CN1227595A - Fabric softening compositions - Google Patents

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CN1227595A
CN1227595A CN97197020A CN97197020A CN1227595A CN 1227595 A CN1227595 A CN 1227595A CN 97197020 A CN97197020 A CN 97197020A CN 97197020 A CN97197020 A CN 97197020A CN 1227595 A CN1227595 A CN 1227595A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a storage stable liquid fabric softening composition comprising one or more fabric softener materials and a mixture of at least two cationic dye fixing agents, said composition providing an effective reduction of the amount of dyes released from coloured fabrics upon wet domestic treatments.

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Fabric sofetening composition
Invention field
The present invention relates to stable liquid fabric softening composition, it has reduced in procedure for wet processing, for example the amount of the dyestuff that comes off from colored fabric in laundry operations.
Background of invention
The home treated of colored fabric is the known problem of laundry composition makers-up in the prior art.More particularly, being formulated in the procedure for wet processing problem that reduces by the laundry composition of the amount of the dyestuff that comes off on the colored fabric is the special challenge that the makers-up faces.Along with human consumer's trend is liked more bright-coloured clothes, this problem is more urgent at present.
Advised that in the prior art many methods are to address this problem, for example described in EP0341205, EP0033815, in washing process, handle fabric and use polyvinyl material or described in EP0462806, in rinse cycle, use above-mentioned substance as WO94/11482 described in the dye scavenging agent.
Yet though had these progress in the prior art, people still need effectively to reduce in procedure for wet processing the composition of the amount of the dyestuff that comes off from colored fabric.
In addition, a problem that is run in the art methods is that dye-fixing agent can be owing to contact destroys or damages in storage and/or washing process when being used for washing process, and when being used for rinse cycle, dye-fixing agent is used in combination and will makes the unstable mutually of product with fabric softener.Therefore, the applicant observes in fabric softener composition to be low to moderate 0.5% total content by weight and uses dye-fixing agent that the package stability of the composition that obtains is also produced unfavorable effect.This unstable is by weight, and the total content of dye-fixing agent is more obvious at least 3% the time.Because this product phase instability problem, the result has reduced the attractive in appearance of composition, for example the homogeneity of composition.
The applicant has now found that and uses the mixture of at least two kinds of cationic dyestuff fixing agents to satisfy this needs in the liquid fabric softening composition that contains one or more fabric softener materials.
The applicant also finds and uses a kind of dye-fixing agent opposite, when using this mixture in adding fabric sofetening composition, and the product that advantageously makes product prepare easily and obtain having good storage stability also.When described cationic dyestuff fixing agent has different solvabilities, when for example containing the mixture of at least a water-soluble cationic dye-fixing agent and at least a water-insoluble cationic dyestuff fixing agent, more preferably observe these effects.
Therefore, an advantage of the present invention is to provide fabric sofetening composition, and it provides and effectively reduce the dye quantity that comes off from colored fabric when the wet treatment of family.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide the fabric sofetening composition with effective package stability.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide the fabric sofetening composition with effective soft character.
Summary of the invention
The present invention relates to liquid fabric softening composition, it contains the mixture of one or more fabric softener materials and at least two kinds of cationic dyestuff fixing agents.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cationic dyestuff fixing agent has different water-soluble, promptly contains the mixture of at least a water-soluble cationic dye-fixing agent and at least a water-insoluble cationic dyestuff fixing agent.
According to a further aspect in the invention, it provides a kind of method of handling fabric.This method is included in that the water-bearing media of 50ppm liquid fabric softening composition of the present invention contacts with containing at least with fabric in the rinse cycle of human consumer's laundry processes.
