Textile treatment compositions

Claim 2

A textile treatment composition in the form of an aqueous dispersion and comprising (a) a water-insoluble cationic fabric softener; (b) a water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener; and (c) from 0.1% to 10% of an aromatic mono- or di-carboxylic acid.

Claim 3

The composition of Claim 1 wherein the cationic fabric softener is selected from (1) compounds of the general formula R1R2R3R4N(+)X(-) wherein R1 and R2 are each selected from C12-C24 alkyl, R3 and R4 are each selected from C1-C4 alkyl and X(-) is an anion, (2) di C12-C24 alkyl imidazolinum salts and (3) mixtures thereof.

Claim 4

The composition of Claim 1 wherein the nonionic fabric softener is selected from the group consisting of (i) esters of fatty alcohols having from 12 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and mono-or polycarboxylic acids having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, whereby the total number of carbon atoms in the ester is equal to or greater than 16; (ii) mono-ethers of fatty alcohols having from 10 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and mono-or poly-alcohols having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; (iii) compounds of the formula R3-X-R4 wherein R3 has from about 12 to 24 and R4 has from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain which can be interrupted by not more than one oxygen link, and X stands for sulfur-, -NHCO- or CONH; and (iv) fatty acid esters of mono- or poly-hydric alcohols containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or anhydrides thereof.

Claim 5

The composition of Claim 1 wherein the carboxylic acid has the general formula where n is 1 or 2 and wherein the benzene ring is optionally substituted with one or two other substituents independently selected from hydroxyl, alkoxyl C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, and amino groups.

Claim 6

A textile treatment composition in the form of an aqueous dispersion and comprising (a) from 0.5% to 12% of a water-insoluble cationic fabric softener selected from (1) compounds of the general formula R1R2R3R4N(+) X(-) wherein R1 and R2 are each selected from C12-C24 alkyl, R3 and R4 are each selected from C1-C4 alkyl and X(-) is an anion, (2) di C12-C24 alkyl imidazolinium salts and (3) mixtures thereof; (b) from 0.5% to 12% of a water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener selected from the group consisting of (i) esters of fatty alcohols having from 12 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and mono-or polycarbozylic acids having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, whereby the total number of carbon atoms in the ester is equal to or greater than 16; (ii) mono-ethers of fatty alcohols having from 10 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and mono- or poly-alcohols having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; (iii) compounds of the formula R3-X-R4 wherein R3 has from about 12 to 24 and R4 has from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain which can be interrupted by not more than one oxygen link, and X stands for sulfur, -NHCO- or COHN; and (iv) fatty acid esters of mono- or poly-hydric alcohols containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or anhydrides thereof; and (c) from 0.2% to 1% of a carboxylic acid having the general formula where n is 1 or 2 and wherein the benzene ring is optionally substituted with one or two other substituents independently selected from hydroxyl, alkoxyl C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, and amino groups.

Claim 7

A textile treatment composition in the form of an aqueous dispersion and comprising (a) from 0.5% to 12% of a water-insoluble cationic fabric softener selected from (1) compounds of the general formula R1R2R3R4N(+) X(-) wherein R1 and R2 are each selected from C12-C24 alkyl, R3 and R4 are each selected from C1-C4 alkyl and X(-) is an anion, (2) di C12-C24 alkyl imidazolinium salts and (3) mixtures thereof; (b) from 0.5% to 12% of a water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener selected from the group consisting of (i) esters of fatty alcohols having from 12 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and mono-or polycarbozylic acids having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, whereby the total number of carbon atoms in the ester is equal to or greater than 16; (ii) mono-ethers of fatty alcohols having from 10 to 24 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and mono- or poly-alcohols having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; (iii) compounds of the formula R3-X-R4 wherein R3 has from about 12 to 24 and R4 has from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain which can be interrupted by not more than one oxygen link, and X stands for sulfur, -NHCO- or COHN; and (iv) fatty acid esters of mono- or poly-hydric alcohols containing from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or anhydrides thereof; and (c) from 0.2% to 1% of a carboxylic acid having the general formula where n is 1 or 2 and wherein the benzene ring is optionally substituted with one or two other substituents independently selected from hydroxyl, alkoxyl C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, and amino groups.

Claim 8

The composition of Claim 5 wherein the carboxylic acid is selected from benzoic acid, salicylic acid and phthalic acid.

Claim 9

The composition of Claim 5 wherein the nonionic softener is a C16-C22 fatty acid ester of sorbitan or glycerol.

Claim 10

The composition of Claim 5 additionally comprising from 0.5% to 12% of a water-soluble cationic surfactant.

Claim 11

The composition of Claim 8 wherein the water-soluble cationic surfactant is an amine salt of the general formula , wherein R and optionally one of the R' groups fixed on the same nitrogen atom as R, is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from

Claim 12

10 to 22 carbon atoms; the other R' groups are independently selected from hydrogen, (C2H4O)pH, (C3H6O)pH and C1-C4 alkyl provided that not all R' groups are C1-C4 alkyl; p is a number totalling not more than 25 per molecule; m is from 1 to 8; n is from 2 to 6; and A(-) is an anion.

Claim 13

10 to 22 carbon atoms; the other R' groups are independently selected from hydrogen, (C2H4O)pH, (C3H6O)pH and C1-C4 alkyl provided that not all R' groups are C1-C4 alkyl; p is a number totalling not more than 25 per molecule; m is from 1 to 8; n is from 2 to 6; and A(-) is an anion.