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Definitions

• the present invention relates to fabric laundry treatment compositions.
• the invention relates to fabric laundry treatment compositions that have excellent soil repellency properties and desirable perfume delivery to fabric .
• Soil release properties are generally imparted to fabrics by the use of separate soil-release agents, usually a high molecular weight polymer, in a detergent composition or separate treatment.
• separate soil-release agents usually a high molecular weight polymer
• a cationic polymeric soil release agent for use in a fabric conditioning composition.
• EP-A-O, 234, 311 describes the use of insoluble polyfunctional quaternary ammonium compounds as soil collectors, to regenerate soil-laden detergent solutions.
• EP-A-O, 309, 052 describes the use of quaternary ammonium salts containing at least one ester linkage as softeners in shelf-stable and biodegradable fabric softening compositions.
• the compositions also include a linear alkoxylated alcohol.
• EP 0,506,312 discloses the use as a soil release agent, of a quaternary ammonium material comprising a compound having two C 12 - 18 alkyl or alkenyl groups connected via an ester link to a hydrocarbon chain which is connected to the quaternary nitrogen atom. Fragrances have long been used to provide a pleasant scent to fabrics from fabric conditioning agents .
• US 1580 205 discloses a liquid formulation for fabric treatment to provide a sensorially perceivable effect comprising a cationic material, a non-cationic material and a sensorially perceivable material .
• US 5425887 discloses a fabric conditioning article containing encapsulated perfume for extended fragrance deliverance out of a tumble dryer.
• WO 95/22594 discloses a fabric softening composition
• a fabric softening composition comprising a water insoluble cationic fabric softening agent and perfume, wherein in addition to softening the composition desirably has other benefits such as delivering perfume onto fabrics.
• a composition can be formed that exhibits excellent soil release properties resulting from improved delivery of a fluorinated or partially fluorinated soil release agent as well as enhanced perfume delivery, in particular via reduced perfume impact from the bottle without compromising perfume delivery to the fabric, which is a desirable method of perfume delivery.
• formulations of the present invention can exhibit enhanced softening, and give good antistatic properties to fabric.
• formulations of the present invention also display enhanced flow properties, in particular more Newtonian behaviour and some reduction in viscosity.
• product stability is improved, by a reduced tendency to thicken on storage.
• a fabric laundry treatment composition comprising:
• a fluorocarbon polymer or a fluorocarbon copolymer or mixtures thereof a fluorocarbon polymer or a fluorocarbon copolymer or mixtures thereof ; b) a deposition aid comprising a cationic softening compound or a polymeric delivery aid or mixtures thereof ; c) perfume.
• a further aspect of the invention provides a method of treating fabrics to provide them with soil repelling properties and perfume delivery comprising the steps of:
• the present invention relates to fabric treatment compositions comprising a deposition aid, fluoro-polymer and/or co-polymer, in which the deposition aid is selected from cationic fabric softening compounds or polymeric delivery aids or a combination of these two, and a perfume component .
• fluorocarbon polymers are homo- and co-polymers of acrylates and methacrylates of fluorocarbon alcohols, particularly those based on IH, IH-perfluoroalkanol esters and IH, IH, 2H, 2H-perfluoroalkanol esters.
• fluorocarbon polymer/co-polymer is a homo- and co-polymers of the monomer:
• R is H or CH 3 , n is 1 or 2, and Rf is a perfluoroalkyl residue, preferably C 2 -C 18 , more preferably Cg-C 12 .
• the fluorocarbon polymer is a perfluoroalkyl acrylic copolymer, further preferably a perfluoroalkyl methacrylic copolymer.
• the fluorocarbon copolymer is a fluorinated substituted urethane. It is also preferred if the fluorocarbon polymer is a fluorinated acrylic copolymer.
• the fluorocarbon polymer is present as a mixture of fluorocarbon polymers, and/or a mixture of fluorocarbon copolymers .
• the fluorocarbon polymer is present as a cationic emulsion.
• the cationic emulsion of fluoropolymer further comprises a paraffin wax.
• the laundry is heat treated to cure the fluorocarbon polymer. This can be done either by tumble drying the laundry or by ironing. If ironing is used it is preferred if the iron is hot (greater than 150°C) .