The detailed description cationic dyestuff fixing agent of invention
A mixture that essential characteristic is at least two kinds of cationic dyestuff fixing agents of the present invention.Be the package stability of raising composition and the easness of composition preparation, dye-fixing agent preferentially is that structure is different, having different water-solublely thereby more preferably be that structure is different, is water miscible thereby more preferably make at least a dye-fixing agent, and at least a is water-insoluble." water-soluble cationic dye-fixing agent " is meant at room temperature and (15 ℃-25 ℃) contains by weight in water the composition of 1O% cationic dyestuff fixing agent is transparent." transparent " is meant the material that allows to see through the visible spectrum ray.Equally, " water-insoluble cationic dyestuff fixing agent " be meant at room temperature and (15 ℃-25 ℃) contain by weight in water the composition of 10% cationic dyestuff fixing agent is opaque, for example muddiness or shading.
Cationic dyestuff fixing agent or " fixing agent " they are known, commercial available material, and it improves the outward appearance of DYED FABRICS by the loss that reduces the dye for fabrics that causes owing to washing.
" positively charged ion " is meant the component based on various quaternized or organic nitrogen compounds that other is positively charged.
Being used for suitable cationic dyestuff fixing agent of the present invention is describing in " improving the aftertreatment of dyestuff firmness on the fabric fibre " among the Christopher C.Cook (REV.PROG.COLORATION, the 12nd volume, 1982).Be applicable to that preferred coloring agent fixing agent of the present invention is an ammonium compound, for example lipid acid-diamines condenses, for example oxidation products of the hydrochloride of oil base diethylamino buserelin, acetate, Methylsulfate and benzyl hydrochloride, oil base methyl-two quadrol Methylsulfate, single stearyl-Ya second diamino trimethyl ammonium Methylsulfate and tertiary amine; The derivative of polymerization alkyl diamine, polyamine-cyanuryl chloride condenses and amination glycerin dichlorohydrin.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, in order to obtain better package stability, the dyestuff fixing agent composition preferably contains water-soluble and the water-insoluble dye-fixing agent.Yet although do not plan to be limited to theory, we believe for above-claimed cpd, water-soluble some factor affecting, for example number of molecular weight, cationic charge and/or counter ion of being subjected to.Therefore, the water-soluble or water-insoluble of considering to be used for each component of mixture will easily be determined according to above-mentioned condition by those of skill in the art.
Other water-soluble cationic dye-fixing agent is obtained by different suppliers with different trade names with water-insoluble cationic dyestuff fixing agent.The representative example of water-soluble cationic dye-fixing agent comprises: CROSCOLOR PMF that is obtained by Crosfield (in July, 1981, numbering № 7894) and CROSCOLOR NOFF (number № 8544 in January, 1988); SANDOFIX TPS, it can be obtained by Sandoz, this is to be used for preferred polycation fixing agent of the present invention, SANDOFIXSWE (resin cation (R.C.) compound), the Tinofix that is obtained by Ciba-Geigy (ECO and obtain REWIN DWR by CHT-Beitlich GMBH.
The representative example of water-insoluble cationic dyestuff fixing agent comprises: the INDOSOL E-50 (on February 27th, 1984, the reference number 6008.35.84 that are obtained by Sandoz; Based on poly-inferior ethamine); With obtain REWIN SRF and REWIN SRF-O by CHT-Beitlich GMBH.
The total amount of the cationic dyestuff fixing agent that uses in composition of the present invention is generally by composition weight meter 0.1% at least.Advantageously, composition of the present invention can contain high-load cationic dyestuff fixing agent, up to by weight 10% and can not damage the stability of composition.Yet, for economic reasons, preferably contain 0.5%-8% by weight, more preferably 1%-5% and most preferably press the cationic dyestuff fixing agent of the lower aq of composition weight meter 3%-5% by weight.The advantage of lower aq has been to reduce preparation cost and the performance of the stability of destroying compositions or composition dye fixing agent not.
