he combination or mixing of the foregoing elements in solution.In various embodiments of the present technology, the hydrotropic surfactant is an alpha sulfonated fatty acid, an ester thereof, or a salt of such an acid or such an ester, having the structure of Formula 1: where R is a C6-C20 hydrocarbyl group, preferably an alkyl or other hydrocarbyl group, or a combination thereof, Z is ???CH3, et