Abstract:
A water soluble container which is formed from water soluble polymer and disposed therein a granular fabric softener composition, comprising a clay based mineral softener in combination with an organic softener and a perfume, wherein the composition contains less than 3.0 wt. % of water.
Abstract:
A water soluble container having disposed therein a nonaqueous liquid fabric softener composition. The water soluble container is formed by a water soluble polymer selected, inter alia, from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, alkyl celluloses, polyacrylates, polyacrylamides and derivatives of the above. The nonaqueous liquid fabric softener composition is based on amine fabric softening compounds and alpha hydroxy aliphatic acids.
Abstract:
A composition comprising: an organic chemical having a chemical group having a dipole moment of at least 1.5 Debyes and a chemical linker selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, an ethoxylated polyhydric alcohol, a polyvinyl pyrrolidone and a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 600 to 10,000, wherein the molar ratio of organic chemical to chemical linker is 4:1 to 1:4.
Abstract:
A unit dose wash cycle fabric softening composition for softening or conditioning fabrics in the wash cycle of an automatic washing machine, said unit dose comprising a compacted granular fabric softener composition formed from granules of softener, which granules are formed from a powder of said clay component wherein the amount of moisture in said clay component is from about 3 % to about 1 0%, by weight, and wherein the total amount of moisture in the compacted fabric softener composition is from about 3 % to about 25 % by weight.
Abstract:
A unit dose wash cycle fabric softening composition for softening or conditioning fabrics in the wash cycle of an automatic washing machine, said unit dose comprising a compacted granular fabric softener composition in an amount sufficient to form a unit dose capable of providing effective softening or conditioning of fabrics in the wash cycle of said washing machine, and wherein said fabric softener composition comprises: A) a treated montmorillonite-containing clay selected to have initial properties as follows: i) a montmorillonite content of at least 85%; and ii) when said clay is activated with sodium ions, dried and ground to particles, said ground particles do not swell more than about 2.5 fold over a period of 24 hours when added to deionized water at room temperature; and wherein said montmorillonite-containing clay is treated by the process comprising the following sequential steps: a) drying said clay to a moisture content of from about 25 to about 35%, by weight; b) extruding the dried material through a die to form a paste; c) drying said paste to a moisture content of from about 10% to about 14% by weight; and d) calcining at a temperature of about 120°C to about 250°C; and B) at least one disintegration agent to enhance the dispersibility of said compacted granular composition in water selected from the group consisting of swelling polymers; cellulose; and electrolytes.
Abstract:
A water soluble container having disposed therein a nonaqueous liquid fabric softener composition. The container is formed from a polymer chosen from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinyl alcohols copolymers, partially hydrolysed polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, alkyl celluloses and their ethers and esters, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, dextrin maltodextrin, polyacrylates, polyacrymides and acrylic acid/maleic anhydride copolymers. The softener composition comprises at least one organic softening agent chosen from the group consisting of fatty acid soaps,glycerol esters, ethoxylated fatty esters, fatty alcohols, polyol polymers, higer fatty acid esters of pentaerythritol, silicone oil compounds, olein esterquat compounds, olein amido-amine compounds, quaternised alkyl imidazoline compounds, synthetic esters and natural esters.
Abstract:
A unit dose wash cycle fabric softening composition for softening or conditioning fabrics in the wash cycle of an automatic washing machine, said unit dose comprising a compacted granular fabric softener composition comprising a softening clay component in an amount sufficient to form a unit dose capable of providing effective softening or conditioning of fabrics in the wash cycle of said washing machine.
Abstract:
A midly acidic laundry detergent composition is provided for the 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) at least one nonionic surfactant; c) a rinse-active, pH-sensitive foam control agent comprising a fatty acid; whereby the fatty acid foam control agent remains substantially in acid form at the mildly acidic pH of the 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 from about 7.5 to 8.5 at least of portion of said fatty acid is converted to a soap which functions to suppress foam during rinsing.
Abstract:
A water soluble container having disposed therein a nonaqueous liquid fabric softener composition, wherein said fabric softener composition comprises 25 % to 65 % of at least one softening compound which is an amido-amine softening agent.
Abstract:
A wash cycle fabric softener composition which is dispersible in the wash water of a laundering operation including handwash. The fabric softener composition comprises, by weight: (a) from about 48% to about 82% of at least one amine fabric softening active compound; (b) from about 0.1% to about 18% of an alpha hydroxy aliphatic acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid and mixtures thereof, wherein the amine fabric softening active compound at least partially reacts in situ with the alpha hydroxy acid to form an amine salt of the alpha hydroxy acid; (c) from about 0.5% to about 6% of a cationic surfactant; (d) from about 0% to about 9% of a cationic softener; (e) from about 4% to about 14% of a perfume; and (f) less than about 6% of water.