For obtaining best dyestuff fixing effect, cationic dyestuff fixing agent mixture is the mixture of water-soluble dye fixing agent and water-insoluble dye-fixing agent preferably, wherein the weight ratio of water-soluble dye fixing agent and water-insoluble dye-fixing agent is 0.01: 1-2: 1, preferred 0.1: 1-1: 1, more preferably 0.3: 1-0.8: 1.Fabric softener
Another basal component of the present invention is a fabric softener.Be used for fabric softener of the present invention and can be selected from positively charged ion, nonionic, both sexes or negatively charged ion fabric sofetening material, preferred cationic fabric softener material.
The common content of described fabric softener component is for pressing liquid softener composition weight meter 1%-80%.According to the service condition of composition, it can be that the preferred content of fabric sofetening component is that the dilute form of 1%-5% or the preferred content of fabric sofetening component are 5%-80%, more preferably 10%-50%, the most preferably conc forms of 15%-35% by weight.
The soft component of cationic fabric that typically contains at least two long-chains comprises the soft active substance of water-insoluble quaternary ammonium fabric, the most normal use two long alkyl chain ammonium chloride.
Wherein the preferred cation softening agent comprises as follows:
1) two tallows (tallow) alkyl dimethyl ammonium chlorides (DTDMAC);
2) dihydro tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride;
3) dihydro tallow Dimethyl Ammonium Methylsulfate;
4) VARISOFT TA100;
5) two oil base alkyl dimethyl ammonium chlorides;
6) two palmityl hydroxyethyl ammonio methacrylates;
7) stearyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride;
8) tallow trimethyl ammonium chloride;
9) hydrogenated tallow trimethyl ammonium chloride;
10) C 12-14Alkyl hydroxyethyl dimethyl ammonium chloride;
11) C 12-18Alkyl dihydroxy ethyl ammonio methacrylate;
12) two tallow imidazoles Methylsulfates;
13) 1-(2-tallow base amido ethyl)-2-tallow base (tallowyl) imidazoles Methylsulfate.
Yet, in recent years people constantly need enabling environment more material and can the two long-chain ammonium chlorides of rapid biodegradable quaternary ammonium compound to replace tradition to use.This quaternary ammonium compound contains by functional group, long-chain alkane (alkene) base that disconnects of carboxyl for example, and described material and the fabric sofetening composition that contains them are at many publications, and be for example open among EP-A-0040562 and the EP-A-0239910.
Quaternary ammonium compound of the present invention and amine precursor have following formula I and (II): Or
Wherein Q be selected from-O-C (O)-,-C (O)-O-,-O-C (O)-O-, NR 4-C (O)-,-C (O)-NR 4-;
R 1Be (CH 2) n-Q-T 2Or T 3
R 2Be (CH 2) m-Q-T 4Or T 5Or R 3
R 3Be C 1-C 4Alkyl or C 1-C 4Hydroxyalkyl or H;
R 4Be H or C 1-C 4Alkyl or C 1-C 4Hydroxyalkyl;
T 1, T 2, T 3, T 4And T 5Be C independently 11-C 22Alkyl or alkenyl;
N and m are the integers of 1-4; With
X -It is the compatible negatively charged ion of softening agent.
The anionic limiting examples compatible with softening agent comprises chlorion or methylsulfate.
Alkyl or alkenyl chain T 1, T 2, T 3, T 4And T 5Must contain at least 11 carbon atoms, preferably at least 16 carbon atoms.This chain can be a straight or branched.
Tallow is the convenience and the cheap source of chain alkyl and alkenyl material.T wherein 1, T 2, T 3, T 4And T 5The compound of representing the long-chain substance mixture of common tallow is especially preferred.
