KR950003426B1 - Liquid detergent having improved detergency containing alkyl glycoside - Google Patents

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Soft cleaning liquid composition for fabric washing

The present invention relates to a novel flexible cleansing liquid composition for use in washing fabrics, consisting of quaternary ammonium flexible compounds and alkyl glycosides in an amount effective to improve flexibility and cleaning effectiveness in the presence of anionic and nonionic surfactants. will be.

The use of various different chemicals and especially cationic quaternary ammonium compounds as softeners for textile products is very well known in the art. It is also well known to use such materials for their softening effect during washing and especially during the rinsing process of the washing process. This latter technique is essential because of the fact that one of the major forms of detergent used in the laundry process, the predominantly cationic, tactical quaternary compound is incompatible with the anionic detergents. Moreover, cationic quaternary compounds are relatively ineffective in the presence of nonionic detergents.

It is also well known that laundry articles tend to yellow or discolor when treated with the quaternary compounds described above.

Another disadvantage associated with the use of the cationic agent in the washing of fabrics is that it prevents the adhesion of fluorescent brighteners on the fibers, thereby reducing the performance of fluorescent brighteners in cleaning compositions comprising the fluorescent brighteners.

Another disadvantage of the cationic quaternary ammonium antistatic softener is that the removal of contaminants by the detergent is reduced, which impedes the detergent's cleanliness and consequently reduces the washing effect. The presence of anionic cleaning material substantially negates the fabric flexibility of the cationic quaternary ammonium compound.

Accordingly, the above-mentioned quaternary softeners have been mixed with various compounds designed to counteract the disadvantageous cleanliness, or replaced with other softeners to enhance the cleaning effect.

Higher alkyl mono- and poly-glycosides useful as detergents, fabric softeners, surfactants, gelling agents, food emulsifiers and lubricants; And US Patent No. 3598865 for their preparation; 3,037,037; 3,039,037; 3,037,037; And 3219656.

Higher alkyl polyglycosides are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3721633, EP 0070074; US Pat. US Pat. As shown in 0092877, it has been used as a nonionic surfactant in various detergent compositions with anionic surfactants, see U. S. Patent No. 4483779; 4,441,078; 4483787, European Patent No. 00075994; US0907951; The use with anionic and other nonionic surfactants as shown in US0075996 and 0105556 provides good cleanability.

United States Patent No. 44497373; EP 0094118 and 0106692 describe that detergent compositions containing alkyl polyglycosides, conventional nonionic surfactants and cationic fabric softening compounds at the time of washing provide flexibility and detergency. However, these patents omit anionic surfactants because they are detrimental to the composition.

U.S. Patent No. 4014808 discloses alkali enhancers, mixtures of higher alkyl mono and polyglycosides, any anionic modified ethoxylates in acid form or into floating aggregates such as nonionic ethoxylates and polydiallyldimethyl ammonium chlorides. Aqueous detergent compositions for cleaning hard surfaces, such as floors, are described which consist of a cationic flocculant that aggregates contaminants, and optionally a flocculant, which is alkylaryl sulfonate.

However, any reference cited in the prior art also consists of an amount of alkyl glycosides effective in improving cleaning efficacy and flexibility in the presence of four essential ingredients: anionic and nonionic surfactants and quaternary ammonium flexible compounds. No liquid softener composition for cleaning and softening is described.

Now, the addition of alkyl polyglycoside surfactants to liquid softener formulations containing cationic quaternary flexible compounds in nonionic-anionic surfactant systems provides increased cleanability and increased flexibility to fabrics treated with it. Turned out.

It is therefore an important object of the present invention to provide a liquid detergent composition having improved cleaning efficacy in the presence of an anionic quaternary ammonium flexible compound.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a liquid detergent composition which consists of alkyl glycosides, quaternary ammonium flexible compounds, nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants as four essential components and simultaneously washes and softens the fabric during washing. .

It is another object of the present invention to provide a liquid softener formulation having improved cleaning and flexibility due to the presence of alkyl glycosides in the cleaning composition containing a mixture of anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants.

