WO2003087286A1 - Fabric treatment composition - Google Patents
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a fabric treatment composition. More particularly, the invention relates to a heat activated fabric treatment composition for use in a tumble dryer.
- conditioner dispensing articles comprising means for attachment of the substrate to the tumble dryer wall.
- Other proposals such as for instance disclosed in GB 1,399,728, involve the use of separate means for attaching the conditioning article to the tumble dryer wall.
- EP-B-361593 concerns an alternative approach in which a fabric conditioning article comprises a combination of a substrate and a fabric conditioning composition, the substrate being a porous material with a specified void volume and cell count.
- the article of EP-B-361593 is designed to adhere to the tumble dryer wall .
- US 4053992 discloses a hemispherical device that fits onto the door of a tumble dryer and delivers fabric conditioner from sheets .
- US 5787606 discloses a dispenser on the door of a tumble dryer containing a roll of tumble dryer sheets.
- O-A-97/42290 discloses solid compositions that can be delivered by any convenient applicator fixed to the door or to the surface of the drum of the tumble dryer.
- US 5040311 discloses a device for use inside a tumble dryer for delivering a conventional aqueous fabric conditioners where the fabric conditioner migrates outwardly to the surface of the device to become engaged with clothes because of the heat and tumbling in the dryer. Staining from such liquid fabric conditioners that "wet" fabrics is mentioned.
- US 5966831 discloses a foam carrier for the inside of a tumble dryer impregnated with microencapsulated fluid where the microcapsules rupture because of mechanical and heat action.
- US 4642908 discloses a valve-containing device attached to the non-rotating head of a tumble dryer drum for delivering accurate and metered amounts of a fluid.
- US 4014105 discloses a device with multiple openings for the inside of a tumble dryer.
- Aqueous liquid conditioners are referred to, but the product is permanently in a liquid state and thus does not address the problem of leakage from the dispensing device during storage.
- EP-A2-0539025 discloses fragrance microcapsules for fabric conditioning. The microcapsules are spray dried and incorporated into a tumble dryer article.
- EP-A1-0459821 discloses a liquid fabric conditioning composition and an article for conditioning fabrics in an automatic laundry dryer. The liquid composition is not heat activated and the tumble dryer article does not container water.
- US5425887 discloses a tumble dryer article comprising a fabric conditioning composition having little or substantially no free water.
- O-A1-02/33160 and O-A1-02/33161 there are disclosed articles suitable for treatment fabrics in a tumble dryer.
- the compositions of the present invention are particularly suitable for use with such devices.
- a fabric treatment composition which, at a temperature below the heating cycle temperature of the tumble dryer, remains substantially within a dispensing article and is capable of undergoing a transition during the heating cycle of a tumble dryer such that it can be dispensed from the dispensing article
- US 4014432 relates to a product for fabrics treatment in tumble drying machines. Disclosure is made of conditioning agents which are normally solid at room temperature and soften sufficiently at the tumble dryer operating temperature to be exuded through perforations within the product.
- the conditioning agent is preferably a quaternary ammonium fabric softening agent in admixture with a nonionic surfactant.
- compositions comprising either a 1.8% aqueous solution of 3-alkoyloxy-2- hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride or a 4.8% aqueous solution of lauryl dimethyl am onio propane sulphonate are disclosed. There is no reference to the consumer perceivable problem of staining.
- Effective delivery of a fabric treatment composition from a device such as described above requires the composition to be flowable at the delivery temperature (i.e. the heating temperature of the tumble dryer) .
- the inventors have identified a problem with fabric treatment compositions which are suitable to be delivered onto fabrics in a liquid state in that they can leave stain marks on the treated fabric.
- Fabric staining is referred to in US 5066413, US 4049858, WO-A-97/42290 and US4149977. However, this is in relation to tumble dryer sheet conditioning compositions only.
- liquid fabric treatment compositions are usually delivered in a washing machine rinse cycle and not in a tumble dryer heating cycle.
- the level of staining is affected by whether the delivered composition fills the spaces between fibres or spreads on the fibres themselves.