The specific examples that is applicable to the quaternary ammonium compound of aqueous fabric soft compound of the present invention comprises:
1) N, N-two (tallow base oxygen base ethyl)-N, N-alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride;
2) N, N-two (tallow base oxygen base ethyl) N-methyl, N-(2-hydroxyethyl) ammonium chloride;
3) N, N-two (2-tallow base oxygen base-2-oxygen base ethyl)-N, N-alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride;
4) N, N-two (2-tallow base oxygen base-ethyl ketonic oxygen base ethyl)-N, N-alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride;
5) N-(2-tallow base oxygen base-2-ethyl)-N-(2-tallow base oxygen base-2-oxygen base ethyl)-N, the N-alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride;
6) N, N, N-three (tallow base-oxygen base-ethyl)-N-ammonio methacrylate;
7) N-(2-tallow base-oxygen base-2-oxygen base ethyl)-N-(tallow base-N, N-alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride); With
8) N-methyl-N-(3-tallow amido propyl group), N-(2-tallow acyl group (tallowoyl) oxygen base ethyl) ammonium chloride;
9) 1,2-two tallow base oxygen base-3-trimethyl ammonium propane chloride;
Mixture with any above-mentioned substance.
Wherein compound 1-8 is the formula I examples for compounds, and compound 9 is examples of formula II.
Especially preferred is N, N-two (tallow base oxygen base ethyl)-N, and the N-alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, wherein the tallow chain is undersaturated to small part.
The degree of unsaturation of tallow chain can be measured by the iodine number (IV) of corresponding lipid acid, and under situation of the present invention, it is preferably 5-100, is that two kinds of different IV are below or above 25 compound.
In fact, for being 5-25 by IV, the formula I compound of the tallow fatty acids of preferred 15-20 preparation, we find suitable/trans isomer weight ratio greater than 30/70, are preferably greater than 50/50 and provide best concentrating capacity more preferably greater than 70/30.
For the formula I compound of IV greater than the preparation of 25 tallow fatty acids, we find along the ratio with trans isomer is not too crucial, unless need very high concentration.
Other example of the suitable quaternary ammonium of formula I and (II) obtains by for example following method:
-with " tallow " in the alternative above-claimed cpds such as cocounut oil, plam oil, lauryl, oil base, castor oil-base, stearyl, palm alkyl for example, described these fatty acyl chains are fully saturated or preferably undersaturated to small part;
-use " methyl " in the alternative above-claimed cpd of ethyl, oxyethyl group, propyl group, propoxy-, sec.-propyl, butyl, isobutyl-or the tertiary butyl;
-use " chlorination " in the alternative above-claimed cpds such as bromination, methylsulfuric acid, formic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid.
In fact, negatively charged ion only exists as the counter ion of positive charge quaternary ammonium compound.The character of counter ion is not crucial in all practices of the present invention, and scope of the present invention is not thought and is limited to any concrete negatively charged ion.
" its amine precursor " is meant the second month in a season or the tertiary amine corresponding to above quaternary ammonium compound, described amine since the desired pH value of the present composition in the present composition basically by protonated.
For above-mentioned biodegradable fabric softener, the pH of composition is an important parameter of the present invention.In fact, it influences the stability of quaternary ammonium or amine precursor compound, especially under long storage requirement.
Ding Yi pH measures with pure composition at 20 ℃ herein.For the optimum hydrolysis stability of these compositions, the pure pH value of Ce Dinging must be at 2.0-4.5 under these conditions.When liquid fabric softening composition of the present invention was dilute form, the pH of pure composition was 2.0-3.0.The pH of these compositions can regulate by adding protonic acid.
The example of suitable acid is mineral acid, carboxylic acid, especially lower molecular weight (C 1-C 5) carboxylic acid and alkylsulphonic acid.Suitable mineral acid comprises hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid and phosphoric acid.Appropriate organic comprises formic acid, acetate, citric acid, methylsulfonic acid and ethyl sulfonic acid.Preferred acid is citric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, formic acid, methylsulfonic acid and phenylformic acid.
Except biodegradable fabric softener, can use other fabric sofetening material.They are selected from cationic fabric soft material, for example two chain alkyl ammonium chlorides, nonionic, both sexes or negatively charged ion fabric sofetening material.These materials are open in US4327133,4421792,4426299,4460485,3644203 and 4661469.
