Mildly acidic laundry detergent composition comprising anionic, nonionic surfactant and rinse active pH sensitive foam control agent

A mildly acidic laundry detergent composition capable of providing improved protection of fine fabrics during washing and enhanced removal of generated foam during rinsing in hand wash comprising: a) at least one anionic surfactant; and/or b) one nonionic surfactant; c) a rinse-active, pH-sensitive foam control agent comprising fatty acid; the detergent producing a wash water from 5.5-6.9 when added to wash water at a concentration sufficient to provide effective cleaning performance in the wash bath, whereby the fatty acid foam control agent remains substantially in acid form at the pH wash water so as to be essentially inoperative to suppress foam during washing, and whereby upon rinsing of the laundry with tap water having a pH of 7.5-8.5 at least of portion said fatty acid is converted to a soap which functions to suppress foam during rinsing.