleitmittel, Hydrotrope, weitere Lösungsmittel und Lösungsvermittler, Opacifier, Polymere, Puffer, Quellmittel, organische und anorganische Salze, Schauminhibitoren, Silikonöle, Co-Tenside, Viskositätsregulatoren, Wachse.
• Prozesschemikalien wie Glyzerin, Vergällungsmittel, z.B. Methylethylketon, u.a., Stabilisatoren und Verunreinigungen bzw. Nebenkomponenten aus dem Herstellungsprozess.
• Funktionelle Mittel und Aktivstoffe wie Antiredepositionsmittel, Antistatika, Bakterizide, Bleichaktivatoren, Desinfektionsmittel, Farbübertragungsinhibitoren, weitere Enzyme, Fluoreszenzmittel, Fungizide, Germizide, hydrophilierende Agenzien, Imprägniermittel, Insektizide, Knitterschutzmittel, Korrosionsinhibitoren, optische Aufheller, Oxidationsmittel und - katalysatoren, Parfümträger, Phobiermittel, probiotische Inhaltsstoffe, Schiebefestmittel , UV- Absorber, Vergrauungsinhibitoren, Wäschesteifen.
• sowie Gemische derselben.

In addition to the components mentioned so far, the composition, when used according to the invention, can contain other ingredients known to the person skilled in the art, which can be freely combined with other ingredients mentioned here.

• Fillers and auxiliaries such as adsorbents, bittering agents, bleaching agents, ironing aids, other bases, other acids, shrinkage inhibitors, film formers, neutral filling salts, alkali and alkaline earth metal salts such as NaCl or MgSO ₄ , other builders, lubricants, hydrotropes, other solvents and solubilizers, opacifiers, Polymers, buffers, swelling agents, organic and inorganic salts, foam inhibitors, silicone oils, co-surfactants, viscosity regulators, waxes.
• Process chemicals such as glycerin, denaturants, eg methyl ethyl ketone, etc., stabilizers and impurities or secondary components from the manufacturing process.
• Functional agents and active ingredients such as antiredeposition agents, antistatic agents, bactericides, bleach activators, disinfectants, color transfer inhibitors, other enzymes, fluorescent agents, fungicides, germicides, hydrophilizing agents, impregnating agents, insecticides, anti-crease agents, corrosion inhibitors, optical brighteners, oxidizing agents and catalysts, perfume carriers, phobic agents, probiotics Ingredients, non-slip agents, UV absorbers, graying inhibitors, laundry stiffeners.
• and mixtures thereof.

Proceedings

Another subject of the invention relates to a method for cleaning and care. Methods for cleaning are generally characterized in that in one or more process steps different active cleaning substances are applied to the items to be cleaned and washed off after the exposure time, or that the items to be cleaned are otherwise treated with a detergent, care product or cleaning agent or a solution of this agent.

1. a) Bereitstellen einer Wasch-, oder Reinigungslösung unter Verwendung der Zusammensetzung gemäss den vorhergehenden Beschreibungen
2. b) in Kontakt bringen einer harten oder flexiblen Oberfläche, sowie Textilien, Teppiche oder Naturfasern mit der Waschlösung gemäss (a).

The washing or cleaning process comprising the process steps

1. a) Providing a washing or cleaning solution using the composition according to the preceding descriptions
2. b) bringing a hard or flexible surface, such as textiles, carpets or natural fibers into contact with the washing solution according to (a).

In the method described, temperatures of up to 90° C. and less are used in the embodiment of the detergent or laundry additive used. Temperatures below 60° C. are preferred and temperatures that do not require heating of the water temperature (about 20° C.) to save energy are particularly preferred. These temperature specifications relate to the temperatures used in the washing steps. All facts, objects and embodiments described for the use of the composition are also applicable to the washing and cleaning process and vice versa.

uses

Preferably, the compositions are used according to the invention to improve the cleaning performance of a detergent or cleaning agent to remove protein soil. Proteases can be dispensed with here. Preferred examples of this application are dishwashing detergents, textile detergents, surface cleaners, hygiene cleaners, cleaners in the food sector, hospitals, animal husbandry.

The compositions are preferably used according to the invention to improve the dirt-carrying capacity. Preferred products are dishwashing detergents, laundry detergents, floor cleaners, industrial cleaners for heavily soiled areas such as mining, coal, workshops, road construction and others.

