Softener dispersion
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorHarold E. Wixon
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Abstract
Stable, fabric softening compositions having improved dispersibility in cold water are provided comprising a cationic quaternary ammonium softener as the sole fabric softening agent and an organic, anionic sulfonate, the weight ratio of cationic softener to anionic sulfonate being from about 80:1 to 3:1 and preferably 50:1 to 4:1 and more preferably 40:1 to 5:1. The presence of the cationic softener material in the described excess quantities assures a softening composition in the form of a stable, opaque, homogeneous liquid which is readily dispersible in water and having excellent softening properties with respect to various types of textile products.
Claims9
A stable, cold water dispersible fabric softening composition comprising from about 60 to 20% by weight of a cationic quaternary ammonium softener as the sole fabric softening agent, an organic, anionic sulfonate, the weight ratio of cationic softener to anionic detergent being from about 40:1 to 5:1, and wherein the anionic sulfonate is selected from the group consisting of:
- 1. an unsubstituted benzene or naphthalene sulfonate,
- 2. a mono-C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl substituted benzene or naphthalene sulfonate,
- 3. a polyalkyl substituted aromatic sulfonate with one alkyl group having a maximum of 18 carbons and each of the remaining alkyl groups having a maximum of 2 carbons and
- 4. olefin and paraffin sulfonates containing from about 8 to 20 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof, and water.
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