Additional objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following experiments or the practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the present invention can be obtained and understood in particular by the combination and help method pointed out in the appended claims.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned other objects according to the present invention, as embodied and widely described herein, the liquid soft-cleaning composition of the present invention for laundry fabrics has four essential components: nonionic surfactants and anions in aqueous carriers. Effective amount of alkyl glycosides to improve cleaning efficacy and flexibility in the presence of an aqueous surfactant and a quaternary ammonium flexible compound; The method of simultaneously cleaning and softening the fabric without reducing the polish and cleaning performance consists of treating the fabric with the composition during the wash cycle of the washing process.

More specifically, the present invention relates to a stable liquid soft-cleaning compound consisting of a sufficient amount of C ₁ -C ₃₀ alkyl mono or polyglycosides to overcome the reduction in cleaning efficacy due to the presence of a quaternary ammonium compound, which In an aqueous carrier, about 2-25% by weight of the glycoside, about 2-8% by weight quaternary ammonium flexible composition, about 8-25% by weight of nonionic surfactant and about 1-12% by weight of anionic interface It consists of an active agent.

Alkyl glycosides act as softeners and increase fabric flexibility in the presence of cationic surfactants. Alkyl glycosides are believed to impart a softening effect by coating the surface of the fabric and / or altering the fabric structure. It is also believed that alkyl glycosides increase the flexibility by interfering with the hydrogen bonds. Alkyl glycosides do not interfere with polish precipitation and / or detergency, another problem with softeners.

Alkyl glycosides useful as this novel softener are those containing one or more hydrophobic groups and preferably 1 to about 10 saccharide radicals, preferably having 8-15 carbon atoms, having 1-30 carbon atoms per hydrophobic group. It can be defined as having a hydrophilic glycoside group having a. Alkyl glycosides can be represented by the following general formula:

RO (R'O) xZn

Wherein R is a C ₁ -C ₃₀ alkyl radical, (R′O) is an ethoxy, propoxy or glyceryl group, X has a value of the number 0-10 (preferably 0) and Z is 5 Or a reduced saccharide having 6 carbon atoms, n has a value of 1-10 (preferably 1.0-3).

The hydrophobic alkyl group may be saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched, having 1-30 (preferably 8-23) carbon atoms, preferably saturated and straight chain. Suitable alkyl polyglycosides include methyl, ethyl, propyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tridecyl, tetradecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl and mixtures thereof, monoglycosides, diglycosides, Triglycoside, tetraglycoside, penta-glycoside, hexaglycoside and the like. Glycoside units may be glucose, galactose, mannose, lactose and / or fructose. US Patent No. 3598865 for the preparation of glycosides; 3,037,037; 3,039,037; 3,037,037; No. 3219656 and the like. The addition of alkyl glycosides to the softener improves the cleaning efficacy. The amount of glycoside should be sufficient to counteract the loss of detergency due to the presence of cationic quaternary ammonium softener in the softener.

Thus, the glycoside content improves cleanability in the softener composition and is present at about 1-30% by weight of the composition, preferably at about 2-25% by weight.

Cationic quaternary softeners are well known commercially and at least one of the four groups bonded to the nitrogen atom in the presence of anions such as halogen, acetate, methosulfate, etc., is an alkyl group of about 10-20 carbon atoms, At least two of the groups include an alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms, and the fourth group includes a quaternary ammonium compound wherein another C ₁₀ -C ₂₀ alkyl group or C ₁ -C ₃ alkyl group. Typical quaternary ammonium compounds include ethyl-dimethyl-stearyl ammonium chloride, trimethyl-stearyl ammonium chloride, trimethylcetyl ammonium bromide, dimethyl-ethyl-dilauryl ammonium chloride, dimethylpropyl-myristyl ammonium chloride, tallow trimethyl ammonium chloride , Dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, dicocodimethyl ammonium chloride, distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, octadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, dodecyl trimethyl or triethyl ammonium chloride and the corresponding methosulfates and acetates. Other suitable quaternary compounds include double quaternary compounds, imidazolinium quaternary compounds, polyethoxylated quaternary compounds and amido alkoxylated quaternary compounds.

