Method to boost fabric softener performance
Abstract
The present invention relates to a combination of a liquid or solid fabric conditioning composition and a softening booster for treating a textile to impart softness within a single wash and/or rinse cycle. In particular, the present invention refers to a conditioning and softening fabric system comprising: a first fabric conditioning composition comprising an amino-functionalized silicone softening agent and a softening agent selected from the group consisting of amidoamine quaternary ammonium, ester quaternary ammonium, dimethyl ditallowamine, imidozoline quaternary amine and mixtures thereof; and a second softening booster composition comprising in a use solution on an actives % basis from about 0.1% to about 40% of (i) an alumino-silicates clay softening booster, (ii) a quaternary ammonium compound softening booster, (iii) a sucrose fatty acid ester softening booster.
Term
9 yearsto projected expiry
Projected expiry 6 October 2035, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.
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26 members in 7 offices
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Numbers
- Publication
- 4530391
- Application
- 251577342
Titles3
- German
- VERFAHREN ZUR VERSTÄRKUNG DER WEICHSPÜLERLEISTUNG
- English
- METHOD TO BOOST FABRIC SOFTENER PERFORMANCE
- French
- METHODE PERMETTANT DE RENFORCER LA PERFORMANCE D'UN ADOUCISSANT DE TISSUS
Classification
- CPC, 11
- C11D1/62
- D06M11/45
- C11D1/662
- C11D3/001
- C11D3/128
- C11D3/3742
- D06M13/224
- D06M13/46
- D06M2200/50
- D06M15/6436
- C11D1/667
- IPC, 4
- D06L1 08
- C11D3 08
- C11D1 66
- C11D3 37
Designated states1
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye