Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a flame retardant composition having such a property that a flame retardant component is adhered in a larger amount onto a fiber than that in the case of a flame retardant composition that has heretofore been used. In order to achieve the obj ect, the present invention provides a flame retardant composition, including: at least one phosphorus compound represented by the following general formula (1) or (2); a cationic surfactant; and a nonionic surfactant: in the formula (1), A represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, n represents a number of from 1 to 10, and R 1 to R 8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; in the formula (2), R 9 to R 14 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and r 1 , r 2 , and r 3 each independently represent a number of 1 or 0.