- the stain becomes more visible if the air between the fibres is replaced with the composition since this reduces the difference in refractive index between the fibre and the surrounding fabric giving rise to more transmitted light and less reflection.
- the visibility of a stain is also believed to be affected by the thickness and evenness of spreading of the composition onto fabrics. Thin, even spreading of the composition is most desirable and thus viscosity and surface tension characteristics of the fabric treatment composition which improve thin, even spreading are particularly desirable. Nevertheless, a composition which is delivered as a liquid onto fabrics is desirable since it is believed that a liquid will be dispensed and distributed evenly during delivery.
- a heat activated fabric treatment composition which can be delivered as a liquid during the heating cycle of a tumble dryer from a dispensing device and which addresses the problem of staining.
- the present invention seeks to address one or more of the abovementioned problems and to provide one or more of the abovementioned benefits.
- a heat activated fabric treatment composition comprising:
- (d) optionally from 2 to 30 wt% of a nonionic surfactant .
- a package comprising a composition as defined above within a dispensing device.
- the invention further provides a method of conditioning fabrics in a tumble dryer comprising providing the heat activated fabric treatment composition in a dispensing device, locating the dispensing device on the internal panel of the door of the tumble dryer, inserting fabrics into the tumble dryer and operating the dryer to cause at least a part of the fabric treatment composition to be dispensed from the device onto the fabrics being dried so as to condition the fabrics .
- heat activated means that composition is suitable for use in a domestic tumble dryer, and preferably means that the composition is substantially solid at ambient temperature, i.e. 20 C and undergoes a transition to a substantially liquid state at the heating temperature of a domestic tumble dryer.
- the heating temperature of a domestic tumble dryer is typically within the range from about 40 C to about 80 C, it is particularly preferred that the composition is substantially solid at temperatures below 30 C, more preferably below 32 C, most preferably below 35 C, e.g. o below 37 C and is substantially liquid, or at least mobile, at temperatures above 45 C, more preferably above 40 C, most preferably above 37 C. It is desirable that the composition is fully melted at temperatures above 50 C.
- the slip point of the composition is greater than 30 C and less than 50 C, more preferably greater than 35 C and less than 47 C, most preferably greater than 37 C and less than 45 C.
- the composition In order to provide a fabric treatment composition capable of remaining substantially within a dispensing device during storage and being delivered to fabrics during the heating cycle of a tumble dryer, it is important that the composition has viscosity characteristics which allow the transition from a storage state to a dispensing state to occur at or about the heating temperature of the heat cycle. That is, the composition should preferably be a non-flowing, high viscosity product at ambient temperatures, e.g. a solid, soft solid or gel, and should become a low viscosity product, e.g. a liquid, at the heating temperatures of the tumble dryer.
- the composition is a "gel” at ambient temperature comprising a crystalline state forming a network to give the composition a non-flowing gel or gel-like consistency.
- the composition is most preferably a "sol” comprising a clear or isotropic solution.
- the composition is a single phase or, if multi-phasic, the dispersed phase has unit sizes smaller than a typical membrane pore size of a dispensing device.
- a typical membrane has a pore size in the range of 0.1 - 10 microns. For pore sizes much smaller than this dispensing becomes difficult whilst for much larger pore sizes, too much composition is released per cycle, thereby increasing the risk of staining.
- the composition will have a viscosity of above 375
- the viscosity of the composition at ambient temperature can be measured by melting the composition (if necessary) , transferring it to a viscometer cup and then letting it cool to room temperature with gentle shearing .
- the composition will typically have a viscosity of below 350
- Measurements can be made using a Haake Rotoviscometer RV20 cup and bob NV1.
- the carrier system for the active ingredient (s) comprises water and an oil.
- the carrier system also comprises a nonionic surfactant.
- compositions of the invention comprise water.
- the water-based nature of the compositions of the present invention is believed to help reduce staining and is unlike conventional tumble dryer sheets which are substantially non-aqueous .