The amount of quaternary ammonium softener useful in the present softener composition is preferably about 2-8% by weight of the softener composition.

Nonionic surfactants useful as fabric cleaners in accordance with the present invention are well known commercially and include alcohols such as primary aliphatic alcohol ethoxylates, secondary aliphatic alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl phenol ethoxylates, and Wyandotte. Ethylene oxide-propylene oxide condensates and mixtures thereof. Nonionic synthetic organic cleaners are generally the condensation products of organic aliphatic or alkyl aromatic hydrophobic compounds with hydrophilic ethylene oxide groups. In particular, any hydrophobic compound having amino, amido, hydroxy or carboxyl groups with free hydrogen attached to nitrogen can be condensed with ethylene oxide or its polymerization product, polyethylene glycol to form a nonionic detergent. The length of the polyethenoxy chain can also be adjusted to obtain the desired balance between hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements.

Nonionic detergents are linear or branched alkyl phenols having about 6-12 carbon atoms, such as, for example, condensation of nonyl phenol with 9 moles of ethylene oxide and dodecylphenol with 15 moles of ethylene oxide. 1 mole and about 5-30 moles of ethylene oxide. Also suitable are condensation products of the corresponding alkylthiophenols with 5-30 moles of ethylene oxide.

Nonionic detergent types include higher alcohols (e.g., straight or branched chain alkanols having 8-18 carbon atoms), such as, for example, condensation of lauryl-myristyl alcohol with about 16 moles of ethylene oxide. There are condensation products condensed with -30 moles of ethylene oxide.

Preferred groups of nonionic surfactants include C ₁₂ -C ₁₃ alkanols condensed with 6.5 moles of ethylene oxide, C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ alkanols condensed with 12 moles of ethylene oxide, C condensed with 13 moles of ethylene oxide Shell Co. such as _14- C ₁₅ alkanol, etc., is a higher aliphatic alcohol ethoxylate having about 5-20 ethyleneoxy groups per mole of aliphatic alcohol having about 10-18 carbon atoms. Ethoxamers with low HLB (hydrophobic lipophilic balance) (below 8) are poor emulsifiers and poor nonionic detergents with less than 5 ethyleneoxy groups, whereas ethoxamers having about 8-15 HLB values Mer is an excellent O / W emulsifier. This nonionic surfactant is present in the softener composition in an amount greater than or equal to the alkyl polyglycoside content, which is about 8-25% by weight.

The total amount of nonionic surfactant, ie, glycosides and the aforementioned nonionic alcohol ethoxylates, constitutes the main detergent component in this softener and is about 25-40% by weight, preferably 30-40% by weight of the composition.

The anionic surfactants used in the softening agents of the present invention are commercially well known and include alkylbenzene-sulfonic acids and salts thereof, for example alkyl-phenyl-SO ₃ -M wherein alkyl is C ₈ -C ₂₂ Preferably an alkyl radical of C ₁₀ -C ₁₈ , M is hydrogen or an alkali metal), which is a well known class of anionic detergents, sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate, potassium dodecyl benzenesulfonate Sodium lauryl benzenesulfonate, sodium cetyl benzenesulfonate and the like. Others include paraffin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alcohol ether sulfates, olefin sulfonates and alkylphenol ethoxylate sulfates (e.g. sodium dinonylphenoxy nonaethoxyethanol sulfate) and other equivalent water soluble salts, especially salts of the alkali metal class. have.

Preferred compounds of the foregoing alkylbenzene sulfonic acids and salts thereof are those which are biologically degradable and are characterized in particular by straight chain alkyl substituents of C ₁₀ -C ₂₂ , preferably C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ . The method of producing such products usually uses alkylating agents having mixed chain lengths, so of course the carbon chain length is generally the average of the chain lengths.

However, substantially pure olefins, as well as alkylating agent compounds used in other techniques, can give alkylated benzene sulfonates, where the alkyl moiety is substantially (i.e., 99% or more) one chain length, for example CC _12. , C ₁₃ , C ₁₄ or C ₁₅ . Straight chain alkylbenzene sulfonates are characterized by the position of the benzene ring in the straight chain alkyl having any of the operable and predictable positional isomers (ie alpha-omega).

