Fabric treatment composition
AssigneeLever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorWilliam Mooney
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Abstract
A method of treating fabric comprising: i) applying a composition comprising a polycarboxylic acid or derivative thereof; and ii) curing the composition using a domestic process, is described herein. The invention also relates to compositions for use in said method.
Claims17
A method of treating fabric to reduce creasing during wear or use comprising the following steps:
- i) applying to a fabric a fabric care composition comprising 0.01 wt % to 5 wt % of a polycarboxylic acid having at least 4 carboxyl groups or a derivative thereof, and
- ii) curing the composition using a domestic process comprising a curing step, said curing step being selected from:
- using heat to dry the fabric obtained from step (i);
- b) ironing the fabric obtained from the step (i);
- or a combination of a) or b).
A process for reducing the creasing of fabrics during wear or use which comprises treating said fabrics with a rinse conditioner composition comprising 0.01 wt % to 5 wt % of a polycarboxylic acid having at least 4 carboxyl groups or derivatives thereof.
A process for reducing the creasing of fabrics during wear or use which comprises treating said fabrics with an ironing aid composition comprising 0.01% wt % to 5 wt % of a polycarboxylic acid having 3 or more carboxyl groups or derivative thereof.
A fabric care composition comprising:
- i) a fabric softening compound which is a cationic fabric softening compound, or a nonionic softening compound, or a mixture thereof, in an amount sufficient to lubricate the fabric and to aid the deposition of a polycarboxylic acid or derivative thereof and;
- ii) 0.01 to 5 wt. % of the total composition of a polycarboxylic acid having 4 or more carboxyl groups or derivative thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.