It is about 9 that this nonionic fabric softener material has about 2-usually, more commonly is the HLB value of about 3-about 7.This nonionic fabric softener material itself or when and other material, for example the single-long-chain alkyl cats product of hereinafter describing in detail in conjunction with the time, trend towards rapid dispersion.Dispersed can by use multiple single-long-chain alkyl cats product, with the mixture of other material described below, use hotter water and/or more stir and improve.Common selected material should be that relative crystalline, higher melt (for example>40 ℃) are with relative water-insoluble.
Preferred NON IONIC SOFTNER is the fatty acid part ester of polyhydroxy-alcohol or its acid anhydride, and wherein alcohol or acid anhydride contain 2-18, and preferred 2-8 carbon atom, each fatty acid part contain 12-30, preferred 16-20 carbon atom.This softening agent per molecule contains 1-3 usually, preferred 2 fatty acid-based.
The polyhydroxy-alcohol of ester part can be ethylene glycol, glycerine, many (for example two-, three-, four, five-and/or six) glycerine, Xylitol, sucrose, tetrahydroxybutane, tetramethylolmethane, Sorbitol Powder or sorbitan.Sorbitan and poly-glycerine monostearate are especially preferred.
Usually by containing 12-30, the lipid acid of preferred 16-20 carbon atom obtains the fatty acid part of ester, and the common example of described lipid acid is lauric acid, tetradecanoic acid, palmitinic acid, stearic acid and mountain Yu acid.
Being used for preferred selectivity NON IONIC SOFTNER of the present invention is sorbitan ester, and it is the esterification dewatered product and the glyceryl ester of Sorbitol Powder.
The industry sorbitan monostearate is suitable material.Stearate/cetylate weight ratio is about 10: the sorbitan stearate that 1-is about 1: 10 and the mixture and 1 of dehydrated sorbitol palmitate, the 5-sorbitan ester is useful.
Glycerine and polyglycerol ester, especially glycerine, two glycerine, triglycerin and Polyglycerine list-and/two-ester, preferred list-ester also is preferred for the present invention's (for example Polyglycerine monostearate of commodity Radiasurf 7248 by name).
Useful glycerine and polyglycerol ester comprise and stearic acid, oleic acid, palmitinic acid, lauric acid, Unimac 5680, palmitinic acid and/or the monoesters of mountain Yu acid and the diester of stearic acid, oleic acid, palmitinic acid, lauric acid, Unimac 5680, mountain Yu acid and/or nutmeg acid.Can understand, typical monoesters contains some two-and three-ester etc.
" glyceryl ester " also comprises Polyglycerine, for example two glycerine to eight glyceryl ester.The many alcohol of Polyglycerine connect glycerine by condensating glycerine or Epicholorohydrin through ehter bond and partly form.The list of the many alcohol of preferred Polyglycerine-and/or diester, fatty acyl group is generally the above-mentioned acyl group that is used for sorbitan and glyceryl ester.