In addition to benzene sulfonates, lower alkyl (C ₁ -C ₄ ) analogs of benzene such as toluene, xylene, trimethylbenzene, ethylbenzene, isopropyl benzene and the like can be used. Sulfonates are generally used in the form of water-soluble salts comprising alkali metals, ammonium and lower amines and alkanolamine cations as cations.

Suitable straight chain alkyl benzene sulfonates are as follows:

sodium n-decyl benzene sulfonate

sodium n-dodecyl benzene sulfonate

sodium n-tetradecyl benzene sulfonate

sodium n-pentadecyl benzene sulfonate

sodium n-hexadecyl benzene sulfonate

And the corresponding lower alkyl substituted homologs of the salts of the above cations with benzene and the like. Mixtures of these sulfonates can of course also comprise compounds which are supplied with a straight alkyl and which are smaller or larger than specified, and whose average chain length of the mixture is to be used with mixtures comprising those which meet the special requirements of C ₁₀ -C ₂₂ . Can be.

Straight-chain paraffin sulfonate is a well known group of compounds

1-decane sulfonic acid

1-dodecane sulfonic acid

1-tridecane sulfonic acid

1-tetradecane sulfonic acid

1-pentadecane sulfonic acid

1-hexadecane sulfonic acid

Water-soluble salts (alkali metal, amine, alkanolamine and ammonium) as well as other positional isomers of sulfonic acid groups.

In addition to the paraffin sulfonates described above, others having alternative ranges of C ₁₀ -C ₂₂ alkyl, most preferred ranges of C ₁₂ -C ₂₀ can be used.

Straight chain alkyl sulfates that can be predicted in the present invention are comprised in the range of C ₁₀ -C ₂₀ . Specific examples thereof include sodium n-decyl sulfate; n-dodecyl sulfate sodium; n-hexadecyl sulfate; sodium n-heptadecyl sulfate; sodium n-octadecyl sulfate; And ethoxylated (1-100 moles of ethylene oxide) derivatives, such as ethoxylated alcohol sulfates, and of course other cations in the form of other water soluble salts described above.

Anionic detergent groups, including the long chain alkene sulfonates, long chain hydroxyalkane sulfonates, disulfonates, and the like, described as suitable in the present invention, are olefin sulfates. Examples of suitable olefin sulfonates which are simply described as a general class are dodecenyl-1 sodium sulfonate, tetradecenyl-1 sodium sulfonate, hexadecenyl-1 sodium sulfonate and sodium octadecenyl-1 sulfonate .

The amount of the anionic surfactant used in the composition is less than the weight percentage of the nonionic (ethoxylated aliphatic alcohol) surfactant, but preferably less than 50% by weight of the total content of the nonionic surfactant (alkylglycoside + ethoxylated aliphatic alcohol). , About 1-12% by weight of the composition.

The softener composition of the present invention is a fluorescent brightener, bactericide, anti-fouling agent, anti-deposition agent, antioxidant, coloring substance (dye and pigment), flavoring agent, water-soluble alcohol, foam enhancer, xylene sulfonic acid sodium and potassium, toluene sulfonic acid Conventional laundry additives such as hydrotropes, enzymes and enzyme stabilizers, such as sodium and potassium, cumene sulfonate, ethyl benzene sulfonate and the like, may be included, provided they do not interfere with the cleaning and softening activity of the composition.

The following examples merely illustrate the invention but do not describe the limitation thereof.

Example 1

Softener

15% C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ Alcohol: 7 mol ethylene oxide

15% alkyl polyglycosides, C ₁₂ -C ₁₃ : 3 mole glycosides (Staley Industrial Products)

0.25% Triethanolamine

8.0% monoalkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride

12% C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ : 3 molar ethylene oxide sulfate, sodium

4.0% Sodium Xylene Sulfonate

0.5% polish

Sufficient water

1. Tallow trimethyl ammonium chloride

Liquid detergents are prepared by mixing the components until stable liquid compositions are formed uniformly.

