CA2760915A1 - Fabric enhancer compositions - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to fabric enhancer compositions and methods of making same.
Such compositions employ an efficient active and a process that further boosts the efficiency of such active. Such compositions provide the desired feel, smell and appearance without increased negatives such as decreased absorbency. Thus, such compositions offer the desired consumer experience.

Description

FABRIC ENHANCER COMPOSITIONS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to fabric enhancer compositions and methods of making same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Fabric enhancers are used to enhance the feel, smell and appearance of laundered fabrics.
Thus, such compositions contain a variety of benefit agents. Such benefit agents tend to be expensive and may bring unwanted properties to laundered fabrics. Thus, what is needed is a fabric enhancer that efficiently uses such benefit agents and that minimizes any unwanted side effects of such benefit agents.
Applicants recognized that the softness and absorbency of a fabric that was treated with a fabric enhancer active were inversely proportional. Thus, Applicants realized that in order to improve softness and absorbency simultaneously, the efficiency of such active needed to be increased. In short, a more efficient fabric enhancer active and process of making the fabric enhancer was required, Thus, Applicants provides improved fabric enhancers and processes of making and using same.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to fabric enhancer compositions and methods of making same.
Such compositions employ an efficient active and a process that further boosts the efficiency of such active. Such compositions provide the desired feel, smell and appearance without increased negatives such as decreased absorbency.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Definitions As used herein, the term "situs" includes paper products, fabrics, and garments.
As used herein, the article such as "a", "an", and "the" when used in a claim, are understood to mean one or more of what is claimed or described.
Unless otherwise noted, all component or composition levels are in reference to the active level of that component or composition, and are exclusive of impurities, for example, residual solvents or by-products, which may be present in commercially available sources.

All percentages and ratios are calculated by weight unless otherwise indicated. All percentages and ratios are calculated based on the total composition unless otherwise indicated.
It should be understood that every maximum numerical limitation given throughout this specification includes every lower numerical limitation, as if such lower numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every minimum numerical limitation given throughout this specification will include every higher numerical limitation, as if such higher numerical limitations were expressly written herein. Every numerical range given throughout this specification will include every narrower numerical range that falls within such broader numerical range, as if such narrower numerical ranges were all expressly written herein.
Fabric Enhancer Compositions As taught by the present specification, including the examples included herein, the fabric enhancers disclosed herein may be used to soften a situs.

In one aspect the Fabric Enhancer composition of the present invention may comprise based on total composition weight:
a) from about 0.0 1 % to about 95%, preferably from about 1.0% to about 90%, more preferably from about 5.0% to about 25% of a softening active comprising a material selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol esters, oily sugar derivatives, wax emulsions, N, N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N-(2 hydroxyethyl) N-methyl ammonium methylsulfate, fatty acid glycerides, N, N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-diisopropyl ammonium methylsulfate, N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-diisopropyl ammonium methylsulfate, and mixtures thereof;
b) from about 0.001% to about 15%, preferably from about 0.01% to about 1.0%, more preferably from about 0. 1% to about 0.5% by weight of a polymer selected from a cationic polymer or a mixture of a cationic and a nonionic polymer;
c) from about 0.01% to about 95%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 30%, more preferably from about 0.5% to about 15% of a softening active that comprises an organosilicone which can be selected from polydimethylsiloxanes, aminosilicones, cationic silicones, silicone polyethers, cyclic silicones, silicone resins, and mixtures thereof;
d) from about 0.00 1% to about 20% of an encapsulate; the encapsulate comprises a core, a wall having an outer surface and a optional coating, said wall encapsulating said core, said optional coating coating the outer surface of said wall; and e) optionally, from about 0.001% to about 20% of a neat perfume oil.

Fabric Softening Active Compounds - Compositions of the present invention may contain softening actives comprising a material selected from the group consisting of quaternized amines, polyglycerol esters, oily sugar derivatives, wax emulsions, fatty acid glycerides, and mixtures thereof;

A first type of fabric softening active comprises, as the principal active, compounds of the formula {R(4-m) - N+ - [(CH2)n - Y - R I].) X- (1) wherein each R substituent is either hydrogen, a short chain C1-C6, in one aspect C1-C3 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, hydroxyethyl, and the like, poly (C2-3 alkoxy), in one aspect polyethoxy, benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each in is 2 or 3; each n is from 1 to about 4, in one aspect 2; each Y is -O-(O)C-, -C(O)-O-, -NR-C(O)-, or -C(O)-NR-; the sum of carbons in each R1, plus one when Y is -O-(O)C- or -NR-C(O) -, is C12-C22, in one aspect C14-C20, with each R1 being a hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl group, and X- can be any softener-compatible anion, in one aspect, chloride, bromide, methylsulfate, ethylsulfate, sulfate, and nitrate, in one aspect chloride or methyl sulfate;
A second type of fabric softening active has the general formula:
[R3N+CH2CH(YR1)(CH2YR1)] X-wherein each Y, R, R1, and X- have the same meanings as before. Such compounds include those having the formula:
[CH3]3 N(+)[CH2CH(CH2O(O)CR1)O(O)CR 1] C( (2) wherein each R is a methyl or ethyl group and in one aspect each R1 is in the range of C15 to C 19. As used herein, when the diester is specified, it can include the monoester that is present.
These types of agents and general methods of making them are disclosed in U.S.
Pat. No.
4,137,180, Naik et at., issued Jan. 30, 1979, which is incorporated herein by reference. An example of a suitable DEQA (2) is the "propyl" ester quaternary ammonium fabric softener active having the formula 1,2-di(acyloxy)-3-trimethylammoniopropane chloride.

A third type of suitable fabric softening active has the formula:
[R4-m - N+ - Rlm] X- (3) wherein each R, R1, and X- have the same meanings as before.

