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 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 N.sup.(+) X.sup.(-) wherein R 1 and R 2 are each selected from C 12 -C 24 alkyl, R 3 and R 4 are each selected from C 1 -C 4 alkyl and X.sup.(-) is an anion, (2) di C 12 -C 24 alkyl imidazolinium 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 R 3 --X--R 4 wherein R 3 has from about 12 to 24 and R 4 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 ##STR8## 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 C 1 -C 4 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 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 N.sup.(+) X.sup.(-) wherein R 1 and R 2 are each selected from C 12 -C 24 alkyl, R 3 and R 4 are each selected from C 1 -C 4 alkyl and X.sup.(-) is an anion, (2) di C 12 -C 24 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 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 R 3 --X--R 4 wherein R 3 has from about 12 to 24 and R 4 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 ##STR9## 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 C 1 -C 4 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 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 N.sup.(+) X.sup.(-) wherein R 1 and R 2 are each selected from C 12 -C 24 alkyl, R 3 and R 4 are each selected from C 1 -C 4 alkyl and X.sup.(-) is an anion, (2) di C 12 -C 24 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 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 R 3 --X--R 4 wherein R 3 has from about 12 to 24 and R 4 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 ##STR9## 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 C 1 -C 4 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 C 16 -C 22 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 cotionic surfactant.

Claim 11

The composition of claim 8 wherein the water-soluble cationic surfactant is an amine salt of the general formula ##STR10## 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 10 to 22 carbon atoms; the other R' groups are independently selected from hydrogen, (C 2 H 4 0) p H, (C 3 H 6 0) p H and C 1 -C 4 alkyl provided that not all R' groups are C 1 -C 4 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.sup.(-) is an anion.