- Water is present at a level of from 10 to 50%, preferably from 15 to 40%, more preferably from 20 to 35% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
- One or more oils is present in the compositions of the invention.
- Suitable oils include mineral/hydrocarbon oils, ester oils, sugar ester oils, silicone oils and/or natural oils such as vegetable oils. However, natural oils or mineral oils are preferred.
- Mineral oils comprise a hydrocarbon oil containing substantially only carbon and hydrogen.
- the hydrocarbon oils are preferably substantially free of aromatic components and are fully saturated.
- Suitable hydrocarbon oils can comprise a mixture of different chain length hydrocarbons, e.g. from Cs to C 0 , having various degrees of branching.
- the hydrocarbon oils are preferably aliphatic.
- Preferred mineral oils include the Marcol technical range of oils (ex Esso) although particularly preferred are the Sirius range (ex Fuchs) , the Semtol range (ex Goldschmidt) , or the Merkur Tec range (ex Merkur Vaseline) .
- the molecular weight of the mineral oil is typically within the range 100 to 400.
- the ester oils are hydrophobic in nature. They include fatty esters of mono or polyhydric alcohols having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain, and mono or polycarboxylic acids having from 1 to 24 carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain, provided that the total number of carbon atoms in the ester oil is equal to or greater than 16, and that at least one of the hydrocarbon chains has 12 or more carbon atoms .
- Suitable ester oils include substantially saturated ester oils (i.e. having less than 10% by number of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds) , such as the PRIOLUBES (ex. Unichema) .
- PRIOLUBES ex. Unichema
- 2 -ethyl hexyl stearate PRIOLUBE 1545
- neopentyl glycol monomerate PRIOLUBE 2045
- methyl laurate PRIOLUBE 1415
- oleic monoglyceride PRIOLUBE 1407) and neopentyl glycol dioleate (PRIOLUBE 1446) are also suitable.
- esters oils include fatty acid glyceride esters as defined in EP-Al-0746603, e.g. palm oil and tallow oil.
- Suitable oily sugar ester compounds include the sugar ester oils defined in WO-A-98/16538, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- the oily sugar esters preferably have a viscosity of from 5 to 50 Pa.s, and preferably have a
- the viscosity of the ester oil is from 0.002 to 2.0 Pa.S, more preferably from 0.004 to 0.4 Pa.s at a temperature of 25 C at 106s , measured using a Haake rotoviscometer RV20 NV cup and bob, and that the density of the mineral oil is from 0.8 to 0.9g.cm at 25 C.
- Suitable silicone oils comprise low molecular weight, e.g. less than 1000, oils. Preferably the oils are volatile.
- a suitable commercially available silicone oils is DC 245, ex Dow Chemicals.
- oils for use in the present invention are natural oils, particularly plant-based oils.
- Suitable plant-based oils include grape seed oil, rape seed oil, wheatgerm oil, castor oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, olive oil, rapeseed oil, safflower seed oil, jojoba oil, evening primrose oil, avocado oil and tea tree oil. These oils have higher polarity and unsaturation levels than typical mineral oils and are thus believed to deliver better anti-static benefits on their own and in combination with the fabric treatment active ingredient.
- One or more oils of any of the above mentioned types may be used, although it is particularly preferred that the oil has substantially no surface activity.
- microemulsion compositions are less dependent on the amount of delivery of the composition per heating cycle of the tumble dryer than for traditional tumble dryer sheets. This is advantageous over prior art systems such as disclosed in US 4149977, which typically must rely on maintaining full control over the amount of composition delivered in each cycle to control staining.
- the oil is present at a level of from 5 to 40wt%, preferably from 8 to 35wt%, more preferably from 10 to 30wt% based on the total weight of the composition.
- a nonionic surfactant may be present in order to improve control of the melting temperature of the composition or at least to affect the temperature at which the composition flows .
- Preferred nonionic surfactants are solid at ambient temperature so that, once deposited onto fabrics, they cause greater scattering light from the fabrics thereby reducing visibility of any product deposited onto the fabric.