A fourth type of suitable fabric softening active has the formula:

O R1 C I ]A-N-CH

11 \
R
l C G R2,-' R (4) wherein each R and Rlhave the definitions given above, and A- can be any softener-compatible anion or X" as defined above; each R2 is a C 1-6 alkylene group, in one aspect an ethylene group;
and G is an oxygen atom or an -NR- group;
A fifth type of suitable fabric softening active has the formula:
~N-CH2 Rl-C

RI-C-G_R' (5) wherein R 1, R2 and G are defined as above.

A sixth type of suitable fabric softening active are condensation reaction products of fatty acids with dialkylenetriamines in, e.g., a molecular ratio of about 2:1, said reaction products containing compounds of the formula:

Rl-C(O)--NH R2-NH R3 NH-C(O)-R1 (6) wherein R1, R2 are defined as above, and each R3 is a C1-6 alkylene group, in one aspect an ethylene group and wherein the reaction products may optionally be quaternized by the additional of an alkylating agent such as dimethyl sulfate. Such quaternized reaction products are described in additional detail in U.S. Patent No. 5,296,622, issued Mar.
22, 1994 to Uphues et al., which is incorporated herein by reference;

A seventh type of suitable fabric softening active has the formula:
[R1-C(O)--NR-R2-N(R)2 R3 NR-C(O)-R1]+A- (7) wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and A- are defined as above;

An eighth type of suitable fabric softening active are reaction products of fatty acid with hydroxyalkylalkylenediamines in a molecular ratio of about 2:1, said reaction products containing compounds of the formula:

RI-C(O)-NH-R2-N(R3OH)-C(O)-RI (8) wherein RI, R2 and R3 are defined as above;

A ninth type of suitable fabric softening active has the formula:
R R
NLR2_V

(9) 5 wherein R, RI, R2, and A- are defined as above.

Non-limiting examples of compound (1) are N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N-(2 hydroxyethyl) N-methyl ammonium methylsulfate, fatty acid glycerides, N, N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-diisopropyl ammonium methylsulfate, and N,N-10 bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-diisopropyl ammonium methylsulfate.

A Non-limiting example of compound (2) is 1,2-di(stearoyl-oxy)-3-trimethylammoniumpropane chloride.

Non-limiting examples of Compound (3) are dialkylenedimethylammonium salts such as dicanoladimethylammonium chloride, di(hard)tallowdimethylammonium chloride 15 dicanoladimethylammonium methylsulfate and 2-ethylhexylstearyldimenthylammonium chloride. An example of commercially available dialkylenedimethylammonium salts usable in the present invention is dioleyldimethylammonium chloride available from Evonic (Witco) Corporation under the trade name Adogen 472 and dihardtallow dimethylammonium chloride available from Akzo Nobel Arquad 2HT75.

20 A non-limiting example of Compound (4) is 1-methyl-l-stearoylamidoethyl-2-stearoylimidazolinium methylsulfate wherein R1 is an acyclic aliphatic C15-C17 hydrocarbon group, R2 is an ethylene group, G is a NH group, R5 is a methyl group and A-is a methyl sulfate anion, available commercially from the Evonick (Witco) Corporation under the trade name Varisoft .

A non-limiting example of Compound (5) is 1-tallowylamidoethyl-2-tallowylimidazoline wherein RI is an acyclic aliphatic C15-C17 hydrocarbon group, R2 is an ethylene group, and G
is a NH group.

A non-limiting example of Compound (6) is the reaction products of fatty acids with diethylenetriamine in a molecular ratio of about 2:1, said reaction product mixture containing N,N"-dialkyldiethylenetriamine with the formula:

R 1-C(O)-NH-CH2CH2-NH-CH2CH2-NH-C(O)-R1 wherein R1-C(O) is an alkyl group of a commercially available fatty acid derived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol 223LL or Emersol 7021, available from Henkel Corporation, and R2 and R3 are divalent ethylene groups.

A non-limiting example of Compound (7) is a difatty amidoamine based softener having the formula:

[R1-C(O)-NH-CH2CH2-N(CH3)(CH2CH2OH)-CH2CH2-NH-C(O)-R1]+ CH3SO4-wherein R1-C(O) is an alkyl group, available commercially from the Evonik (Witco) Corporation e.g. under the trade name Varisoft 222LT.

An example of Compound (8) is the reaction products of fatty acids with N-2-hydroxyethylethylenediamine in a molecular ratio of about 2:1, said reaction product mixture containing a compound of the formula:

R1 -C(O)-NH-CH2CH2-N(CH2CH2OH)-C(O)-R 1 wherein R1-C(O) is an alkyl group of a commercially available fatty acid derived from a vegetable or animal source, such as Emersol 223LL or Emersol 7021, available from Henkel Corporation.

An example of Compound (9) is the diquaternary compound having the formula:
20+

NR1 ~ N

wherein R1 is derived from fatty acid, and the compound is available from Witco Company.

It will be understood that combinations of softener actives disclosed above are suitable for use in this invention.
Anion A

In the cationic nitrogenous salts herein, the anion A- , which is any softener compatible anion, provides electrical neutrality. Most often, the anion used to provide electrical neutrality in these salts is from a strong acid, especially a halide, such as chloride, bromide, or iodide.
However, other anions can be used, such as methylsulfate, ethylsulfate, acetate, formate, sulfate, carbonate, and the like. Chloride and methylsulfate are suitable herein as anion A. The anion can also, but less preferably, carry a double charge in which case A- represents half a group.