The cleaning power of this product was tested at 49 ° C. (120 ° F.) and 21 ° C. (70 ° F.) with a tergotometer containing 1 L of 150 ppm (calcium) water and compared to commercial detergent products containing no alkyl glycoside components. Test Fabric Nylon (TFN), Cotton (TFC) 65-35% Blended Polyester-Cotton (PC), 50: 50% Darkon: Cotton (DC) and EMPA 101 fabric with standard stained fabrics as test cleaner Wash and dry with an electric tumble dryer. The reflectance of the contaminated piece of cloth is recorded as a measure of cleaning power Rd. Decontamination (SR) is the sum of the Rd records for all pieces of cloth, and the Decontamination Index (SRI) is the average of the total Rd records divided by the number of pieces of cloth.

TABLE I

Example 1 shows much better cleaning power than Dynamo, Solo and Bold 3. Between Example 12 and liquid TIDE, no significant statistical difference in cleaning power was found under temperatures 49 ° C. (120 ° F.) and 21 ° C. (70 ° F.).

At 49 ° C (120 ° F), sebum decontamination was equivalent to cotton and liquid tights at D / C 50/50, better than most competitors at D / C 50/50. At 21 ° C. (70 ° F.), liquid tight was slightly better while most other competitors were the same as in Example 1.

TABLE II

The following results were obtained through a multistain test at 49 ° C. (120 ° F.) and 21 ° C. (70 ° F.) using liquid tight as control.

TABLE III

The most obvious loss in detergency when compared to liquid tide occurs for the enzyme at 49 ° C (120 ° F). This is expected because the formulation of Example 1 does not contain enzymes. However, losses are also observed in oxidative stains (grape and vine bilberry).

Example 1 shows a strong effect on DDK in the case of oily contamination (barbecue sauce and French dressing).

The loss at 21 ° C. (70 ° F.) was significantly reduced due to enzyme contamination. This is generally due to the fact that enzymes are more effective at higher temperatures. At 21 ° C. (70 ° F.), Example 1 is a much more effective cleaner than liquid tide in the case of oily contamination (Spangler sebum / fine, barbecue sauce, red cristo-shotning and french dressing).

Bold 3 and Solo were not superior at any temperature.

Five cycle soft / static / gloss tests give the following results.

Fluorescence of cotton cloth is recorded as a measure of polish effect (Rb).

TABLE IV

The formulation of Example 1 was equal to Bold 3 in control static contact and was superior to solo. Example 1 was found to be somewhat ineffective in flexibility when compared to solo but showed improved flexibility when compared to the formulation of Example 1 with alkyl glycosides removed.

Example 2

Softener

21% Neodol 25-7 '

6% Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate

4% Tallow Trimethyl Quaternary Ammonium Sulfate

2% methyl glucoside

0.4% polish

8% ethanol

5% Sodium Xylene Sulfonate

0.5% colorant

Sufficient water

1 C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ alcohol: 7 moles of ethylene oxide

Example 3

Softener

21% Neodol 25-7

4% Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate

4% Tallow Trimethyl Ammonium Sulfate

2% methyl glycoside

0.4% polish

8% ethanol

5% Sodium Xylene Sulfonate

0.5% colorant

Sufficient water

This formulation was tested for cleaning softness using a solo as a control with the best softness 10, 5 cycles, 2722 g (6 lbs). The softness grade of this formulation is compared to solo as 6.8 (average of these records after the first, third and fifth cycles). The softness grade is in the range of 1 (roughest) to 10 (softest). When 3% of 1 tallow amine: 15 ethylene oxide was added to this formulation, the softness grade decreased to 6.0. The softness grade increased to 7.2 when the quaternary compound was subtracted and the methyl glycoside was increased to 6%.

Table V summarizes the glossiness and static results of the five-cycle test for five test products and two controls.

