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Fabric conditioners

Assignee: Solvay Solutions UK Ltd
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Filing: 1989-08-02
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-08-02
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Abstract

Abstract A fabric conditioning composition comprises water, a cationic fabric conditioner having two C₁₅₋₂₂ alkyl and/or alkenyl groups and sufficient of a non-ionic, amphoteric or semipolar surfactant to lower the viscosity of the composition.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clifford George Martin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 06:13
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/001; C11D3/0015; C11D1/00; C11D1/38; C11D1/62; C11D1/66; C11D1/835; C11D1/88; C11D1/94; C11D1/667; C11D1/72; C11D1/75; C11D1/92

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
A fabric conditioning cream composition comprising water, a cationic fabric conditioner having two C₁₅₋₂₂ alkyl and/or alkenyl groups and from 1 to 15% by weight of electrolyte characterised in that the cream contains a quantity of nonionic, amphoteric or semi polar surfactant sufficient to lower the viscosity of the composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 50 words
A fabric conditioning cream composition comprising water, a cationic fabric conditioner having two C₁₅₋₂₂ alkyl and/or alkenyl groups and from 1 to 15% by weight of electrolyte characterised in that the cream contains a quantity of nonionic, amphoteric or semi polar surfactant sufficient to lower the viscosity of the composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the surfactant is present in a proportion of from 0.01 to 2% based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A composition according to claim 2 wherein said surfactant is present in a proportion of 0.1 to 1.5% by weight of the composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
A composition according to any foregoing claim wherein the proportion of surfactant is from 1:200 to 1:20 based on the weight of the cationic fabric conditioner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A composition according to the claim 4 wherein the proportion of surfactant is from 1:80 to 1:30 based on the weight of cationic fabric conditioner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 23 words
A composition according to any forgoing claim wherein said surfactant is a poly alkoxylated fatty alcohol, alkyl phenol, fatty acid or sorbitan ester.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
A composition according to any of claims 1 to 5 when said surfactant is a betaine or sulpho betaine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 20 words
A composition according to any foregoing claim wherein said fabric conditioner is an imidazolinium salt or quaternised in imidazolinium salt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 13 words
A composition according to any foregoing claim containing an effective amount of perfume.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 16 words
A composition according to any foregoing claim containing from 0.01 to 3% by weight of bentonite.

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