Fats, oils, waxes and Silicones - The composition can comprise of fats, oils, waxes and silicones. Non-limiting examples of fats include vegetable oils, tallow, lard, marine oils, synthetic oils and mixtures thereof. The fats may be fractionated, partially or fully hydrogenated, and/ or interesterified. Vegetable sources for oils may include coconut, corn, cottonseed, grape seed, peanut, olive, palm, rapeseed, sesame, soybean and sunflower. Examples of fats are milk, butter, Vaseline, paraffin, lanolin and silicon oils. Waxes that may be used are sipol wax, lanolin wax, beeswax, candelilla wax, microcrystalline wax, and silicone wax.
Suitable silicones comprise Si-O moieties and may be selected from (a) non-functionalized siloxane polymers, (b) functionalized siloxane polymers, and combinations thereof. The molecular weight of the organosilicone is usually indicated by the reference to the viscosity of the material. In one aspect, the organosilicones may comprise a viscosity of from about 10 to about 2,000,000 centistokes at 25 C. In another aspect, suitable organosilicones may have a viscosity of from about 10 to about 800,000 centistokes at 25 C.
In one aspect the organosilicone has a structure selected from:

[R1R2R3SiO1/2]0+2)[(R4Si(X-Z)O2/2]k[R4R4SiO2f2]m[R4S1O3t2]' j is an integer from 0 to about 98; in one aspect j is an integer from 0 to about 48; in one aspect, j is 0;
k is an integer from 0 to about 200; when k = 0, at least one of R1, R2 or R3= -X-Z, in one aspect, k is an integer from 0 to about 50 m is an integer from 4 to about 5,000; in one aspect m is an integer from about 10 to about 4,000; in another aspect m is an integer from about 50 to about 2,000;
R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, C1-C32 alkoxy, C1-C32 substituted alkoxy and X-Z;
each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, CS-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, C1-C32 alkoxy and C1-C32 substituted alkoxy;

each X comprises of a divalent alkylene radical comprising 2-12 carbon atoms; At least one Z in the said organosiloxane is selected OT
I
CH2-CH-CH2-O~R5 from the group consisting of R5; V
CH20T OT i H2OT

-~CH-CH2-O R5; -CH2-CH-CII2-R5; -CH-CH2--R5;
O
0 0 R5 0 0 H ~
II II 1 if 5 -C-R5; -C-CH-C-R5; -C-N-RS; OR
OH T
~ OT R5 -CHZ CH-CH2 N-R6 A- õT
R6 R5; RS; each additional Z in said organosilicone is independently selected from the group comprising of H, C1-C32 alkyl, CI-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, OT
4CH2-CH-CH2-O)R5 C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, R5, v ; each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H; CI-C32 alkyl; CI-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl or C6-C32 alkylaryl, or C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, -(CHR6-CHR6-O-),,-CHR6-CHR6-L and siloxyl residue wherein each L is independently selected from -O-C(O)-R7 or -O-R7;
17 H> H'" / v N-R7; HI''HJ and H H

w is an integer from 0 to about 500, in one aspect w is an integer from 0 to about 200, one aspect w is an integer from 0 to about 50;
each R6 is independently selected from H or CI-C18 alkyl;
each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of H; CI-C32 alkyl; C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, and C6-C32 substituted aryl, and a siloxyl residue;

OT
I

each T is independently selected from H; v OT i H2OT
-fCH-CH2-O'f,-R5; -CH2-CH-CH2-R5;-CH-CH2-R5 wherein each v in said organosilicone is an integer from 1 to about 10, in one aspect, v is an integer from 1 to about 5 and the sum of all v indices in each Z in the said organosilicone is an integer from 1 to about 30 or from 1 to about 20 or even from 1 to about 10.
CH20T OT i CH20T
_fCH-CH2-OR5; -CH2-CH-CH2-R5; -CH-CH2-R5;

0 II o R5 0 II 1 1OR5 11 1 -C-R5. -C--CH-C-R5= -C-N-R5;

OH R

-CH2 CH-CH2 -R6 A' OT QT i s N

Encapsulate - The composition may comprise encapsulates. Suitable encapsulates include perfume microcapsules comprising a shell that encapsulates a core. Said core comprising one or more benefit agents. Said benefit agent may include materials selected from the group consisting of perfumes such as 3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-2-methyl propanal, 3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-propanal, 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropanal, 3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanal, and 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal, a-damascone, p-damascone, 5-damascone, (3-damascenone, 6,7-dihydro-1,1,2,3,3-pentamethyl-4(5H)-indanone, methyl-7,3-dihydro-2H- 1,5-benzodioxepine-3 -one, 2-[2-(4-methyl-3-cyclohexenyl-1-yl)propyl]cyclopentan-2-one, 2-sec-butylcyclohexanone, and 0-dihydro ionone, linalool, ethyllinalool, tetrahydrolinalool, and dihydromyrcenol; silicone oils;
paraffins; skin care actives; sensates; waxes such as polyethylene waxes;;
essential oils such as fish oils, jasmine, camphor, lavender; skin coolants such as menthol, methyl lactate; vitamins such as Vitamin A and E; sunscreens; glycerine; catalysts such as manganese catalysts or bleach catalysts; bleach particles such as perborates; silicon dioxide particles;
antiperspirant actives;
cationic polymers and mixtures thereof. Suitable benefit agents can be obtained from Givaudan Corp. of Mount Olive, New Jersey, USA, International Flavors & Fragrances Corp. of South Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, or Quest Corp. of Naarden, Netherlands. Said shell comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes; polyamides;
polystyrenes;
polyisoprenes; polycarbonates; polyesters; polyacrylates; aminoplasts, in one aspect said aminoplast comprises a polyureas, polyurethane, and/or polyureaurethane, in one aspect said polyurea comprises polyoxymethyleneurea and/or melamine formaldehyde;
polyolefins;
5 polysaccharides, in one aspect alginate and/or chitosan; gelatin; shellac;
epoxy resins; vinyl polymers; water insoluble inorganics; silicone; melamine formaldehyde and/or cross linked melamine formaldehyde; poly(acrylic acid) and poly(acrylic acid-co-butyl acrylate), and mixtures thereof.