• the Deposition Aid is The Deposition Aid
• Suitable deposition aids include cationic fabric softening compounds and polymeric delivery aids that are able to attach themselves to the fluorocarbon soil release agent and cause enhanced delivery to the fabric.
• Suitable cationic fabric softening compounds are water insoluble quaternary ammonium material comprising a polar head group and two alkyl or alkenyl chains each having an average chain length equal to or greater than C 1 .
• Preferable fabric softening compounds of the invention have two long chain alkyl or alkenyl chains with an average chain length equal to or greater than C 14 . More preferably each chain has an average chain length equal or greater than C 16 . Most preferably at least 50% of each long chain alkyl or alkenyl group has a chain length of Cie .
• a preferred cationic softener is distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride. It is preferred if the long chain alkyl or alkenyl groups of the fabric softening compound are predominantly linear.
• Substantially insoluble fabric softening compounds in the context of this invention are defined as fabric softening compounds having a solubility less than 1 x 10 wt% in demineralised water at 20°C.
• the fabric softening compounds Preferably have a solubility less than 1 x 10 "4 .
• the fabric softening compounds have a solub _>iil. " ity at 20°C in demineralised water from 1 x 10 " to 1 x 10 -6.
• the fabric softening compound is a quaternary ammonium material having two C 12 _ 2 alkyl or alkenyl groups connected to the quaternary ammonium head group via at least one ester link. It is more preferred if the quaternary ammonium material has two ester links present.
• the especially preferred ester-linked quaternary ammonium material for use in the invention can be represented by the formula:
• each R group is independently selected from C ! _ 4 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or C _ 4 alkenyl groups; and wherein each R group is independently selected from C ⁇ _ 28 alkyl or alkenyl groups ; 0 0
• T is -0-C- or -C-0-; and n is an integer from 0-5.
• Di (tallowyloxyethyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride available from Hoechst, is especially preferred.
• a second preferred type of quaternary ammonium material can be represented by the formula:
• R 1 , n and R2 are as defined above.
• Preferred materials of this class such as 1,2 bis [hardened tallowoyloxy] -3- trimethylammonium propane chloride and their method of preparation are, for example, described in US 4 137 180 (Lever Brothers) .
• these materials comprise small amounts of the corresponding monoester as described in US 4 137 180 for example 1-hardened tallowoyloxy -2-hydroxy -3 -trimethylammonium propane chloride .
• Prefered polymeric delivery aids for use with the invention include the cellulose ether derivatives described in GB-A-2266100 and other polymers cited therein and mentioned as being in earlier documents.
• a second form of preferred polymeric delivery aids are cationic polymers, for example cationic starch derivatives, cationic cellulose derivatives, guar gums (including those sold under the Trade name Jaguar by Rhone-Poulenc) , quaternised protein derivatives, homo- and co-polymers of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride, and homo- and co-polymers of quaternised dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate .
• cationic polymers for example cationic starch derivatives, cationic cellulose derivatives, guar gums (including those sold under the Trade name Jaguar by Rhone-Poulenc) , quaternised protein derivatives, homo- and co-polymers of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride, and homo- and co-polymers of quaternised dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate .
• polymeric delivery aids are silicone derivatives containing amine groups or cationic groups or a combination of the two.
• Especially preferred formulations contain as delivery aid both cationic fabric softening compound and a polymer.
• Perfume components and mixtures thereof which can be used for the preparation of the perfumes may be natural products such as essential oils absolutes, resinoids, resins, concretes, etc., and synthetic perfume components such as hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, acids, esters, acetals, ketals, nitriles, etc., including saturated and unsaturated components, aliphatic, carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds.
• perfume components are: geraniol, geranyl acetate, linatool, linalyl acetate, tetrahydrolinalool, citronellol, citronellyl acetate, dihydromyrcenol , dihydromyrcenyl acetate, tetrahydromyrcenol , terpineol, terpinyl acetate, nopol, nopyl acetate, 2-phenylethanol, 2-phenylethyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl acetate, benzyl salicylate, benzyl benzoate, styrallyl acetate, amyl salicylate, dimethylbenzyl carbinol, trichloromethylphenyl-carbinyl acetate, p-tert.