According to the invention, the compositions are preferably used to improve the dispersing power of a detergent or cleaning agent. Insoluble particles are stabilized in the composition. Preferred examples are abrasive cleaners, wax-based floor cleaners.

According to the invention, the compositions are preferably used to improve the stability of the composition at high electrolyte contents. Examples are laundry detergents.

According to the invention, the compositions are preferably used to improve washing performance in hard water. Examples are laundry detergents. Complexing agents and non-ionic surfactants can be reduced, graying and encrustations on laundry and in the machine are reduced.

According to the invention, the compositions are preferably used to reduce eye irritation caused by a washing or cleaning agent. These compositions preferably have a pH of between 5 and 7. Preferred uses are dishwashing detergents and neutral cleaners for surfaces, and products which are applied using sprayers.

The compositions are preferably used according to the invention to improve the protection of materials. Preferred products are cleaners for sensitive surfaces, industrial cleaners, cleaners for displays.

Preferably the compositions are used according to the invention to assist in the removal of microbial contaminants from a detergent or cleaning product. Due to the high protein purification, hygiene cleaners are supported in the removal of biofilms.

The composition can be used as a detergent and cleaning agent for hard and flexible surfaces, as well as textiles, carpets or natural fibers. Within the scope of the invention, detergents and cleaning agents also include washing aids which are metered into the actual agent during manual or machine cleaning. Furthermore, detergents within the scope of the invention also include pre- and post-treatment agents, ie agents that are used before the actual cleaning, for example to loosen stubborn dirt. The agents can be applied to the items to be cleaned, which are found in households, industry, commerce or institutions, port facilities, as well as industrial and leisure facilities and sports facilities. The composition is preferably used for cleaning hard surfaces or textiles. Hard surfaces in the context of this application are windows, mirrors and other glass surfaces, surfaces made of ceramic, plastic, metal or wood, flat or uneven, painted or unpainted, flexible surfaces are, for example, plastic sheets, foam, earth or others.

Textiles and fibers within the meaning of the application are fabrics, clothing, upholstery, carpets, yarns, etc.

In a preferred embodiment, the composition is used at an acidic pH between 0 and 6, preferably between 1 and 4. Typical examples of uses at acidic pH are toilet and sanitary cleaners, limescale cleaners, cement veil cleaners.

In another preferred embodiment, the composition is used at an alkaline pH between 7 and 14, preferably between 8 and 12. Typical examples of uses at alkaline pH are detergents, surface cleaners, kitchen cleaners, grill and oven cleaners, wheel rim cleaners and others.

In another preferred embodiment, the composition is used at a neutral pH between 5 and 7, for example when a skin-neutral pH is desirable, such as in a dishwashing detergent.

The compositions are suitable for use in cleaning and washing preparations such as hand dishwashing detergents, machine dishwashing detergents, dishwasher cleaners, washing machine cleaners, toilet cleaners or toilet cleaners, universal or all-purpose cleaners, kitchen cleaners, bathroom or sanitary cleaners, floor cleaners, oven and grill cleaners , glass and window cleaners, metal cleaning agents, upholstery and carpet cleaners, heavy-duty detergents, color detergents, mild detergents, textile auxiliaries, pre-treatment agents, special detergents and cleaning agents, as well as other agents for industrial & commercial or institutional cleaning, agents for textile and fiber treatment, agents leather treatment, as well as other forms of preparation.

For purposes of this application, the composition can be used as a liquid, solution or dispersion, emulsion, lotion, gel, dip, spray or foam. So you can e.g. a solution, an emulsion (O/W), or a multiple emulsion, for example of the water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) type, a gel, a hydrodispersion, a lamellar phase, a liquid isotropic solution phase or a micellar phase. It can be adsorbed to powder, granules or tabs.

The agents are suitable both for diluted use and for direct application to the substrate to be cleaned. It is suitable for direct application as well as for use with a tool such as a cloth.

A preferred variant is the use of the composition on solid substrates, such as cloths. When used according to the invention, these are impregnated, sprayed or coated with the composition or applied by another method. Solid substrates have the advantage that the preparation is already specified in them in the correct dosage. This meets the consumer's desire for convenience in particular, they are easy to handle, can be used directly without additional work steps and can also be used on the go, e.g. when travelling, even if no water is available.

