CN100404658C

CN100404658C - Fabric conditioning kit

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Publication number: CN100404658C
Application number: CNB2004800388647A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·L·布里格斯
Original assignee: Unilever NV
Current assignee: Unilever NV
Priority date: 2003-12-23
Filing date: 2004-11-29
Publication date: 2008-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2024-11-29
Also published as: CN1898373A; EP1697491A1; EP1697491B1; DE602004017780D1; GB0329794D0; ATE414135T1; BRPI0417577A; WO2005063959A1; BRPI0417577B1

Abstract

A system, kit and package for conditioning fabrics comprises a permeable article, such as a compressible absorbent polymeric sponge or meshed article in combination with a fabric conditioning composition. The permeable article is used to disperse the fabric conditioning composition in a liquid, preferably water.

Description

The method of dispersion fabric care composition

Technical field

The present invention relates to be used for the test kit of rinse fabric, the rinsing conditioning system prepares the method for dispersion and the purposes that permeable goods are used to prepare dispersion.

Background technology

The fabric-conditioning compositions that is used for the laundry adds laundry processes usually after the washing stage.When laundry processes related to automatic washing machine, described care composition may need according to dosage directly to add rotating cylinder or add by distribution plate.For the hand washing process, composition will according to dosage add hand washing solution.

Irrelevant with the type of process, fabric-conditioning compositions must at first be distributed in the rinsing solution fully, so that it can act on the fabric that is washed.

If composition is not suitably disperseed, then there is bigger danger, promptly composition will can not be deposited on the fabric equably, but be deposited on the little part with excessive concentration, and this may cause spot or painted subsequently.Also have a kind of danger, promptly the composition in the composition may can not deposit at all, replaces with dispersive state not to remain in the rinsing solution.

This obviously is that the human consumer is undesirable.

Before being dispersed in composition and processed fabric contacts of composition may usually not be very completely.In the distribution drawer of automatic washing machine, this point can be illustrated by itself, because the gummy residue of accumulation needs the human consumer to carry out the work of extra undesirable cleaning drawer.

Therefore, for fabric-conditioning compositions, dispersion is a problem.

Had been found that the whole bag of tricks that addresses this problem, comprised that the fabric-conditioning compositions with the dosage amount is put in the container, added water and shake or mix,, it can have been added cycles of washing then, disperseed therein so that be easier to form predispersion.The shortcoming of this method is undesirable work that the consumer wants commitment is outer, and common requirement such predispersion of preparation before cycles of washing begins.

Therefore still be desirable to provide the means that are used for the dispersion fabric care composition.

It is known that goods such as sponge are used for the personal cleansing product.

The scrubbing tool that is used for Personal hygiene is commonly called the fluffy group of polymer network (puff), usually is used to purify skin.The fluffy group of these polymer networks is made by one or more synthetic perforate networks usually, and they are combined together, and is made with many gauffers at random, to form usually circular shape, perhaps fluffy group.

US3,226,751 disclose the combination of sponge and swab.This utensil comprises softish and flexible porous basic component, and it is made by any suitable, flexible foamed plastics and scrubbing element.

US3,414,928 disclose the combination sponge and have cleaned object.This device comprises porous expanded plastic base material, material that a part of fixed on the surface of described base material is not foamed and the plastic material that is fixed to described not foaming and by many scrubbing elements of its support.

WO95/00116 discloses the system that is used to purify skin, and it comprises diamond-mesh sponge and fluid purification and humidification composition, and this system of it is said has good frothiness.

US3,634,901 disclose bonded purification and abrasion or scrubbing utensil.

US4,980,943 disclose the purification gloves.

US5,465,452 disclose first fills tubular gauze, and it has the rhombus network pattern, is used to construct personal cleanliness's utensil.

US4,154,542 relate to the shower mitten, and it comprises the network sheet material of nylon wire, so that the pocket that holds soap to be provided.

US4,606,964 relate to fluffy net material matrix material, and it comprises the netted resilient material net material of tensile distinctively, but it is incorporated at least one accumulative net material.

US2,581,779 disclose scouring pad, allegedly are easier to operation.

US3,103,031 disclose the matrix material scouring pad, and it is by making in the batts that plastic optical fibre and wire is folded into opening.

US2,817,865 disclose the line material bath towel of the sponge covering with soap pocket.Described line material intersects and is interleaved.

US5,144,744 disclose hand-held sphere polymers network sponge.It is rhombus-network polyvinyl sponge, and by many pipe manufacturings of knotting, described pipe is stretched on support, is connected in the center and combines, and takes off from described support then.

US3,343,196 disclose the method for making fluffy group from the perforate network.

US4,190,550 relate to the mat that fibrous soap is filled, and when being used as the shower subsidiary, it produces human skin and purifies and soft stimulation rubbing effect.

US4,969,225 relate to improved washing scrubber, and it is manufactured into especially to comprise and is used to the soap bar taking a shower, clean or the like.

Commercially available " the polymer network sponge " that gets is by Body Shop and BynumConcepts, and Inc. sells.Other suppliers comprise the Supremia Use of New Jersey, the Dominica sponge factory of the Dominican Republic and Integrated Marketing group, Harrison, New York.

Usually, in the prior art, aforesaid scrubber is the most useful when being used in combination with liquid cleaner, because for liquid cleaner, consumer wants uses a kind of utensil to control, and utilizes it to produce foam.

