alkyl sulfates (AS) containing from about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl group; sulfates such as those of the formula RO(C2 OH4 O)m SO3 M, wherein R is a C10 -C16 alkyl (preferred) or hydroxyalkyl group, m is from about 0.5 to about 4, and M is a compatible cation water-soluble salts of olefin sulfonates containing from about 12 to about 24 carbon atoms; and beta-alkyloxy alkane sulfona