Method of fading blue jeans
AssigneeBASF Wyandotte Corporation
InventorsFrank R. Kappler, John J. Cramer, Sarwan K. Kakar
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Abstract
Evenly pre-faded blue jeans are obtained by subjecting the blue jeans to a washing cycle comprising (a) an initial wash with detergent and emulsifier, (b) a suitable intermediate rinsing operation, (c) a bleaching operation in which the garments are subjected to the simultaneous action of bleach and a fabric softener of the quaternary ammonium type, alone or with the addition of a suitable amount of detergent, (d) a further rinsing operation, and (e) an optional final treatment with fabric softener and laundry sour.
Claims6
Method of producing evenly prefaded, new garments of blue denim, said method comprising the steps of
- initially washing said garments with detergent and emulsifier,
- bleaching the garments by subjecting them to the simultaneous action of bleach and a fabric softener of the quaternary ammonium type, and
- further rinsing said garments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.