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Abstract

A hardwood floor cleaner composition is provided which is non-tacky, and cleans and shines in one-step, is free of silicones, does not dull the wood surface. The composition comprises (a) about 0.1-5%, preferably 0.2-2%, of a C.sub.6 -C.sub.24 alkyl pyrrolidone, preferably N-octyl-pyrrolidone; (b) about 0.1-5%, preferably 0.2-1%, of an anionic or nonionic surfactant, preferably sodium dodecyl sulfate; (c) about 1-5%, preferably 2-4%, of a shine booster, preferably a vinylpyrrolidone copolymer, such as vinylpyrrolidone-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (Gafquat.RTM. 755-N - ISP); and (d) about 0.5-2%, preferably 0.8-1.5%, of a film-former, for example, an acrylic emulsion, preferably Esi-Cryl.RTM. 405 (Emulsion Systems Inc.), which is 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid, copolymer with ethyl-2-propenoate, methyl-2-methyl propenoate and 2-propenoic acid, and (e) about 85-95%, preferably 88-93%, of water, or an alcohol, or mixtures thereof, by weight of the composition. A concentrate and an aqueous microemulsion of the composition of the invention also is provided herein.

First Claim