10 In one aspect, said encapsulate may comprise a coating that coats said shell wherein said encapsulate's coating to shell ratio is from about 1:200 to about 1:2. Said coating providing additional benefits that may include enhancing the deposition characteristics of the encapsulate and/or the encapsulate's benefit agent. In one aspect, said coating may comprise one or more efficiency polymers wherein said one or more efficiency polymers having an average molecular mass from about 1,000 Da to about 50,000,000 Da, are selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl amines, polyvinyl formamides, and polyallyl amines and copolymers thereof. In one aspect, said efficiency polymer has a hydrolysis degree, when said efficiency polymer is a polyvinyl formamide, of from about 5% to about 95%, and/or a charge density from about 1 meq/g efficiency polymer to about 23 meq/g efficiency polymer. In one aspect, said encapsulate may be a perfume microcapsule that has a shell comprising melamine formaldehyde and/or an acrylate and a core that comprises perfume. Said perfume microcapsule may comprise an optional coating listed above.

Perfumes - The composition may optionally comprise a neat perfume oil which may include materials selected from the group consisting of perfumes such as 3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-2-methyl propanal, 3-(4-t-butylphenyl)-propanal, 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2-methylpropanal, 3-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanal, and 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal, a-damascone, 0-damascone, S-damascone, (3-damascenone, 6,7-dihydro-1,1,2,3,3-pentamethyl-4(5H)-indanone, methyl-7,3-dihydro-2H-1,5-benzodioxepine-3-one, 2-[2-(4-methyl-3-cyclohexenyl-l -yl)propyl]cyclopentan-2-one, 2-sec-butylcyclohexanone, and (3-dihydro ionone, linalool, ethyllinalool, tetrahydrolinalool, and dihydromyrcenol.

In another aspect, the optional neat perfume component may comprise a component selected from the group consisting of (1) a perfume microcapsule, or a moisture-activated perfume microcapsule, comprising a perfume carrier and an encapsulated perfume composition, wherein said perfume carrier may be selected from the group consisting of cyclodextrins, starch microcapsules, porous carrier microcapsules, and mixtures thereof; and wherein said encapsulated perfume composition may comprise low volatile perfume ingredients, high volatile perfume ingredients, and mixtures thereof;
(2) a pro-perfume;
(3) a low odor detection threshold perfume ingredients, wherein said low odor detection threshold perfume ingredients may comprise less than about 25%, by weight of the total neat perfume composition; and mixtures thereof;

Cationic Polymers - In the present invention cationic polymers are cationic or amphoteric polymer with a net cationic charge, i.e. the total cationic charges on these polymers will exceed the total anionic charge. The cationic charge density of the polymer typically ranges from about 0.05 milliequivalents/g to about 23 milliequivalents/g. The charge density is calculated by dividing the number of net charge per repeating unit by the molecular weight of the repeating unit. The positive charges could be on the backbone of the polymers or the side chains of polymers. Nonlimiting examples of cationic or amphoteric polymers include polysaccharides, proteins and synthetic polymers.

a. Cationic Polysaccharides:

Cationic polysaccharides include but not limited to cationic cellulose derivatives, cationic guar gum derivatives, chitosan and derivatives and cationic starches. Cationic polysaccharides have a molecular weight from about 20,000 to about 2 million, in one aspect from about 100,000 to about 1,500,000.

One group of cationic polysaccharides is shown in Structural Formula I as follows:

r R1OH2C R4 STRUCTURAL FORMULA I

Alkyl substitution on the saccharide rings of the polymer range from about 0.01% to 5%
per sugar unit, more preferably from about 0.05% to 2% per glucose unit, of the polymeric material.

Wherein R', R2, R3 are each independently H, C1_24 alkyl (linear or branched), -(-CH2CH-O1 Rx wherein n is from about 0 to about 10; Rx is H, C1_24 alkyl (linear or branched) or R or mixtures thereof, wherein Z is a water soluble anion, in one aspect chloride, bromide iodide, hydroxide, phosphate sulfate, methyl sulfate and acetate; R5 is selected from H, or C1-C6 alkyl or mixtures thereof, R7, R8 and R9 are selected from H, or C1-C28 alkyl, benzyl or substituted benzyl or mixtures thereof R4 is H or -(P)m H , or mixtures thereof; wherein P is a repeat unit of an addition polymer formed by a cationic monomer.

Cationic polysaccharides include cationic hydroxyalkyl celluloses. Examples of cationic hydroxyalkyl cellulose include those with the INCI name PolyquaterniumlO such as those sold under the trade names Ucare Polymer JR 30M, JR 400, JR 125, LR 400 and LK 400 polymers;
Polyquaternium 67 sold under the trade name Softcat SK '"', all of which are marketed byAmerchol Corporation Edgewater NJ; and Polyquaternium 4 sold under the trade name Celquat H200 and Celquat L-200 available from National Starch and Chemical Company, Bridgewater, NJ. Other suitable polysaccharides include Hydroxyethyl cellulose or hydoxypropylcellulose quatemized with glycidyl C12-C22 alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.
Examples of such polysaccahrides include the polymers with the INCI names Polyquaternium 24 sold under the trade name Quaternium LM 200, PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose Lauryldimonium Chloride sold under the trade name Crodacel LM, PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose Cocodimonium Chloride sold under the trade name Crodacel QM and , PG-Hydroxyethylcellulose stearyldimonium Chloride sold under the trade name Crodacel QS and alkyldimethylammonium hydroxypropyl oxyethyl cellulose.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the cationic polymer comprises cationic starch. These are described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,135,451, col. 2, line 33 - col.
4, line 67. In another embodiment, the cationic starch of the present invention comprises amylose at a level of from about 0% to about 70% by weight of the cationic starch. In yet another embodiment, when the cationic starch comprises cationic maize starch, said cationic starch comprises from about 25% to about 30% amylose, by weight of the cationic starch. The remaining polymer in the above embodiments comprises amylopectin.