- the preferred nonionic surfactants have an HLB within the range 8 to 20, more preferably 10 to 20, as this significantly improves solubilisation of the active components (such as fabric softening agents which typically have a solubility of less than 1x10 wt% in water at 20 C) in the water phase at the elevated temperatures of the heating cycle.
- Suitable nonionic surfactants include addition products of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide with fatty alcohols, fatty acids and fatty amines .
- the nonionic surfactant comprises an average degree of alkoxylation of from 8 to 40 alkoxy units per molecule, more preferably from 10 to 30, even more preferably 11 to 25, e.g. 12 to 22 alkoxy units.
- any of the alkoxylated materials of the particular type described hereinafter can be used as the nonionic surfactant .
- Suitable surfactants are substantially water soluble surfactants of the general formula: R — Y — ( C 2 H 4 0) z C 2 H 4 OH
- R is selected from the group consisting of primary, secondary and branched chain alkyl and/or acyl hydrocarbyl groups; primary, secondary and branched chain alkenyl hydrocarbyl groups; and primary, secondary and branched chain alkenyl-substituted phenolic hydrocarbyl groups; the hydrocarbyl groups having a chain length of from 8 to about 25, preferably 10 to 20, e.g. 14 to 18 carbon atoms with coco and tallow or chain composition being most preferred.
- Y is typically:
- R has the meaning given above or can be hydrogen; and Z is preferably from 8 to 40, more preferably from 10 to 30, most preferably from 11 to 25, e.g. 12 to 22.
- the degree of alkoxylation, Z denotes the average number of alkoxy groups per molecule.
- nonionic surfactants examples include the integer defines the number of ethoxy (EO) groups in the molecule . - 15
- deca-, undeca-, dodeca-, tetradeca-, and pentadecaethoxylates of n-hexadecanol, and n-octadecanol having an HLB within the range recited herein are useful viscosity/dispersibility modifiers in the context of this invention.
- the ethoxylates of mixed natural or synthetic alcohols in the "tallow" chain length range are also useful herein. Specific examples of such materials include tallow alcohol-EO (11) , tallow alcohol-EO (18) , and tallow alcohol-EO (25), coco alcohol-EO (10) , coco alcohol-EO (15) , coco alcohol-EO (20) and coco alcohol-EO (25) .
- deca-, undeca-, dodeca-, tetradeca-, pentadeca-, octadeca-, and nonadeca-ethoxylates of 3-hexadecanol, 2- octadecanol, 4-eicosanol, and 5-eicosanol having an HLB within the range recited herein are useful viscosity and/or dispersibility modifiers in the context of this invention.
- Exemplary ethoxylated secondary alcohols useful herein as the viscosity and/or dispersibility modifiers of the compositions are: Cig EO(ll); C 20 EO(ll); and C e
- the hexa- to octadeca-ethoxylates of alkylated phenols, particularly monohydric alkylphenols, having an HLB within the range recited herein are useful as the viscosity and/or dispersibility modifiers of the instant compositions.
- the hexa- to octadeca-ethoxylates of p-tri-decylphenol, m- pentadecylphenol , and the like, are useful herein.
- Exemplary ethoxylated alkylphenols useful as the viscosity and/or dispersibility modifiers of the mixtures herein are: p-tridecylphenol E0(11) and p-pentadecylphenol EO(18).
- a phenylene group in the nonionic formula is the equivalent of an alkylene group containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms .
- nonionics containing a phenylene group are considered to contain an equivalent number of carbon atoms calculated as the sum of the carbon atoms in the alkyl group plus about 3.3 carbon atoms for each phenylene group .
- Phenolic alkoxylates are particularly preferred because they are believed to improve the delivery of anti-static benefits to fabrics treated in a tumble dryer.
- alkenyl alcohols both primary and secondary, and alkenyl phenols corresponding to those disclosed immediately hereinabove can be ethoxylated to an HLB within the range recited herein and used as the viscosity and/or dispersibility modifiers of the instant compositions.
- Branched chain primary and secondary alcohols which are available from the well-known "OXO" process can be ethoxylated and employed as the viscosity and/or dispersibility modifiers of compositions herein.
