Polyolefin fibers useful as fiberfill treated with finishing agent comprising an organopolysiloxane and a surface active softener

Claim 1

A product comprising polyolefin fiber having deposited thereon a thin coating of a small but effective amount, sufficient to reduce the scroopiness of said fibers, of a finishing agent composition comprising: on a dry solids basis, from about 60 to about 80 weight percent of a first component and from about 20 to about 40 weight percent of a second component wherein said first component comprises an organopolysiloxane represented by the formula ##STR3## wherein each R is individually selected from the group consisting of alkyls having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, each X is individually selected from the group consisting of R and (--CH 2 CH 2 O--) c H with from 10 to 20% of the X's being R, b is an integer having a value of at least 10, and c is an integer having a value of at least 20 and said second component comprises from about 86 to about 98 weight percent of a quaternary ammonium salt surface-active material having softening properties for polyolefin fibers; from about 0.3 to about 2 weight percent of a nonionic wetting agent; from about 0.7 to about 4 weight percent of a buffering agent; and from about 1 to about 8 weight percent of a corrosion inhibitor; with the amounts of said components being adjusted within said ranges relative to each other so that when said composition is dispersed in water to provide an aqueous dispersion containing from about 1 to about 20 weight percent solids, said dispersion has a pH within the range of from 6 to 8.