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US 2014/0179587 A1Published application
Laundry scent additive
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJodi Lee BROWN, Kristin Marie FINLEY, Jaden Scott ZERHUSEN
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Abstract
A laundry scent additive having polyethylene glycol and perfume. The laundry scent additive enables consumers to control the amount of scent imparted to their laundry.
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A fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of a balancing agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polypropylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol, 1,2 propanediol, polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight less than 2,000, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) from about 80% to about 91% by weight of said pastilles of polyethylene glycol, wherein said polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight from 2,000 to about 13,000;
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- (c) from about 0.1% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles of friable perfume microcapsule, wherein said friable perfume microcapsule comprises encapsulated perfume.
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An array of fabric treatment compositions each member of said array being a fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of a balancing agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polypropylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol, 1,2 propanediol, polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight less than 2,000, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) from about 80% to about 91% by weight of said pastilles of polyethylene glycol, wherein said polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight from 2,000 to about 13,000;
- (c) from about 1% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles unencapsulated perfume;
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- (d) from about 0.1% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles of friable perfume microcapsule, wherein said friable perfume microcapsule comprises encapsulated perfume;
- wherein said array comprises at least a first fabric treatment composition and a second fabric treatment composition, wherein there is a difference in percentage by weight of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight from 2,000 to about 13,000 between said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition of less than about 2%;
- wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition have a first unencapsulated perfume and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition have a second unencapsulated perfume, wherein said first unencapsulated perfume differs from said second unencapsulated perfume;
- wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition differ in shape by less than about 2 mm in any dimension;
- wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition comprise a first dye and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition comprise a second dye, wherein said first dye differs from said second dye;
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- wherein individual pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and individual pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition have an individual mass from 0.95 mg to 2 g.
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A fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of a balancing agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polypropylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol, 1,2 propanediol, polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight less than 2,000, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) from about 80% to about 91% by weight of said pastilles of polyethylene glycol, wherein said polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight from 2,000 to about 13,000;
- (c) from about 1% to about 19% by weight of said pastilles unencapsulated perfume;
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- (d) from 0% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles of friable perfume microcapsule, wherein said friable perfume microcapsule comprises encapsulated perfume.
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