In above-mentioned fabrics softening agent material, fabric softener preferred for the present invention is the biodegradable fabric softener of positively charged ion.Liquid vehicle
Composition of the present invention also contains liquid vehicle.Suitable liquid vehicle is selected from water, organic solvent and their mixture.The liquid vehicle that is used for the present composition preferably at least mainly is a water, and this is because its low cost, relative available, safety and Environmental compatibility.The content of water is by vehicle weight preferably at least 50% in liquid vehicle, and more preferably at least 60%.Water and lower molecular weight, organic solvent for example<200, low-molecular-weight alcohol for example, for example the mixture of ethanol, propyl alcohol, Virahol or butanols is useful liquid vehicle.Low-molecular-weight alcohol comprises monohydroxy, dihydroxyl (ethylene glycol etc.), triol (glycerine etc.) and senior poly-hydroxy (polyvalent alcohol) alcohol.Optional components
Also optionally use tensio-active agent enrichment auxiliary agent.Tensio-active agent enrichment auxiliary agent is selected from single-long-chain alkyl cats product, nonionogenic tenside, amine oxide, lipid acid and their mixture usually, and consumption is the 0-15% of composition usually.The single-long-chain alkyl cats product
Be used for the preferably quaternary ammonium salt of following general formula of this single-long-chain alkyl cats product of the present invention:
[R 2N +R 3] X -R wherein 2Be the C that corresponding ester bond interrupts 10-C 22Alkyl, preferred C 12-C 18There is short alkylidene group (C in alkyl between ester bond and N 1-C 4) group and similar alkyl, for example by the fatty acid ester of the choline of softening agent active substance weight 0.1%-20%, preferred C 12-C 14(coconut) cholinesterase and/or C 16-C 18The butter cholinesterase.Each R is C 1-C 4(for example hydroxyl) alkyl of alkyl or replacement, or hydrogen, preferable methyl and counter ion X-are the compatible negatively charged ion of softening agent, for example chlorion, bromide anion, methylsulfate etc.
Other has the cationic substance of ring structure, for example contains single C 12-C 30The alkyl imidazoline of alkyl chain, tetrahydroglyoxaline, pyridine and pyridinium salt also can use.Need very low pH value with stable, for example the tetrahydroglyoxaline ring structure.
The tetrahydroglyoxaline precursor that is used for some alkyl imidazole salt of the present invention and they has following general formula: Y wherein 2Be-C (O)-O-,-O-(O)-C-,-C (O)-N (R 5), or-N (R 5)-C (O)-, R wherein 5Be hydrogen or C 1-C 4Alkyl, R 6Be C 1-C 4Alkyl or H (for the tetrahydroglyoxaline precursor); R 7And R 8Being independently from each other as above to be defined in has only one to be R 2The R and the R of single long chain cation tensio-active agent 2
Be used for some Fixanol of the present invention and have following general formula:
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R wherein 2And X -As hereinbefore defined.Such typical material is a hexadecylpyridinium chloride.Nonionogenic tenside (alkoxylate material)
Be used for suitable ionic surfactant pack of the present invention and draw together oxyethane and the adduct of propylene oxide and Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18), lipid acid, aliphatic amide or the like optionally.
Suitable compound is the tensio-active agent of water miscible following general formula basically:
R 2-Y-(C 2H 4O) z-C 2H 4OH is R wherein 2Be selected from primary, the second month in a season and branched-chain alkyl and/or acyl group alkyl; The primary, the second month in a season and branched-chain alkenyl alkyl; With primary, the phenol alkyl of the second month in a season and branched-chain alkyl and alkenyl substituted; Described alkyl has 8 to 20, the chain length of preferred 10 to 18 carbon atoms.
Y normally-O-,-C (O) O-,-C (O) N (R)-or-C (O) N (R) R-, wherein R 2And R, when existing, have the implication that above provides, and/or R can be that hydrogen and z are at least 8, preferably 10-11 at least.
Be used for nonionogenic tenside of the present invention and be characterised in that HLB (hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance value) is 7 to 20, preferred 8 to 15.
The example of especially suitable nonionogenic tenside comprises:
-straight chain primary alcohol alcoxylates, for example tallow alcohol EO (11), tallow alcohol EO (18) and tallow alcohol EO (25);
-linear secondary alcoxylates, for example 2-C 16EO (11), 2-C 20EO (11) and 2-C 16EO (14);
-alkylphenol alcoxylates is for example to tridecyl phenol EO (11) with to pentadecyl phenol EO (18); And
-alkene alcoxylates and branched alkoxylates, for example the side chain primary and secondary alcohol that obtains by known " OXO " method.Amine oxide
Suitable amine oxide comprises that having one contains 8 to 28 carbon atoms, and the alkyl of preferred 8 to 16 carbon atoms or hydroxyalkyl part and two are selected from the compound of the moieties of alkyl with 1 to 3 carbon atom and hydroxyalkyl.
