EP0002085A2
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Textile conditioning compositions with low content of cationic guar gum
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1978-11-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 1998-11-09
Abstract
Abstract A textile conditioning composition, especially a liquid composition, intended for use in the final rinse after a washing operation comprises a cationic surfactant, a substantially water insoluble nonionic textile softening agent and a small amount of a polymeric cationic salt, the weight ratio of cationic components to nonionic softener being less than 10:1. Preferred cationic surfactants are the substantially water-insoluble quaternary ammonium fabric softeners and preferred nonionic softening agents are the fatty acid esters of glycerol or sorbitan: Especially useful polymeric materials include the cationic galactomannan gums. especially guar gum.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur Laurence Rudkin
- 👤 John Howard Clint
- 👤 Kenneth Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:26
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08B; C08B15/00; C08B15/05; C08B15/06; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/16; C11D3/20; C11D3/22; C11D3/222; C11D3/227; D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/10; D06M13/165; D06M13/224; D06M13/322; D06M13/46; D06M15/00; D06M15/01; D06M15/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A textile conditioning composition comprising: (a) a cationic surfactant and (b) a substantially water insoluble nonionic textile conditioning agent, characterised in that it additionally comprises (c) from 0.001% to 1.4% by weight of the composition of a polymeric cationic salt, wherein the weight ratio of (a) + '(c) to (b) is less than 10:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A textile conditioning composition comprising: (a) a cationic surfactant and (b) a substantially water insoluble nonionic textile conditioning agent, characterised in that it additionally comprises (c) from 0.001% to 1.4% by weight of the composition of a polymeric cationic salt, wherein the weight ratio of (a) + '(c) to (b) is less than 10:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition according to Claim 1, characterised in that the said ratio is in the range from 3:1 to 1:1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterised in that the polymeric cationic salt has more than 10 monomeric units in the molecule.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A composition according to any one of Claims 1-3, characterised in that the cationic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of: (a) non-cyclic quaternary ammonium salts having at least one C 12-30 alkyl chain in the molecule, (b) C 8-25 alkyl imidazolinium salts; and (c) mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to any one of Claims 1-4, characterised in that the nonionic textile conditioning agent is selected from C 10 -C 26 fatty acid esters of mono- or poly-hydroxy alcohols containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition according to any one of Claims 1-5, characterised in that it is in the fcrm of an aqueous dispersion containing from 0.3% to 4% of the cationic surfactant and from 2% to 10% of the nonionic conditioning agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
A composition according to any one of Claims 1-6, characterised in that the polymeric cationic salt is a cationic dextrin, the dextrin having molecular weight in the range from 1,000 - 10,000, having D.S. in the range from 0.2 to 0.8, employed at a level of from 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of the composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition according to any one of Claims 1-6, characterised in that the polymeric cationic salt is a guar gum, quaternised to a D.S. from 0.1 to 0.5 employed at a level of from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of the composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to any one of Claims 1-8, characterised in that it also contains from 0.1% to 1% by weight of an emulsifying agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
A composition according to Claim 9, characterised in that the emulsifying agent is selected from ethoxylated primary and secondary branched or unbranched monohydric C 8-20 alcohols containing 3 to 30 ethoxy groups per molecule; and ethoxylated sorbitan esters of C 12 to C20 fatty acids with from 12 to 20 ethoxy groups per molecule.
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