A third group of suitable polysaccharides are cationic galactomanans, such as cationic guar gums or cationic locust bean gum. Example of cationic guar gum is a quaternary ammonium derivative of Hydroxypropyl Guar sold under the trade name Jaguar C
13 and Jaguar Excel available from Rhodia, Inc of Cranburry NJ and N-Hance by Aqualon, Wilmington, DE.
b. Synthetic Cationic Polymers Cationic polymers in general and their method of manufacture are known in the literature. The Molecular weight of these polymers is in the range of about 2,000 to about 5 million or greater.

In one embodiment, the cationic monomer is selected from methacrylamidotrimethylammonium chloride, dimethyl diallyl ammonium having the formula:
N+

which results in a polymer or co-polymer having units with the formula:

(D Z
N
H3C \CH3 wherein Z' is a water-soluble anion, preferably chloride, bromide iodide, hydroxide, phosphate sulfate, methyl sulfate and acetate or mixtures thereof and repeat units is from about to about 50,000.

i. Addition Polymers Synthetic polymers include but are not limited to synthetic addition polymers of the general structure C-C

10 wherein R', R2, and Z are defined herein below. In one aspect, the linear polymer units are formed from linearly polymerizing monomers. Linearly polymerizing monomers are defined herein as monomers which under standard polymerizing conditions result in a linear or branched polymer chain or alternatively which linearly propagate polymerization. The linearly polymerizing monomers of the present invention have the formula:

C=C
R Z ;

however, those of skill in the art recognize that many useful linear monomer units are introduced indirectly, inter alia, vinyl amine units, vinyl alcohol units, and not by way of linearly polymerizing monomers. For example, vinyl acetate monomers once incorporated into the backbone are hydrolyzed to form vinyl alcohol units. For the purposes of the present invention, linear polymer units may be directly introduced, i.e. via linearly polymerizing units, or indirectly, i.e. via a precursor as in the case of vinyl alcohol cited herein above.

Each R' is independently hydrogen, C1-C12 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl, -ORa, or -C(O)ORa wherein R. is selected from hydrogen, and C1-C24 alkyl and mixtures thereof. In one aspect R1 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, or -ORa, or - C(O)ORa Each R2 is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, -ORe, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl, carbocyclic, heterocyclic, and mixtures thereof. In one aspect, R2 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, and mixtures thereof.

Each Z is independently hydrogen, halogen; linear or branched Cl-C30 alkyl, nitrilo, N(R3)2 -5 C(O)N(R3)2; -NHCHO (formamide);

-OR3, -O(CH2)nN(R3)2, -O(CH2)nN+(R3)3X-' - C(O)OR4; -C(O)N-(R3)2 -C(O)O(CH2),,N(R3)2, -C(O)O(CH2)nN+(R3)3X -OCO(CH2),,N(R3)2, -000(CH2)nN+(R3)3X , -C(O)NH-(CH2)nN(R3)2, -C(O)NH(CH2)nN+(R3)3X -, -(CH2)nN(R3)2, -(CH2)nN+(R3)3X

10 each R3 is independently hydrogen, C1-C24 alkyl, C2-C8 hydroxyalkyl, benzyl; substituted benzyl and mixtures thereof;
R
each R4 is independently hydrogen or C1-C24 alkyl, and ~C"'"-O}m' X is a water soluble anion; the index n is from 1 to 6.

R5 is independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, 15 and mixtures thereof Z can also be selected from non-aromatic nitrogen heterocycle comprising a quaternary ammonium ion, heterocycle comprising an N-oxide moiety, an aromatic nitrogen containing heterocyclic wherein one or more or the nitrogen atoms is quaternized; an aromatic nitrogen containing heterocycle wherein at least one nitrogen is an N-oxide; or mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of addition polymerizing monomers comprising a heterocyclic Z unit includes 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone, 1-vinylimidazole, quaternized vinyl imidazole, 2-vinyl-1,3-dioxolane, 4-vinyl-l-cyclohexene1,2-epoxide, and 2-vinylpyridine, 2-vinylpyridine N-oxide, 4-vinylpyridine 4-vinylpyridine N-oxide.

A non-limiting example of a Z unit which can be made to form a cationic charge in situ is the -NHCHO unit, formamide. The formulator can prepare a polymer or co-polymer comprising formamide units some of which are subsequently hydrolyzed to form vinyl amine equivalents.

The polymers and co-polymers of the present invention comprise Z units which have a cationic charge or which result in a unit which forms a cationic charge in situ. When the co-polymers of the present invention comprise more than one Z unit, for example, Z1, 22,...Z
units, at least about 1% of the monomers which comprise the co-polymers will comprise a cationic unit.

The polymers or co-polymers of the present invention can comprise one or more cyclic polymer units which are derived from cyclically polymerizing monomers.
Cyclically polymerizing monomers are defined herein as monomers which under standard polymerizing conditions result in a cyclic polymer residue as well as serving to linearly propagate polymerization. Suitable cyclically polymerizing monomers of the present invention have the formula:

I

Rs wherein each R4 is independently an olefin comprising unit which is capable of propagating polymerization in addition to forming a cyclic residue with an adjacent R4 unit; R5 is C1-C12 linear or branched alkyl, benzyl, substituted benzyl, and mixtures thereof; X is a water soluble anion.

Non-limiting examples of R4 units include allyl and alkyl substituted allyl units.
In one aspect the resulting cyclic residue is a six-member ring comprising a quaternary nitrogen atom.

R5 is in one aspect C1-C4 alkyl, in one aspect methyl.

The polymers may be crosslinked. Examples of crosslinking monomers include but not limited to divinylbenzene, ethyleneglycoldiacrylate.

Nonlimiting examples of Suitable polymers according to the present invention include copolymers made from one or more cationic monomers selected from the group consisting N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide, N,N-dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylamide, quaternized N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, quatemized N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, quaternized N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide, quaternized N,N-dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylamide, vinylamine and its derivatives, allylamine and its derivatives, vinyl imidazole, quaternized vinyl imidazole and diallyl dialkyl ammonium chloride.