- any alkoxylated nonionic surfactant is an alkoxylated straight chain primary alcohol .
- Suitable polyol based surfactants include sucrose esters such sucrose monooleates, sucrose monostearate or mixture thereof, poly glycerols, alkyl polyglucosides such as coco or stearyl monoglucosides and stearyl triglucoside and alkyl polyglycerols .
- nonionic surfactants are useful in the present compositions alone or in combination, and the term “nonionic surfactant” encompasses mixed nonionic surface active agents .
- Sucrose based surfactants are highly suitable because of their higher hydration state relative to other alkoxylkates.
- the nonionic surfactant is present in an amount within the range from 2 to 30% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, preferably from 5 to 20 wt%, most preferably from 5 to 15wt%.
- compositions comprise a solvent for the active ingredient (s) .
- the solvent further optimises the viscosity and flow temperature characteristics of the composition.
- the solvent may act as a humectant retarding the loss of water from the composition upon storage.
- the solvent is semi-polar.
- Suitable solvents include any which have a flash point above the heating temperature of a tumble dryer. Ideally the solvent is also odourless.
- glycol-based solvents such as glycol ethers.
- the most preferred solvent is dipropylene glycol .
- the solvent is preferably present at a level of from 1 to 25%, more preferably from 2 to 20%, most preferably from 3 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
- the weight ratio of nonionic surfactant to solvent is from 1:1 to 15:1, more preferably from 3:2 to 8:1 most preferably from 2:1 to 6:1.
- the combined amount of nonionic surfactant and optional solvent is preferably less than 50% by weight of the composition, more preferably less than 47%, most preferably less than 45%.
- Any active ingredient typically delivered in the rinse cycle of a laundry operation or in a tumble drying cycle is suitable for use in the compositions of the present invention.
- the fabric treatment active ingredient is present in a weight excess, more preferably in a molar excess relative to the nonionic surfactant.
- the molar ratio of fabric treatment active ingredient to nonionic surfactant is within the range from 50:1 to 1:1, more preferably from 30:1 to 2:1 most preferably from 25:1 to 2:1, e.g. 5:1 to 2:1.
- the weight ratio of fabric treatment active ingredient to nonionic surfactant is within the range from 100:1 to 1:3, more preferably from 50:1 to 1:2, most preferably from 25:1 to 1:1, e.g. 5:1 to 1:1.
- Suitable antistatic agents include humectants, such as glycerol and potassium acetate, inorganic salts, such as lithium chloride, and amines, such as triethanolamine . Ionising antistatic agents are believed to be more efficient than non-ionic antistatic agents, and thus it is desirable that the agent is sufficiently hygroscopic to form a solution in equilibrium with atmosphere below 40% relative humidity.
- Especially preferred antistatic agent include NH 4 DEFI/Fatty Acid systems containing up to 80% fatty acid, 25/75 LAS/Fatty acid systems, quaternary ammonium compounds where one or more of the alkyl groups is substituted by a poly (oxyethylene) group, perquaternised alkylene-diamine derivatives, polya ines containing poly (oxyethylene) groups, PEG 600, combinations of non-ionic and cationic surfactants as described in US 4058489 preferably with both surfactants being covalently bound) , combinations of a quaternary ammonium material and a non-ionic surfactant as described in Textile Month May 1983, 22, tri-methyl benzyl ammonium chloride, tri-octyl ammonium chloride, tri-methyl benzyl ammonium chloride, Gafstat S100 (ex Gaf Corp.), Alubrasol MM (ex Jordan Chem.
