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US 6,787,516 B2Granted
Fabric care compositions comprising an organophilic clay and a functionalized oil
AssigneeUnilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsDavid Moorfield, Nicola Whilton
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Abstract
A fabric care composition comprises (i) an organophilic clay; (ii) a functionalized oil; and (iii) water. The composition may be used to provide fabrics with softness and/or anti-wrinkle and/or other fabric benefits in laundering processes.
Claims15
Fabric care composition comprising
- (i) an organophilic clay;
- (ii) a functionalized oil;
- (iii) water;
- and
- (iv) a compound selected from a cationic or nonionic fabric softening compound, fluorescers, antifoaming agents, antiredeposition agents, enzymes, optical brightening agents, dye transfer inhibitors, anti-shrinking agents, anti-spotting agents, chlorine scavengers, dye fixatives, anti-corrosion agents, drape imparting agents, antistatic agents, ironing aids, bleach systems, soil release agents, 10 to 70% by wt. of a detergency builder, or a blend thereof.
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A method of treating fabric to provide softness benefits for fabric and/or to provide anti-wrinkle benefits for fabric comprising applying to a fabric a composition comprising
- (i) an organophilic clay;
- (ii) a functionalised oil;
- (iii) water;
- and
- (iv) a compound selected from a cationic or nonionic fabric softening compound, fluorescers, antifoaming agents, antiredeposition agents, enzymes, optical brightening agents, dye transfer inhibitors, anti-shrinking agents, anti-spotting agents, chlorine scavengers, dye fixatives, anti-corrosion agents, drape imparting agents, antistatic agents, ironing aids, bleach systems, soil release agents, 10 to 70% by wt. of a detergency builder, or a blend thereof.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.