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US 6,582,476 B1Granted
Durable wrinkle reduction laundry product compositions with improved softness and wrinkle reduction
AssigneeUnilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsDavid Alan Binder, Dennis Stephen Murphy
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to durable wrinkle reduction products that have improved softness. In a preferred embodiment, silicone containing compounds are incorporated into the cross-linked matrix of cellulosic fibers.
Claims7
A method for treating a fabric comprising, in no particular order, the steps of:
- (a) contacting a hydroxy comprising fabric with at least one combination or compound selected from the group consisting of a first compound and a second compound, the first compound and a third compound, the second compound and the third compound;
- and the second compound;
- and
- (1) allowing the first and the second compound to react with a hydroxy group of the fabric, or
- (2) allowing the first or the second compound to react with a hydroxy group of the fabric and the third compound to react with the first or second compound, or
- (3) allowing the second compound to react with a hydroxy group of the fabric, or
- (4) allowing any combination of steps (1) to (3);
- wherein the first compound is a polycarboxylic acid, the second composition is a reactive functionalized siloxane and the third compound is a silicone compound containing a hydroxy group, a silanol group, or another functional group that can react with the first compound or the second compound.
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