Preference is given to uses of the compositions in liquid forms, particularly preferably in aqueous forms of administration.

Further aspects of the present invention emerge from the following examples and the appended patent claims.

Examples of the full or partial substitution of medium-chain surfactants (II) by compound (I)

In the experiments, compound (I) is sodium PEG-7 olive oil carboxylate, I, reference C12: sodium laureth-5 carboxylate, reference oleyl: sodium oleth-6 carboxylate, SLES=sodium laureth sulfate;

Since the cleaning power of the detergents and cleaning agents considered here is largely determined by the surfactants they contain, the comparative tests are carried out on the basis of the water-based surfactant systems without the other additives. The results can easily be transferred to the complete compositions.

The investigations for the agents with sodium laureth sulfate are shown as an example.

a) Improved dirt-carrying capacity when substituting SLES with compound (I)

Soil holding capacity is measured as a 2% solution versus sodium laureth sulfate and references that

Trendline for sedimentation in water is drawn (diagram 1).

Result: Surprisingly, compound (I) shows the same good dirt-carrying capacity as SLES.

The structurally analogous oleyl reference (no mixture of fatty acid chains) and the reference with a saturated C12 chain (usually used surfactants) show a significantly poorer carrying capacity. Surprisingly, compound (I) can substitute for SLES, in contrast to analogous compounds of (I) based on medium-chain fatty acids or purified longer-chain fatty acids.

Behavior in hard water:

Upon addition of CaCl ₂ to the dispersion, the foam of SLES collapses; the particles flocculate and soil-carrying capacity is lost. In contrast, in the compositions containing compound (I), the foam is unexpectedly retained and the soil-carrying capacity remains intact.

(b) Determination of Optimal Concentration Ratios of Compound (I) to medium-chain surfactants (II) Dirt-carrying capacity of loess in a mixture of Compound (I) and SLES

Result: A first effect on the sedimentation speed can be seen from a ratio of Verb.(I) : SLES = 1:1. If SLES is only partially substituted, the best dirt-carrying capacity is achieved with the ratios Compound (I): SLES ≥ 3.5 (diagram 2).

Hard water/ high electrolyte content:

The good dirt-carrying capacity of the mixtures is also maintained when CaCl ₂ is added.

Surprisingly, the mixtures show synergistic behavior here (diagram 3)—the dirt-carrying capacity of the mixtures in the disclosed ratios is significantly higher than for the solutions of the individual compounds (I) or SLES (diagram 3).

Foam:

Foam formation and foam stability are additive in the agents. This ensures good foaming behavior. In hard water, the foam remains stable only with the agents disclosed.

(c) Improved protein solvency upon full or partial substitution of SLES by compound 1

The tests were carried out with 84% dried egg white (mixture of animal and vegetable protein) and a 3% surfactant solution in water (diagram 4).

Result: The agents Verb (I), Verb (I): SLES ≥ 3.5 : 1, or SLES ≥ 5 : 1 have the greatest cleaning power on the protein stains. Similar results were obtained on cotton and viscose.

(d) Reduced eye irritation with full or partial substitution of compound 1 for SLES

A representative concentration of surfactants in a mild cleaning agent is taken as an example, analogously to alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl sulfates, acyl sarcosinates, alkyl glucosides, amidoalkyl betaines, alkanolamides and amphoacetates according to claim 2.

Diagram 5:

Compound(I)/SLES ratio classification SLES Serious eye damage (category 1) - irreversible 1:2 Eye irritation (category 2) - reversible 1:1 Eye irritation (category 2) - reversible 2:1 Eye irritation (category 2) - reversible 3.5:1 - 5:1 - Verb (I) -

according to CLP labeling requirements

Result: The composition of the surfactant system can reduce eye irritation by at least one label level.

Summary

• Schmutztragevermögen
• Proteinlösekraft
• Schaumverhalten
• Verhalten gegenüber hartem Wasser
• Augenreizung

Surprisingly, significant improvements in the following areas could be achieved by substituting medium-chain surfactants with compound (I):

• dirt carrying capacity
• protein dissolving power
• foam behavior
• Hard water behavior
• eye irritation

preferably in a ratio of (I) to the sum of the surfactants (II) ≧2:1, preferably ≧3.5:1 and particularly preferably ≧5:1.