And optionally a second monomer selected from a group consisting of acrylamide, N,N-dialkyl acrylamide, methacrylamide, N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, C1-C12 alkyl acrylate, C1-C12 hydroxyalkyl acrylate, polyalkylene glyol acrylate, C1-C12 alkyl methacrylate, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, , polyalkylene glycol methacrylate, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinyl formamide, vinyl amine, vinyl acetamide, vinyl alkyl ether, vinyl pyridine, vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl imidazole and derivatives, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, acrylamidopropylmethane sulfonic acid (AMPS) and their salts The polymer may optionally be cross-linked. Crosslinking monomers include, but are not limited to, ethylene glycoldiacrylatate, divinylbenzene, butadiene.

Suitable cationic monomers include N,N-dimethyl aminoethyl acrylate, N,N-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate (DMAM), [2-(methacryloylamino)ethyl]tri-methylammonium chloride (QDMAM), N,N-dimethylaminopropyl acrylamide (DMAPA), N,N-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide (DMAPMA), acrylamidopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, methacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride, quaternized vinyl imidazole and diallyldimethylammonium chloride and derivatives thereof.

Suitable second monomers include acrylamide, N,N-dimethyl acrylamide, C 1-C4 alkyl acrylate, C1-C4 hydroxyalkylacrylate, vinyl formamide, vinyl acetate, and vinyl alcohol. In one aspect, suitable nonionic monomers are acrylamide, hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), hydroxypropyl acrylate and derivative thereof, In another aspect suitable synthetic polymers include poly(acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-methacrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxyethylacrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxpropylacrylate-co-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate), poly(hydroxpropylacrylate-co-methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N,N-trimethylaminoethyl methacrylate ammonium chloride), poly(N,N,N-trimethylaminoethyl methacrylate ammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-co-N,N,N-trimethylaminoethyl acrylate ammonium chloride), poly(N,N,N-trimethylaminoethyl acrylate ammonium chloride), poly(acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride-co-acrylic acid), poly(acrylamide-methacrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride-co-acrylic acid), and mixtures thereof.

The polymers of the present invention can optionally contain a crosslinking that include but not limited to diethyleneglycol diacrylate, divinyl benzene and tetrallylammonium chloride.
ii. Polyethyleneimine and its derivatives.

These are commercially available under the trade name Lupasol ex. BASF AG of Ludwigshafen, Germany. In one embodiment, the polyethylene derivative is an amide derivative of polyetheyleneimine sold under the trade name Lupasol SK. Also included are alkoxylated polyethleneimine; alkyl polyethyleneimine and quaternized polyethyleneimine.

iii. Polyamidoamine-epichlorohydrin (PAE) Resins condensation products of polyalkylenepolyamine with polycarboxyic acid. The most common PAE resins are the condensation products of diethylenetriamine with adipic acid followed by a subsequent reaction with epichlorohydrin. They are available from Hercules Inc. of Wilmington DE
under the trade name Kymene or from BASF A.G. under the trade name Luresin.

Polymers that exhibit stable compositions of the present invention include but not limited to Rheovis CDE (BASF), Sedipur 544 (BASF), Sedipur 541 (BASF), and Flosoft 222 (SNF
Floerger).

Nonionic Polymers The composition of the present invention may contain a nonionic polymer. Non-limiting examples of non-ionic polymers for use in the personal care composition include methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose, xanthan gum, alginate polysaccharide Gellan Gum (Kelcogel from CP
Kelco), polysaccharide gum, hydroxyl propyl cellulose (Methocel from Down/Amerchol), hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose (Klucel from Hercules), hydroxyl ethyl cellulose, polyalkylene glycols, and mixtures thereof. Particularly useful non-ionic polymers include polysaccharide gum, hydroxyl propyl cellulose, hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose, or combinations thereof.
Adjunct Materials For Consumer Products While not essential for the purposes of the present invention, the non-limiting list of adjuncts illustrated hereinafter are suitable for use in the instant compositions and may be desirably incorporated in certain embodiments of the invention, for example to assist or enhance cleaning performance, for treatment of the substrate to be cleaned, or to modify the aesthetics of the cleaning composition as is the case with perfumes, colorants, dyes or the like. . The precise nature of these additional components, and levels of incorporation thereof, will depend on the physical form of the composition and the nature of the cleaning operation for which it is to be used. Suitable adjunct materials include, but are not limited to, surfactants, builders, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic materials, bleach activators, hydrogen peroxide, sources of hydrogen peroxide, preformed peracids, polymeric dispersing agents, clay soil removal/anti-redeposition agents, brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, perfumes, structure elasticizing agents, fabric softeners, carriers, structurants, hydrotropes, processing aids, solvents and/or pigments. In addition to the disclosure below, suitable examples of such other adjuncts and levels of use are found in U.S. Patent Nos.
5,576,282, 6,306,812 B I and 6,326,348 BI that are incorporated by reference.

Processes of Making Fabric Enhancer Products The compositions of the present invention can be formulated into any suitable form and prepared by any process chosen by the formulator, non-limiting examples of which are described in Applicants examples and USPA 2010/0020632 Al and USPA 2011/0172137 Al; U.S.
all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In one aspect, the compositions disclosed herein can be made by a process, said process comprising the steps of, - Taking an apparatus comprising:
at least a first inlet A and a second inlet B; a pre-mixing chamber, the pre-mixing chamber having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end of the pre-mixing chamber being in liquid communication with the first inlet A and the second inlet B; an orifice component, the orifice component having an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end of the orifice component being in liquid communication with the downstream end of the pre-mixing chamber, wherein the orifice component is configured to spray liquid in a jet and produce shear, turbulence and/or cavitation in the liquid; a secondary mixing chamber, the secondary mixing chamber being in liquid communication with the downstream end of the orifice component; at least one outlet in liquid communication with the secondary mixing chamber for 5 discharge of liquid following the production of shear, turbulence and/or cavitation in the liquid, the at least one outlet being located at the downstream end of the secondary mixing chamber; the orifice component comprising at least two orifice units arranged in series to one another and each orifice unit comprises an orifice plate comprising at least one orifice, an orifice chamber located upstream from the orifice plate and in liquid communication with the orifice plate; and wherein 10 neighbouring orifice plates are distinct from each other;
- connecting one or more suitable liquid pumping devices to the first inlet A
and to the second inlet B;
- pumping a liquid fabric softening active composition into the first inlet A, and, pumping a second liquid composition into the second inlet B, wherein the operating pressure of the 15 apparatus is between 0.1 bar and 50 bar, the operating pressure being the pressure of the liquid as measured in the pre-mix chamber;
- allowing the liquid fabric softening active and the second liquid composition to pass through the apparatus at a desired flow rate, wherein as they pass through the apparatus they are dispersed one into the other;