- tetrabutyl ammonium bromide preferably in combination with di-octyl dimethyl ammonium bromide, combinations of quaternary ammonium materials and magnesium or calcium salts (CaCl 2 , CaS ⁇ 4 , MgS0 4 ) as described in US 3951879, mixtures of mono- and di-substituted alkanediamines, produced by reaction of higher alkyl-1,2- epoxides with lower alkanediamines as described in US 4049557, N-substituted iminodicarboxylates as described in US 3725473, alkyl ammonium carbamates of the form
- Ri is hydrogen or an alkyl group, e.g. 1 to 22 atoms
- R 2 is an alkyl group having 10 or more carbon atoms (preferably 10 to 22)
- R 3 and R 4 are each either hydrogen or an alkyl group (1 to 22 carbons) as described in US 3962100, polyalkylethyleneimine of the form
- y is an integer from 1 to 4, preferably 2, z is an integer greater than 1, preferably 20 to 10000
- R' is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, and alkyl and alkanoyl substituents containing preferably from 12 to 18 carbon atoms and preferably 10 to 20% of the nitrogen atoms are substituted with alkyl and alkanoyl substituents as described in US 3844952, mono- or di- long chain alkyl imidazolinium compounds as described in US 3959157, mixtures of nonionic, cationic and anionic surfactants as described in US 4058489
- Suitable fabric softening agents include cationic surfactants such as quaternary ammonium fabric softening materials and imidazolines as well as nonionic fabric softening agent .
- the fabric treatment active ingredient comprises a cationic surfactant
- a nonionic surfactant is present.
- the nonionic surfactant aids the formation of a micro-emulsion by the cationic surfactant thereby increasing dissolution of the active ingredient. This increases the liquidity of the activated composition and improves deposition onto fabrics.
- the fabric softening agent is a quaternary ammonium fabric softening material, it preferably has two C 12 - 28 alkyl or alkenyl groups connected to the nitrogen head group, preferably via at least one ester link. It is more preferred if the quaternary ammonium material has two ester links present.
- the average chain length of the alkyl or alkenyl group is at least C 14 , more preferably at least Q . Most preferably at least half of the chains have a length of Ci ⁇ .
- alkyl or alkenyl chains are predominantly linear.
- the first group of cationic fabric softening compounds for use in the invention is represented by formula (I) :
- each R is independently selected from a C 5 - 35 alkyl
- R represents a C 1 - 4 alkyl, C 2 - 4 alkenyl or a C 1 - 4 hydroxyalkyl group
- T O C or C O
- n is 0 or a number selected from 1 to 4
- m is 1, 2 or 3 and denotes the number of moieties to which it, relates that pend directly from the N atom
- X is an anionic group, such as halides or alkyl sulphates, e.g. chloride, methyl sulphate or ethyl sulphate .
- Especially preferred materials of this class are di-alkenyl esters of triethanol ammonium methyl sulphate.
- Commercial examples include Tetranyl AHT-1 (di-hardened oleic ester of triethanol ammonium methyl sulphate 80% active), AT-l(di- oleic ester of triethanol ammonium methyl sulphate 90% active) , L5/90 (palm ester of triethanol ammonium methyl sulphate 90% active) , all ex Kao, and Rewoquat WE15 (C 1 0-C 2 0 and C 16 -C 18 unsaturated fatty acid reaction products with triethanolamine dimethyl sulphate quaternised 90 % active) , ex Witco Corporation.
- the second group of cationic fabric softening compounds for use in the invention is represented by formula (II) : TR
- each R group is independently selected from C 1 - 4 alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or C 2 - 4 alkenyl groups; and wherein each 2
- R group is independently selected from C 8 - 28 alkyl or alkenyl groups; n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 5 and T and X are as defined above.
- Preferred materials of this class such as 1,2 bis [tallowoyloxy] -3- trimethylammonium propane chloride and 1, 2 -bis [oleyloxy] -3 -trimethylammonium propane chloride and their method of preparation are, for example, described in US 4137180 (Lever Brothers) , the contents of which are incorporated herein.
- these materials also comprise small amounts of the corresponding monoester, as described in US 4137180.
- a third group of cationic fabric softening compounds for use in the invention is represented by formula (III) : R
- each R group is independently selected from C 1 - 4
- a preferred material of this class is N-N- di (tallowoyloxy ethyl) N,N-dimethyl ammonium chloride.