Examples of the combination of compound (I) used with surfactants (III) , also in combination with (II)

Compound (A) = Ethoxylated fatty acid amide; Compound (B) = Polyhydroxy glucamide, Compound (C) = Amphoacetate, (D) = Ethoxylated fatty acid methyl ester

(a) Dirt-carrying capacity remains the same or improves as a result of additional surfactants (III).

The sedimentation rate of a 3% surfactant solution is determined. The changes upon addition of another surfactant to the neat solution of compound (I) and the solution of compound (I) with SLES (2:1) are determined (Table 1). Table 1: Change in dirt-carrying capacity when adding another surfactant (III) A B C D Verb (I) + nd + = Compound (I) + SLES (2:1) + + + = + Improvement by 3rd surfactant
- Worsened by 3rd surfactant
= 3. Surfactant has no effect

Result: Surprisingly, the surfactants AC from C-18 vegetable oils have a positive influence on dirt-carrying capacity. When used according to the invention, the already very good dirt-carrying capacity is not impaired by the addition of a further surfactant AD; on the contrary, the surfactants AC from C-18 vegetable oils improve the dirt-carrying capacity.

(b) Protein cleaning power is not affected by additional surfactants (III).

The protein cleaning power on tiles of a 1.5% surfactant solution is determined. The detergency of a sample in which part of the surfactant system has been replaced with a surfactant (III) is compared to the detergency of the surfactant at the same total surfactant concentration. The change in cleaning power is documented in Table 2. Table 2: Change in cleaning power when adding another surfactant (III) A B C D Verb (I) = nd = = Compound (I) + SLES (2:1) + + = = + Improvement by 3rd surfactant
- Worsened by 3rd surfactant
= 3. Surfactant has no effect

Result: Surprisingly, the surfactants A and B from C-18 vegetable oils have a positive influence on the cleaning power. When used according to the invention, the already very good protein dissolving capacity is not impaired by the addition of a further surfactant AD.

Further examples:

a) Acid cleaners 1 reference 2 reference 3 4 compound (I) 1.0% 2.5% 2.5% 1.5% PEG-4 rapeseed amide 0.5% Ethoxylated rapeseed acid methyl ester 0.5% Sodium laureth sulfate 0.3% 0.2% citric acid 1.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% lactic acid 0.9% xanthan gum 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% ethanol preservatives optional optional optional optional dyes, fragrances optional optional optional optional Water to 100% to 100% to 100% to 100%
B) Neutral cleaners 5 6 7 8th Surfactant (I) 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% Sodium olive oil amphoaetate 5.0% 5.0% Sunfloweroyl Methylglucamide 2.9% 2.9% Sodium laureth sulfate 0.50% 0.9% 0.9% sodium citrate 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate 0.5% 0.5% Tetrasodium iminosuccinate 0.5% alcohol 2.0% propylene glycol 2.0% optional preservatives 0.001% 0.001% 0.001% 0.001% lactic acid pH settings pH settings pH settings pH settings Water to 100% to 100% to 100% to 100%
c) Basic cleaners 9 reference 10 reference 11 12 compound (I) 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% PEG-8 sunflower oil 1.0% 1.0% Sodium salts of rapeseed fatty acids (soap) 0.2% cocoamidopropyl betaine 0.50% Sodium laureth sulfate 0.2% Amidet N 0.5% Olive amidopropyl betaine 1.0% sodium 0.2% 0.2% 2.0% 1.0% calcium carbonate 30.0% 30.0% preservatives 0.010% 0.010% 0.010% 0.010% Perfume 0.100% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% lactic acid pH settings pH settings pH settings pH settings Water to 100% to 100% to 100% to 100%

Claims (17)

1. Use of a composition as a washing and cleaning agent for hard or flexible surfaces, as well as for textiles, carpets or natural fibres in the fields of industrial, institutional, textile and household cleaning containing at least one compound of formula (I)
   
           (I)     R'-O(C_bH_2bO)_o-{CH₂-CH[O(C_bH_2bO)_pR"]-CH₂O}_r-(C_bH_2bO)_q-R‴
   
   with

   b an integer between 2 and 4, o, p, q independently of one another integers from 0 to 75, where o+p+q is at least 2, r is 0 or 1,