• perfume components include bergamot oil, coriander oil, dimethyl heptanol, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate, rose synthetic, geranium bourbon, hedione, iso eugenol, methyl eugenol styrallyl acetate, stemone, rose oxide laevo, aldehyde C-ll undecylic, derivatives of 2, 6-dimethyl-2- alkoxy octan-7-ol, vertivert oil, vetiverol, vetiveryl, acetate, quaiac wood oil, esters ol-anthranilic acid, oak mos, p-tert-butyl cyclohexyl acetate, coumarin.
• Deo fragrance compositions are also useful in the invention such as those described in Hooper et al . , US 4,134,838 and 4,322,308, herein incorporated by reference.
• compositions of the invention preferably have a pH of more than 1.5 and less than 5.
• the composition can also contain fatty acids, for example C 8 -C 24 alkyl or alkenyl monocarboxylic acids, or polymeric carboxylic acids.
• fatty acids for example C 8 -C 24 alkyl or alkenyl monocarboxylic acids, or polymeric carboxylic acids.
• saturated fatty acids are used, in particular, hardened tallow C 16 -C 18 fatty acids.
• the level of fatty acid material is preferably more than 0.1% by weight, more preferably more than 0.02% by weight. Especially preferred are concentrates comprising from 0.05 to 10% by weight of fatty acid, more preferably 0.1% to 5% by weight.
• the weight ratio of fabric softening compound to fatty acid material is preferably from 50:1 to 1:5 preferably 40:1 to 4:1.
• compositions according to the present invention may contain detergency builders and/or anionic surfactants as desired. However it is especially preferred that the composition is substantially free of builders. It is also preferred that the composition be substantially free of anionic surfactant.
• the composition can also contain one or more optional ingredients, selected from non-aqueous solvents, pH buffering agents, perfume carriers, fluorescers, colorants, hydrotropes, antifoaming agents, antiredeposition agents, polymeric or other thickeners, enzymes, optical brightening agents, opacifiers, anti-shrinking agents, anti-wrinkle agents, anti-spotting agents, germicides, fungicides, anti- oxidants, anti-corrosion agents, drape imparting agents, antistatic agents and ironing aids.
• optional ingredients selected from non-aqueous solvents, pH buffering agents, perfume carriers, fluorescers, colorants, hydrotropes, antifoaming agents, antiredeposition agents, polymeric or other thickeners, enzymes, optical brightening agents, opacifiers, anti-shrinking agents, anti-wrinkle agents, anti-spotting agents, germicides, fungicides, anti- oxidants, anti-corrosion agents, drape imparting agents, antistatic agents and
• the product may be in any product form. Particularly preferred forms are liquid and solid compositions. Solid composition in this context includes compositions in the form of a tablet, a gel, a paste and preferably granules or a powder.
• a contains the perfume "Dandi New” (ex IFF)
• b contains the perfume "softline 2000” (ex Givaudan-Roure)
• Examples 3-9 are characterised by quaternary ammonium material as a 6:1 blend with hardened tallow fatty acid.
• fluorinated substituted urethane contains 19.5% fluro- polymer as sold by DuPont .
• Example 7-12 were compared with those of equivalent formulations lacking the fluorocarbon component (Examples A-G) .
• a ten person* expert panel was asked to pick the product with the strongest perfume from pairwise comparison of 7 and A, 8 and B, etc.
• the results shown below clearly illustrate the reduced perfume impact of the fluorocarbon-containing formulations.
• Perfume intensities on the treated fabric were tested and there was found to be no significant difference between the fabrics treated with the examples containing fluorocarbons and those treated with the control i.e. example F.
• the fluorocarbon polymers are able to "flatten out' the viscosity vs. shear rate profiles for softener/perfume dispersions - ie. make them less shear thinning and hence somewhat more Newtonian in behaviour. Sometimes this can result in a lower viscosity for the sample, particularly at low shear (eg. 20 s-1) , which can equate to improved ease of pouring.
• low shear eg. 20 s-1
• the drop in viscosity on going from 20 s-1 to 106 s-1 can be taken as an indication of extent of shear thinning.
• Viscosities were measured on a Haake RV20 rotoviscometer using the NV cup and bob. Values quoted are average readings over 2 mins .

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