LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a liq. detergent compsn. which is excellent in scale-cleaning power and foaming properties and does not leave behind sliminess after rinsing by compounding a specific aminopolycarboxylic acid (salt), a surfactant, a solvent, and water in a specified wt. ratio. SOLUTION: An aminopolycarboxylic acid (salt) used is represented by formula I [wherein R1 and R2 are each independently H or -(CH2 )n COOH (wherein n is 1-3)[ (e.g. aspartic acid-N-acetic acid) and compounded in an amt. of 0.1-20wt.%. An anionic, cationic, amphoteric, or nonionic surfactant can be used without any specific limitation and is compounded in an amt. of 0.1-10wt.%. A solvent used, though not specifically limited, is pref. one represented by the formula: R1 O (C2 H4 O)m (C3 H6 O)n }H (wherein R1 is a 1-4C alkyl or phenyl; and m and n are each 0-3) (e.g. ethylene glycol monobutyl ether) and is compounded in an amt. of 0.1-30wt.%. The rest is water and the pH is 5-11.