   R', R" and R‴ are each independently of each other H, CH₂COOM, or RCO, wherein one or two, preferably one, of the radicals R', R" and R‴ represent CH₂COOM: If R' = CH₂COOM then o≠0 applies, if R" = CH₂COOM then p≠0 applies, if R‴= CH₂COOM then q≠0 applies, with M = H, alkaline cation, alkaline earth cation, ammonium cation, or organic ammonium cation, and where one or two of the radicals R', R" and R‴ represent fatty acyl radicals RCO; with R representing a saturated, mono- or poly unsaturated hydrocarbon chain having 5-23 carbon atoms; which is derived from a C-18 vegetable oil;

   wherein the proportion of the fatty acyl radicals RCO of 18 and more carbon atoms in compound (I) or in the mixture of compounds (I) is above 60% wt.%, preferably above 72% wt.%, and most preferably above 77 wt.%;

   and the proportion of unsaturated fatty acyl radicals is above 55 wt.%, preferably above 65 wt.% and particularly preferably above 72 wt.%, in each case based on the total proportion of fatty acyl radicals RCO of the one or more compounds (I) in the composition; and wherein said compound (I) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acyl radical RCO;

   and wherein the polyglycol chain of compound (I) is preferably of vegetable origin; and wherein the composition additionally comprises one or more surfactants (III) selected from the group of soaps, fatty acid amides, fatty acid imines and ethoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein the fatty acid residues are each derived from C-18 vegetable oils and are preferably present as a mixture according to the fatty acid distribution in the native oil or as obtained from the conversion of natural vegetable oils or fats;

   and wherein the composition does not contain biosurfactant glycolipids from fermentative production.
2. Use of a composition according to claim 1, additionally comprising one or more surfactants (II) selected from the groups of alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl sulfates, acyl glutamates, acyl sarcosinates, sulfosuccinate esters, alkyl glucosides, amidoalkyl betaines, alkanolamides and amphoacetates, said surfactants containing saturated alkyl or acyl groups with chain lengths between 8-18 carbon atoms, or mixtures of saturated alkyl or acyl groups with 8 to18 carbon atoms and unsaturated C18 alkenyl or acyl groups as obtained from coconut oil, palm kernel oil or babassu oil;
   and wherein the weight ratio of (I) to the sum of surfactants (II) is ≥ 2 : 1, preferably ≥ 3.5 : 1 and more preferably ≥ 5 : 1 and most preferably 1 : 0 .
3. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group of alkoxylated fatty acid amides of the formula (A)
   
           (A)     R- CO-NH-(C_mH_2mO)_n -H
   
   wherein m is the integer 2 or 3, preferably 2, n is a number in the range 2-10, preferably in the range 2-8, most preferably 2-4, with R = saturated, mono- or polyunsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 5-23 carbon atoms and RCO derived from a fatty acid mixture, wherein the proportion of 18 or more carbon atoms of the fatty acid radical RCO is above 60 wt.%, preferably above 72 wt.% and most preferably above 77 wt.- %; and wherein the proportion of unsaturated fatty acid residues is above 55 wt.%, preferably above 65 wt.% and particularly preferably above 72 wt.-%, in each case based on the total proportion of fatty acid radicals RCO of the surfactant (A) used; and wherein the surfactant (A) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid radical RCO and is derived from C-18 vegetable oils; and wherein the polyglycol chain of the compound (A) is preferably of vegetable origin.
4. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group of polyhydroxy fatty acid amides of formula (B) following

   

   wherein R4 is a C1-C4 alkyl radical, preferably methyl, and R is a saturated, mono- or polyunsaturated hydrocarbon chain having 5-23 carbon atoms, and RCO is derived from a fatty acid mixture, wherein the proportion of 18 and more carbon atoms of the fatty acid radical RCO is above 60 wt.%, preferably above 72 wt.%, and most preferably above 77 wt.%; and wherein the proportion of unsaturated fatty acid radicals is above 55 wt.%, preferably above 65 wt.% and most preferably above 72 wt.%, in each case based on the total proportion of fatty acid radicals RCO of the surfactant (B) used;

   and wherein the surfactant (B) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid radical RCO as defined above and wherein RCO is preferably derived from C-18 vegetable oils.
5. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group of amphoacetates (C), wherein the surfactant (C) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid radical RCO as defined above and wherein RCO is derived from C-18 vegetable oils.
6. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, additionally comprising one or more additional surfactants selected from the group of alkoxylated fatty acid esters (D), wherein (D) preferably consists of a mixture of different chain lengths and degrees of saturation of the fatty acid radical RCO as defined above and wherein RCO is derived from C-18 vegetable oils;

