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Fabric conditioning compositions

US7056881B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2001
Grant dateJun 6, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D1/72
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprises (a) 7.5 to 60% by weight of a cationic fabric softening compound of a quaternary ammonium softening compound, the compound having one or more hydrocarbyl chains formed from parent fatty acyl compounds or fatty acids having an iodine value of between 0 and 20, (b) 0.01%–1.5% by weight of a nonionic surfactant viscosity modifier and (c) optionally up to 1.4% by weight of a fatty alcohol wherein the combination of (b) and (c) is no more than 1.5% by weight of the composition and the composition comprises particles having a mean diameter of from 0.3 to 7 microns, measured using a Malvern Mastersizer.

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