Blanchard, Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis
High foaming detergent composition having low skin irritation properties
 A detergent composition comprising 5 to 40% by weight of a mixture of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate salts having the formula (I): EQU ro(c.sub.2 h.sub.4 o).sub.n SO.sub.3 M (I) PA1 wherein R is alkyl having an average carbon atom number of 11 to 16, n is 1.0 to 2.6 as the average value of the mixture with the proviso that the content of compounds in which n is zero is from zero to 5% by weight, and M is a monovalent or divalent metal ion with the proviso that compounds having a divalent metal ion as M comprise 15 to 98% by weight of the entire mixture, And a betaine type amphoteric surface active agent having the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are alkyls having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, The weight of the betaine type amphoteric surface active agent being from 0.01 to 2 times the weight of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate salt mixture. 
Kao Soap Co., Ltd.
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Haruhiko Masaaki
Arai Nishimura