- a fourth group of cationic fabric softening compounds for use in the invention is represented by formula (IV) :
- each R group is independently selected from C 1 - 4
- quaternary ammonium materials with one or more alkoxylate groups per molecule are believed to deliver both good softening and good antistatic to fabrics.
- Fabric softening agents which also deliver anti-static benefits are particularly preferred.
- the fabric treatment active ingredient is present in an amount from 3 to 75% by weight (active ingredient) based on the total weight of the composition, preferably 4 to 60% by weight, more preferably 5 to 50% by weight, most preferably 10 to 45% by weight.
- the iodine value of the parent fatty acyl compound or acid from which the quaternary ammonium fabric softening material is formed is from 0 to 140, more preferably from 0 to 80, most preferably from 0 to 40, e.g. from 0 to 35.
- iodine value below 4 is particularly desirable as the resultant active ingredient provides excellent softening and is more resistant to odour problems upon storage. It is also believed that lower iodine values may reduce staining.
- iodine values from 5 to 35 are also suitable as the resultant active ingredient melts more readily at the heating temperature of the tumble dryer, and can provide better anti-static benefits.
- the quaternary ammonium material is based on a parent fatty acid or acyl compound having an iodine value of from 5 to 35, e.g. 10 to 25, it is particularly preferred that the nonionic surfactant comprises a fully saturated alkoxylated alcohol, e.g. hardened tallow 15 EO.
- the iodine value of the parent fatty acyl compound or acid from which the fabric softening material formed is defined as the number of grams of iodine which react with 100 grams of the compound.
- the method for calculating the iodine value of a parent fatty acyl compound/acid comprises dissolving a prescribed amount (from 0.1-3g) into about 15ml chloroform.
- the dissolved parent fatty acyl compound/fatty acid is then reacted with 25 ml of iodine monochloride in acetic acid solution (0.1M).
- acetic acid solution 0.1M
- 20ml of 10% potassium iodide solution and about 150 ml deionised water is added.
- the excess of iodine monochloride is determined by titration with sodium thiosulphate solution (0.1M) in the presence of a blue starch indicator powder.
- compositions of the present invention also comprise one or more perfumes .
- perfume ingredients include those disclosed in "Perfume and Flavor Chemicals (Aroma Chemicals)", by Steffen Arctander, published by the author in 1969, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- compositions of the present invention without destabilising the composition.
- levels are significantly higher than those present in commercially available tumble dryer sheets. Accordingly, better perfume substantivity and longevity can be achieved from the present compositions than from traditional tumble dryer sheets.
- compositions of the present invention may comprise a fatty component such as a fatty acid and/or a fatty alcohol .
- Suitable fatty acids/alcohols have a hydrocarbyl chain length of from 8 to 26 carbon atoms, more preferably 12 to 22, most preferably from 12 to 20 carbon atoms.
- Preferred fatty acids include hardened tallow fatty acid (available under the tradename Pristerene, ex Uniqema) .
- Preferred fatty alcohols include hardened tallow alcohol (available under the tradenames Stenol and Hydrenol, ex Cognis and Laurex CS, ex Albright and Wilson) and behenyl alcohol, a C22 chain alcohol, available as Lanette 22 (ex Henkel) .
- the fatty acid and/or alcohol is preferably present in an amount of from 0.5% to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the composition, more preferably 1 to 10%, most preferably 1.5 to 7% by weight.
- co-active ingredients for the fabric treatment active ingredient may also be incorporated in an amount from 0.01 to 20% by weight, more preferably 0.05 to 10%, based on the total weight of the composition.
- Preferred ingredients of this type include fatty esters, and fatty N-oxides.
- Preferred fatty esters include fatty monoesters, such as glycerol monostearate. If GMS is present, then it is preferred that the level of GMS in the composition, is from 0.01 to 10 wt%, based on the total weight of the composition.
- a polymeric viscosity control agent may also be present in the compositions of the invention.
- Suitable polymeric viscosity control agents include nonionic and cationic polymers, such as hydrophobically modified cellulose ethers (e.g. Natrosol Plus, ex Hercules) and cationically modified starches (e.g. Softgel BDA and Softgel BD, both ex Avebe) .