   and wherein the polyglycol chain of compound (D) is preferably of vegetable origin; and wherein the composition preferably contains up to 30 wt% of one or more compounds (D), more preferably up to 20 wt% and particularly preferably up to 10 wt% and most preferably 1 wt% to 3 wt%;

   and wherein preferably the weight ratio of (I) to the sum of PEG esters of C-18 vegetable oils, in particular preferably to olive oil PEG-7 esters, is ≥ 2 : 1, preferably ≥ 3.5 : 1 and particularly preferably ≥ 5 : 1;

   and wherein the composition preferably contains up to 5 wt.% of one or more PEG esters of C-18 vegetable oils (i), more preferably up to 3 wt.%, particularly preferably up to 1 wt.%, or in a preferred embodiment no additional PEG ester of C-18 vegetable oils (i) is added to compound (I); wt.% based on the total mass of the composition.
7. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the sum of the surfactants derived from C-18 fatty acids, (I) and (III), based on the total mass of the surfactants present in the composition, is > 50 wt.%, preferably > 65 wt.%, particularly preferably > 75 wt.-%; in a very particularly preferred embodiment, the sum of the surfactants derived from C-18 fatty acids, (I) + (III) + further optional surfactants (IV), based on the total mass of the surfactants present in the composition, is 100 wt.%.
8. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims for the improvement of the cleaning performance of a washing or cleaning agent, in particular for the removal of protein soils, particularly preferably for the removal of protein soils and particulate soils.
9. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims for improving the dispersing capacity or the soil carrying capacity of a washing agent or cleaning agent.
10. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the washing and cleaning agent additionally comprises, in addition to the primary surfactant (I), at least four further ingredients selected from the groups: Solvents, further surfactants, softeners and complexing agents, viscosity regulators, pH adjusting agents and acids and bases, builders, solubilisers, abrasives, antioxidants, vitamins, UV filters, opacifiers, anti-corrosion agents, preservatives, fragrances, dyes, inorganic alkali salts or alkaline earth salts, optionally enzymes.
11. Use of the composition according to any one of the preceding claims for improving the stability of the composition at high electrolyte levels or for improving the washing performance in hard water and reducing greying and incrustation on laundry and in the machine.
12. Use of the composition according to any one of the preceding claims as a washing or cleaning agent, in particular as a hand dishwashing agent, machine dishwashing agent, rinse aid, dishwasher cleaner, washing machine cleaner, toilet cleaner, WC cleaner, universal cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, floor cleaner, scouring agent, kitchen cleaner, bathroom cleaner, sanitary cleaner, floor cleaner, oven and grill cleaner, glass cleaner and window cleaner, metal cleaning agents, upholstery and carpet cleaners, heavy-duty detergents, colour detergents, low-duty detergents, textile auxiliaries, pre-treatment agents for cleaning, special detergents and cleaning agents or for industrial & commercial and institutional cleaning, in particular car cleaning agents, metal cleaning agents, cleaning agents for the food sector, textile and fibre treatment, agents for leather treatment.
13. Use of the composition according to any one of the preceding claims in the liquid embodiment, particularly preferably in aqueous dosage forms.
14. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein compound (I), particularly preferably poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-carboxy-.omega.-(olive oil fatty acids)oxy-, sodium salt (with 7 mol EO average EO content), is used as a cleansing surfactant for protein soil, or as a cleansing surfactant for improved soil carrying capacity, or as a dispersant, or as a stabiliser for particulate ingredients, or as a stabiliser for high electrolyte content or hard water, or for reducing eye irritation by surfactant systems.
15. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims for a stable foam.
16. Use of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the composition is free of alkylamido betaines, in particular cocoamidopropyl betaine, or free of mono- and diethanolamides, in particular cocamide DEA or cocamide MEA.
17. Washing and cleaning process for hard or flexible surfaces, as well as for textiles, carpets or natural fibres in the fields of industrial, institutional, textile and household cleaning comprising

    a) providing a washing and cleaning solution using the composition according to any one of the preceding claims

    b) contacting a surface or textiles, carpets or natural fibres with the washing solution according to a).

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