20 - discharging the resultant liquid fabric softening composition produced out of the outlet.
Method of Use The consumer products of the present invention may be used in any conventional manner. In short, they may be used in the same manner as consumer products that are designed and produced by conventional methods and processes. For example, cleaning and/or treatment compositions of the present invention can be used to clean and/or treat a situs inter alia a surface or fabric. Typically at least a portion of the situs is contacted with an embodiment of Applicants' composition, in neat form or diluted in a wash liquor, and then the situs is optionally washed and/or rinsed. For purposes of the present invention, washing includes but is not limited to, scrubbing, and mechanical agitation. The fabric may comprise any fabric capable of being laundered in normal consumer use conditions. Cleaning solutions that comprise the disclosed cleaning compositions typically have a pH of from about 3 to about 11.5. Such compositions are typically employed at concentrations of from about 500 ppm to about 15,000 ppm in solution.
When the wash solvent is water, the water temperature typically ranges from about 5 C to about 90 C and, when the situs comprises a fabric, the water to fabric mass ratio is typically from about 1:1 to about 100:1.
The consumer products of the present invention may be used as liquid fabric enhancers wherein they are applied to a fabric and the fabric is then dried via line drying and/or drying the an automatic dryer.

TEST METHODS
Determination of pH - the pH of the Fabric Enhancer composition of the present invention is measured according to ASTM Method D 1172-95; the method states that the pH of the composition shall be measured as a 1:10 dilution with deionized water.

EXAMPLES
The cleaning and/or treatment compositions of the present invention can be formulated into any suitable form and prepared by any process chosen by the formulator, non-limiting examples of which are described in U.S. 5,879,584; U.S. 5,691,297; U.S. 5,574,005; U.S.
5,569,645; U.S.
5,565,422; U.S. 5,516,448; U.S. 5,489,392; U.S. 5,486,303 all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Preparation of a Standard Liquid Fabric Enhancer Formulation:
Rinse-Added fabric care compositions are prepared by mixing together ingredients shown below:
%wt in Formula I II III IV

SA a 12 11 9 8 Structurantb 0 --- --- 0.15 0.15 erfume 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.0 erfume encapsulation d 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 Sodium Chloride 0.15 0.15 0.15 --Calcium Chloride(ppm) --- --- --- 200 TPA e 0.007 0.008 0.008 0.008 Preservative (ppm) f 5 5 5 5 Acidulent (ppm) (Formic Acid) 250 250 250 250 ntifoam g 0.015 0.015 0.15 0.15 ationic methacrylate acrylamide copolymer h 0.15 0.20 0.20 0.25 Dispersant' 0.25 0.5 1.00 0.75 Organosiloxane Polymer 2 3 5 4 Dye ((ppm) 40 40 11 --Hydrochloric Acid 0.010 0.010 0.03 0.02 eionized Water Balance Balance Balance Balance N,N-di(tallowoyloxyethyl}N,N-dimethylammoniumchloride.
bCationic high amylose maize starch available from National Starch under the trade name HYLON VII .
`Cationic polymer available from Ciba under the name Rheovis CDE.
d Perfume microcapsules available ex Appleton `Diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid.
r KoraloneTM B-119 available from Dow.
8 Silicone antifoam agent available from Dow Coming under the trade name DC2310.
h Sedipur CL 541 or Sedipur CL544 from BASF
'Non-ionic surfactant, such as TWEEN 20TM or TAE80 (tallow ethoxylated alcohol, with average degree of ethoxylation of 80), or cationic surfactant as Berol 648 and Ethoquad C 25 from Akzo Nobel.

The dimensions and values disclosed herein are not to be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical values recited. Instead, unless otherwise specified, each such dimension is intended to mean both the recited value and a functionally equivalent range surrounding that value. For example, a dimension disclosed as "40 mm" is intended to mean "about 40 mm".
All documents cited in the Detailed Description of the Invention are, in relevant part, incorporated herein by reference; the citation of any document is not to be construed as an admission that it is prior art with respect to the present invention. To the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in this document conflicts with any meaning or definition of the same term in a document incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assigned to the term in this written document shall govern.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of this invention.

Claims (20)

1. A composition comprising, based on total composition weight:
e) from about 0.01% to about 95% of a softening active that comprises an organosilicone;
b) from about 0.001% to about 15% of a polymer selected from a cationic polymer or a mixture of a cationic and a nonionic polymer;
c) from about 0.001% to about 20% of an encapsulate; and d) optionally, from about 0.001% to about 20% of a neat perfume oil.

2. A composition according to Claim 1 where in:
a) the softening active comprises a material selected from the group consisting of quaternized amines, polyglycerol esters, oily sugar derivatives, wax emulsions, fatty acid glycerides, and mixtures thereof;
b) said polymer is a cationic polymer;
c) the encapsulate is a perfume containing encapsulate.

