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US 4,145,184 AGranted
Detergent composition containing encapsulated perfume
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDevin K. Brain, Marian T. Cummins
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Abstract
A detergent composition contains perfume in the form of water-insoluble, friable microcapsules which become entrained in or on fabric during a laundering process and which release the perfume during manipulation of the dry fabric.
Claims19
A laundry detergent composition comprising:
- A laundry detergent composition comprising:
- (a) from 2% to 95% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic and zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (b) an effective amount of a perfuming agent comprising a perfume encapsulated in water insoluble, friable microcapsules having an average size of from about 5 to about 300 microns
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A granular laundry detergent composition comprising:
- (a) from 10% to 25% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic and zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (b) from 10% to 60% of a detergency builder salt;
- and
- (c) an effective amount of a perfuming agent comprising a perfume encapsulated in water insoluble, friable microcapsules having an average size of from about 5 to about 300 microns.
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A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising:
- (a) from 20% to 50% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, ampholytic and zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (b) an effective amount of a perfuming agent comprising a perfume encapsulated in water insoluble, friable microcapsules having an average size of from about 5 to about 300 microns;
- and
- (c) a liquid carrier selected from the group consisting of water, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkanols and mixtures thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.