- a particularly preferred viscosity control agent is a copolymer of methacrylate and cationic acrylamide available under the tradename Flosoft 200 (ex SNF Floerger) .
- Polymeric viscosity control agents are preferably present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5wt%, more preferably 0.02 to 4wt%, based on the total weight of the composition.
- compositions may also contain one or more optional ingredients conventionally included in fabric conditioning compositions such as pH buffering agents, perfume carriers, fluorescers, colourants, antifoaming agents, antiredeposition agents, polyelectrolytes, enzymes, optical brightening agents, anti-shrinking agents, anti-wrinkle agents, anti-spotting agents, germicides, fungicides, anti- corrosion agents, drape imparting agents, ironing aids and dyes .
- optional ingredients conventionally included in fabric conditioning compositions such as pH buffering agents, perfume carriers, fluorescers, colourants, antifoaming agents, antiredeposition agents, polyelectrolytes, enzymes, optical brightening agents, anti-shrinking agents, anti-wrinkle agents, anti-spotting agents, germicides, fungicides, anti- corrosion agents, drape imparting agents, ironing aids and dyes .
- Samples of the invention are represented by a number. Comparative samples are represented by a letter. All values are % by weight of the active ingredient unless stated otherwise.
- the quat, oil and optional solvent were weighed in a beaker and heated on a hot plate until molten (about 70 C) .
- Hot water also about 70 C was then slowly dosed into the molten mixture with stirring.
- perfume was added and stirring continued until a ⁇ clear' liquid was produced.
- the liquid was bottled and left to cool either in the bottle or on a rotary blender.
- the amount denotes the level of raw material including solvent .
- a 1.5kg load was washed in a Miele Novotronic W820 washing machine using 80g of un-perfumed Persil fabric washing powder at a 40 C wash temperature.
- the fabrics were spin dried and then transferred to a Miele Novotronic T43 tumble dryer .
- WO-A1-02/33161 having a membrane thickness of 160 ⁇ m, a
- Staining was evaluated by a panel of trained laboratory personnel in a standard Viewing Cabinet (D65 light, simulating typical northern hemisphere outdoor light) .
- the panel assessed the staining of the aqueous compositions with a critical eye using different viewing angles and observing over a black background.
- each sample was assessed 3 times with the fabric being washed as described above between each assessment .
- Staining was ranked according to the number of stains and the size/visibility of the stains on a scale of from 0 to 5 where 0 represented no staining and 5 represented severe staining.
- compositions were prepared according to the method described above.
- ester oil ex Uniqema (5) dipropylene glycol (ex Dow Chemicals) . This was present in addition to any DPG present in the raw material of the quaternary ammonium material .
- the amount of product delivered was measured at intervals during the heating cycle.
- Perfume evaluation was also carried out using samples 4 to 8 and a standard commercially available tumble dryer sheet (Bounce, purchased in UK in 2001) over 10 wash and dry cycles .
- a 1.5kg load containing equal weight mixtures of cotton, polycotton, polyester, nylon, acrylic, microfibre monitors and pongee polyester monitors was washed as described above.
- the washed articles were spin dried and transferred to a Hotpoint Aquarius Tumble Dryer and then tumble dried for 60 minutes. This process was repeated 10 times, with the dispensing device remaining in position and without being recharged. After each cycle the articles were removed and assessed then washed and the cycle repeated until 10 cycles completed. For the sample containing the tumble dryer sheet, a new sheet was introduced before each drying cycle.
- perfume strength on fabrics after each drying cycle was significantly stronger than perfume strength on fabrics treated with the tumble dryer sheet .
- compositions were prepared by weighing the quat, oil, nonionic and optional solvent into a beaker and heating on a hot plate until molten (about 70 C) .
- Hot water also about 70 C was then slowly dosed into the molten mixture with stirring.
- Perfume was added and stirring continued until a ⁇ clear' liquid was produced. The liquid was left to cool either in a bottle or on a rotary blender,
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