Example comprises dimethyloctylamine oxide, diethyl decyl amine oxide, two (2-hydroxyethyl) dodecyl amine oxide, dimethyl dodecyl amine oxide, dipropyl tetradecyl amine oxide, methylethyl hexadecyl amine oxide, dimethyl-2-hydroxyl octadecyl amine oxide and coconut axungia alkyl dimethyl group amine oxide.Lipid acid
Suitable fatty acids comprises and contains 10-25, the material of preferred 12-25 total carbon atom, and wherein fats portion contains 10-22, preferred 16-22 carbon atom.Short part contains 1-4, preferred 1-2 carbon atom.The degree of unsaturation of tallow chain can be measured by the iodine number (IV) of corresponding lipid acid, and it should be preferably 5-100, more preferably 0-25 in the present invention.
The specific examples that is applicable to the lipid acid of aqueous fabric soft compound of the present invention comprises and is selected from lauric acid, palmitinic acid, tetradecanoic acid, stearic acid, eicosanoic acid, mountain Yu acid, oleic acid, coconut fatty acid, tallow fatty acids, the compound of partially hydrogenated tallow fatty acids and their mixture.Most preferred fatty acid cpds is the tallow fatty acids of iodine number (IV) 18.Ionogen enrichment auxiliary agent
Composition of the present invention also optionally contains one or more ionogen.It is found that ionogen enrichment auxiliary agent adds contains thickening material but when not containing in the dilution soft compound of sequestrant, when having increased storage mutually and the viscosity instability problem.Beat all is that composition of the present invention allows to use ionogen enrichment auxiliary agent, and still shows fabulous phase and viscosity stability when storing.
Ionogen enrichment auxiliary agent, the inorganic viscosity control agent that for example can work or increase tensio-active agent enrichment auxiliary agent effect equally comprises water-soluble, ionogenic salt.These inorganic viscosity control agents also can optionally add in the composition of the present invention.Adding these components in composition must carry out with low-down speed.Can use various ionogenic salt, the example of suitable salt is the halogenide of periodic table of elements I A and II A family metal, for example Repone K, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, sodium-chlor, Potassium Bromide and lithium chloride.Ionizable salt at blending ingredients to prepare composition of the present invention, to be particularly useful in the process that obtains required viscosity.The usage quantity of ionizable salt is according to the quantitative changeization of the activeconstituents that uses in composition and can regulate according to prescription teacher's needs.The common content that is used for the salt of control combination thing viscosity is by composition weight meter 20 to 20000ppm, is preferably about 20 to about 11000ppm.
Except above-mentioned water-soluble ionogenic salt or be used to replace them, can in composition, add the many ammonium salts of alkylidene group to reach control to viscosity.In addition, these reagent can be used as scavenging agent, and are brought by main washing process, and the anionic detergent on the fabric in rinse cycle forms ion pair.Compare with inorganic electrolyte, these reagent can be in wide temperature range, especially at low temperatures stable viscosity.
The specific examples of the many ammonium salts of alkylidene group comprises 1-Methionin mono-hydrochloric salts and 1,5-two ammonium 2-methylpentane dihydrochlorides.
Other optional ingredient is a stablizer, for example known antioxidant and reductive agent, soil release polymer, thickening material, emulsifying agent, sterilant, tinting material, spices, sanitas, white dyes, anti-ionization agent, defoamer and enzyme.The form of composition
Fabric sofetening composition can adopt various physical form, comprises liquid, for example moisture or non-aqueous composition.
The product that adds when said composition can be used as rinsing, or as spray or foamed product.Composition of the present invention is the form of rinsing adding preferably.
Composition of the present invention can directly add in the rinse water so that enough working concentrations to be provided, 50ppm at least for example, the more preferably fabric softener composition that adds during 100-10000ppm liquid rinse of the present invention.