3. A composition according to Claim 2 where in the softening active comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol esters, oily sugar derivatives, wax emulsions, N, N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N-(2 hydroxyethyl) N-methyl ammonium methylsulfate, fatty acid glycerides, N, N-bis(stearoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-diisopropyl ammonium methylsulfate, N,N-bis(tallowoyl-oxy-ethyl) N,N-diisopropyl ammonium methylsulfate, and mixtures thereof.

4. A composition according to Claim 3 wherein the organosilicone is selected from polydimethylsiloxanes, aminosilicones, cationic silicones, silicone polyethers, cyclic silicones, silicone resins, and mixtures thereof.

5. A composition according to Claim 4 wherein the organosilicone polymer has a structure selected from:

[R1R2R3SiO1/2)(j+2)[(R4Si(X-Z)O2/2]k[R4R4SiO2/2]m[R4SiO3/2]j j is an integer from 0 to about 98; in one aspect j is an integer from 0 to about 48; in one aspect, j is 0;
k is an integer from 0 to about 200; when k = 0, at least one of R1, R2 or R3= -X-Z, in one aspect, k is an integer from 0 to about 50 m is an integer from 4 to about 5,000; in one aspect m is an integer from about 10 to about 4,000; in another aspect m is an integer from about 50 to about 2,000;
R1, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, C1-C32 alkoxy, C1-C32 substituted alkoxy and X-Z;
each R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, C1-C32 alkoxy and C1-C32 substituted alkoxy;
each X comprises of a divalent alkylene radical comprising 2-12 carbon atoms; At least one Z in the said organosiloxane is selected from the group consisting of R5; additional Z in said organosilicone is independently selected from the group comprising of H, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, R5, each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H; C1-C32 alkyl; C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl or C6-C32 alkylaryl, or C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, -(CHR6-CHR6-O-)w-CHR6-CHR6-L and siloxyl residue wherein each L is independently selected from -O-C(O)-R7 or -O-R7;
w is an integer from 0 to about 500, in one aspect w is an integer from 0 to about 200, one aspect w is an integer from 0 to about 50;
each R6 is independently selected from H or C1-C18 alkyl;
each R7 is independently selected from the group consisting of H; C1-C32 alkyl; C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, and C6-C32 substituted aryl, and a siloxyl residue;

each T is independently selected from H; wherein each v in said organosilicone is an integer from 1 to about 10, in one aspect, v is an integer from 1 to about 5 and the sum of all v indices in each Z in the said organosilicone is an integer from 1 to about 30 or from 1 to about 20 or even from 1 to about 10.

6. A composition according to Claim 2 wherein the fabric softening active is present in an amount, based on total composition weight, of from 1.0% to about 90%.

7. A composition according to Claim 2 wherein the fabric softening active is present in an amount, based on total composition weight, of from 5.0% to about 25%.

8. A composition according to Claim 2 wherein the organosilicone is present in an amount, based on total composition weight, of from 0.1% to about 30%.

9. A composition according to Claim 2 wherein the organosilicone is present in an amount, based on total composition weight, of from 0.5% to about 15%.

10. A composition according to Claim 2 wherein the cationic polymer has a cationic charge from about 0.005 meq/g to about 23 meq/g, from about 0.01 meq/g to about 12 meq/g, or from about 0.1 meq/g to about 7 meq/g.

11. A composition according to Claim 2, wherein the cationic polymer is present in an amount, based on total composition weight, of from 0.0 1% to about 1.0% by weight.

12. A composition according to Claim 2, wherein the one cationic polymer is present in an amount, based on total composition weight, of from 0. 1% to about 0.5% by weight.

13. A composition according to Claim 2 wherein the encapsulate comprises a core, a wall having an outer surface and a optional coating, said wall encapsulating said core, said optional coating coating the outer surface of said wall.

14. A composition according to Claim 13 wherein said encapsulate comprises said coating said coating comprising one or more efficiency polymers wherein:
a) said one or more efficiency polymers having an average molecular mass from about 1,000 Da to about 50,000,000 Da; a hydrolysis degree, when said efficiency polymer is a polyvinyl formamide, of from about 5% to about 95%,; and/or a charge density from about 1 meq/g efficiency polymer to about 23 meq/g efficiency polymer.

15. A composition according to Claim 14, wherein said encapsulate's one or more efficiency polymers is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl amines, polyvinyl formamides, and polyallyl amines and copolymers thereof.

16. A composition according to Claim 14, wherein said encapsulate's coating comprises one or more polyvinyl formamides.

17. A composition according to Claim 14, wherein said encapsulate's coating to wall ratio is from about 1:200 to about 1:2.

18. An encapsulate according to Claim 13, wherein;
a) said core comprises a material selected from the group consisting of perfumes, silicone oils, waxes such as polyethylene waxes;; essential oils such as fish oils, jasmine, camphor, lavender; skin coolants such as menthol, methyl lactate; vitamins such as Vitamin A and E; sunscreens;
glycerine; catalysts such as manganese catalysts or bleach catalysts; bleach particles such as perborates; silicon dioxide particles; antiperspirant actives; cationic polymers and mixtures thereof.;
b) said wall comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylenes; polyamides; polystyrenes; polyisoprenes; polycarbonates;
polyesters; polyacrylates; aminoplasts, in one aspect said aminoplast comprises a polyureas, polyurethane, and/or polyureaurethane, in one aspect said polyurea comprises polyoxymethyleneurea and/or melamine formaldehyde; polyolefins; polysaccharides, in one aspect alginate and/or chitosan; gelatin; shellac; epoxy resins; vinyl polymers; water insoluble inorganics; silicone; and mixtures thereof.

19. An encapsulate according to Claim 17, wherein said core comprises perfume and said wall comprises melamine formaldehyde and/or cross linked melamine formaldehyde.

20. An encapsulate according to Claim 18, wherein said core comprises perfume and said wall comprises melamine formaldehyde and/or cross linked melamine formaldehyde, poly(acrylic acid) and poly(acrylic acid-co-butyl acrylate).