TABLE V

6% dodecylbenzene sulfonate (DBS) / 6% tallowtrimethyl quaternary compound (quaternary compound)

2. 5% DBS / 5% Quaternary Compound / 6% Tallowamine. 15 Ethylene Oxide (TAEO)

3. 4% DBS / 4% Quaternary Compound / 3% TAEO / 2% Methyl Glycoside (MG)

4. 4% DBS / 4% Quaternary Compound / 2% MG

5. 4% DBS / 0% Quaternary Compound / 6% MG

The results indicate that methyl glycosides give flexibility benefits to the fabric. Experimental tests also show that glucosides give a gloss effect on the liquid formulation. However, no static control was obtained in the absence of quaternary compound.

Softeners containing alkyl glycosides unexpectedly not only overcome the decrease in cleaning power due to the presence of a fourth softener, but also improved the cleanability and flexibility of the softener composition. This result shows, in Table V, only 2% methyl glycosides, showing a softness (6.8) better than products 1 (5.9), 2 (5.8), 3 (6.0), containing no alkyl glycosides. It is evident by the product 4 containing. Product 4 also shows increased glossiness as compared to products containing no alkyl glycosides as well as better gloss than products 1,2,3 after the first, third and fifth wash cycles. Small amounts of alkyl glycosides, on the order of 2%, are effective in improving both the cleanability and flexibility of the softener composition used to wash fabrics. In addition, the formulations show better cleaning and softening effects than other commercially available surfactant and / or softener combinations, as shown in the comparison results in Tables I, II, IV and V.

The foregoing is merely illustrative, and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (17)

Simultaneously washing and softening the fabric, consisting of an effective amount of alkyl glycosides that increase cleaning efficiency and flexibility in the presence of four essential ingredients, nonionic surfactants and anionic surfactants, quaternary ammonium flexible compounds in the aqueous carrier. Liquid detergent composition. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the amount of alkyl glycosides is sufficient to overcome a decrease in cleaning efficiency in the presence of quaternary ammonium content and comprises about 2-25% by weight of the composition. The composition of claim 1, wherein the alkyl glycoside has one or more hydrophobic groups comprising 1-30 carbon atoms per hydrophobic group and one hydrophilic glycoside group comprising 1-10 reduced saccharide radicals. The composition of claim 1 wherein the alkyl glycoside is C ₁ -C ₃₀ alkyl monoglycoside or polyglycoside. The composition of claim 4, wherein the alkyl glycoside is C ₁₂ -C ₁₃ alkyl triglycoside. The composition of claim 4 wherein the glycoside is methyl monoglycoside. The quaternary ammonium compound of claim 1, wherein at least one of the four groups bonded to the nitrogen atom is a C ₁₀ -C ₂₀ alkyl group, at least two of the groups are C ₁ -C ₃ alkyl groups, and the fourth group is another C ₁₀ group. A composition which may be a C ₂₀ alkyl group or a C ₁ -C ₃ alkyl group. 8. The compound of claim 7, wherein the quaternary compound is present at about 2-8% by weight of the composition. The nonionic surfactant of claim 1, wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of primary aliphatic alcohol ethoxylates, secondary aliphatic alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl phenol ethoxylates, alcohol ethylene oxide propylene oxide condensates and mixtures thereof. Composition. 10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the nonionic surfactant is present at about 8-25% by weight. 10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the total content of nonionic surfactants consisting of a combination of alcohol ethoxylates and alkyl glycosides constitutes a major detergent component of about 25-40% by weight of the composition. 10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the nonionic surfactant is a C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ aliphatic alcohol having seven ethyleneoxy groups per mole of alcohol. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl benzene sulfonates, alcohol ether sulfates, olefin sulfonates, paraffin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates and ethoxylated alcohol sulfates. The composition of claim 13, wherein the content of the anionic surfactant is about 1-12% by weight less than the nonionic surfactant content. The composition of claim 13 wherein the anionic surfactant is the sodium salt of ethoxylated C ₁₂ -C ₁₅ alcohol sulfate containing 3 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol. The composition of claim 13, wherein the anionic surfactant is sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate. A method of simultaneously washing and softening a fabric without reducing the polishing agent and cleaning performance, comprising treating the fabric with the composition of claim 1 in a washing cycle of a laundry operation.