In addition, also provide the method for handling fabric, its be included in the rinse cycle with described fabric with contain 50ppm at least, the water-bearing media contact of preferred 100-10000ppm liquid fabric softener composition of the present invention.Method
Fabric sofetening composition can be easily by method preparation known to the skilled.The explanation of illustrative provides in EP-A-0668902.
The present invention illustrates that with following non-limiting example wherein all percentage ratios are weight basis, except as otherwise noted.
In an embodiment, the components description of abbreviation has following implication:
DEQA: two (tallow acyloxy ethyl) alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride
Lipid acid: stearic acid, IV=18
Ionogen: calcium chloride
PEG: polyoxyethylene glycol, MW4000
Velustrol  PKS: the cationic polyvinyl emulsifying agent, by HOECHST
Atiengesellschaft obtains
Embodiment 1
Be prepared as follows fabric sofetening composition of the present invention:
Component ?A
DEQA ?19.0
Hydrochloric acid ?0.02
Soil release polymer ?0.02
PEG ?0.6
Spices ?1.0
Ionogen ?600ppm
Dyestuff ?50ppm
TinofixECO ?1.0
RewinSRF-O ?2.0
Water and minor component, balance to 100%
Embodiment 2
Be prepared as follows fabric sofetening composition of the present invention:
Component D E F G
?DEQA 2.6 2.9 18.0 19.0
Lipid acid 0.3 - 1.0 -
Hydrochloric acid 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
Soil release polymer - - 0.02 0.02
?PEG - - 0.6 0.6
Spices 1 0.5 1 0.5
Ionogen - - 600ppm 600ppm
Dyestuff 10ppm 10ppm 50ppm 50ppm
?VelustrolPKS - - - 2.6
?TinofixECO 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3
?RewinSRF-O 0.3 0.6 2.0 0.6
Water and minor component, balance to 100%

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1. liquid fabric softening composition, it contains one or more fabric softener materials and contains the mixture that at least two kinds of positively charged ions dye section's fixing agent.
2. the liquid fabric softening composition of claim 1, wherein said mixture contains at least a water miscible and at least a water-insoluble cationic dyestuff fixing agent.
3. claim 1 or one of 2 liquid fabric softening composition, the mixture of wherein said cationic dyestuff fixing agent to be to press composition weight meter 0.1%-10%, preferred 0.5%-8% by weight, and more preferably the total amount of 1%-5% exists by weight.
4. one of any liquid fabric softening composition among the claim 1-3, wherein the weight ratio of water-soluble dye fixing agent and water-insoluble dye-fixing agent is 0.01: 1-2: 1, preferred 0.1: 1-1: 1, more preferably 0.3: 1-0.8: 1.
5. one of any liquid fabric softening composition among the claim 1-4, wherein said fabric softener is a cationic fabric softener.
6. the liquid fabric softening composition of claim 5, wherein said cationic fabric softener are selected from quaternary ammonium compound and the amine precursor with following formula I and (II):
Figure A9719702000021
Wherein Q be selected from-O-C (O)-,-C (O)-O-,-O-C (O)-O-, NR 4-C (O)-,-C (O)-NR 4-; R 1Be (CH 2) n-Q-T 2Or T 3R 2Be (CH 2) m-Q-T 4Or T 5Or R 3R 3Be C 1-C 4Alkyl or C 1-C 4Hydroxyalkyl or H; R 4Be H or C 1-C 4Alkyl or C 1-C 4Hydroxyalkyl; T 1, T 2, T 3, T 4And T 5Be C independently 11-C 22Alkyl or alkenyl; N and m are the integers of 1-4; And X -It is the compatible negatively charged ion of softening agent.
7. method of handling fabric, its be included in the rinse cycle with described fabric and the claim 1-6 that contains 50ppm at least one of any in the water-bearing media of liquid fabric softener composition of definition contact.
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