Usually, liquid cleaner comprises the humidification composition except that tensio-active agent.In human consumer's consideration, wish that most importantly utensil produces foam in the washing system that comprises the humidification cleaning combination usually.Such hope is referred in WO95/00116 for example.

By contrast, early have recognized that, for the rinsing conditioning products, fabric softening compositions for example, the human consumer does not wish foamyly, because foam is only relevant with washing, and has nothing to do with rinsing conditioning step.

Therefore, importantly avoid the rinsing care composition to spume.

Goal of the invention

The present invention manages to solve one or more the problems referred to above, and/or one or more above-mentioned benefits are provided.

Astoundingly, have been found that now permeable, preferred porous goods provide good dispersion means for fabric-conditioning compositions.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, according to the present invention, provide the system that is used to nurse one's health fabric, it comprises fabric-conditioning compositions and is used for improving composition at the permeable goods of the dispersive of liquid.

The present invention further provides the test kit that is used to nurse one's health fabric, it comprises fabric-conditioning compositions and is used for improving composition at the permeable goods of the dispersive of liquid.

According to another aspect, the invention provides a kind of packing, it comprises permeable, preferred porous goods, fabric-conditioning compositions, and use described permeable goods that described composition is dispersed in specification sheets in liquid, the preferably water.

The present invention also provides permeable, preferred porous goods to be used for fabric-conditioning compositions is dispersed in the purposes of liquid, preferably water.

According to another aspect, the invention provides fabric-conditioning compositions is dispersed in method in liquid, the preferably water, comprise and be applied to described composition on described permeable, preferred porous goods or wherein, be immersed in described goods in the liquid and stir described goods, to promote the dispersion of composition.

The present invention further provides the method for conditioning fabric, and it comprises by means of permeable, preferred porous goods fabric-conditioning compositions is dispersed in liquid, the preferably water, and the dispersive composition is contacted with processed fabric.

In one embodiment, the present invention relates in top-loading washing machine or at the container that is being used for the hand-wash laundry operation, the method of dispersion fabric care composition in rinsing liquid, the viscosity that described fabric-conditioning compositions has, use the Haake rotational viscosimeter, with MV1 cup and rotor, under 106s-1, measure, be higher than 200mPaS, this method comprises: be incorporated into described fabric-conditioning compositions on permeable goods or in permeable goods, described goods are immersed in the described liquid, and stir described goods, to promote the dispersion of composition.

In another embodiment, in the method for dispersion fabric care composition of the present invention, permeable goods are porous sponge or mesh products.

Detailed description of the invention

Within the scope of the invention, term " comprises " that the feature of representing its indication is not limit, and can have another feature.

Permeable goods

System of the present invention comprises permeable goods.

Preferred described goods are porous and/or absorbefacient.More preferably described goods are sponge or mesh products.

Preferably, described goods are compressible, and particularly preferably to be described goods be resilient.

Though the present invention can use have very little or do not have compressibility and/or elastic permeable/the porous goods implement, and can obtain better dispersion when having been found that when described goods compressible in particular and/or flexible.

Believe that this is because the goods that have the degree of freedom of bigger relative movement between the different piece of goods and/or surface can produce bigger shearing action in goods, and so can obtain better dispersion.

The mean diameter of unpressed goods is generally 2cm to 20cm, and more preferably 3cm is to 15cm, and most preferably 4cm is to 10cm.

Described goods can be from the raw material preparing that is easy to obtain, and perhaps the Web materials with design especially prepares.

Preferably from the tubulose of the extruding network preparation of knotting, described network is from special firm and flexible polymeric material preparation for the mesh products that is fit to.Such tubulose of extruding network of knotting, and particularly from polyethene preparation those, be used to cover meat and bird, and in industry, be easy to obtain.

The tubulose of extruding that the polymer mesh goods preferably include many strand (ply) network of knotting, described network is from firm flexomer preparation, and described polymkeric substance preferably belongs to the group of being made up of the polymeric amide of the addition polymer of olefinic monomer and poly carboxylic acid and polyamines.The tubulose of the multiply network of knotting is folded on itself many times usually, to form soft sphere polymers network sponge.

Selectively, described network can be tied up around center-rope of a usefulness by network that a slice tubulose network or is thrown the net, and centers on this a center-a series of gauffer at random of formation by various processing means then and forms.

Usually, the cross-sectional dimension of each strand will be little with respect to the length of this strand.

Described strand can be long filament.

Described strand can be elastomeric or inelastic body, but preferred described strand is elastomeric, because bigger thigh freedom of motion each other can be provided like this.

Preferably, use the small thigh of big quantity that substantial gripping surface area is provided.In fact, the user of goods can pass its finger described strand.Have the thigh of comparing very little diameter with section chief's degree though at first consider to use, it also may be favourable being to use bigger thigh.

Described goods are globular basically preferably, has many soft long filaments, and they radiate with the core district of densification, dense mode from central authorities.Usually, described layer will be to external irradiation in the plane of a plurality of skews.

The preferably open-celled structure of described network has advantageously generated the structure of high flexibility, causes a kind of fluffy group that in use keeps its shape.

Usually, the diameter of long filament will be 0.25 to 3mm, preferred 0.75 to 1.5mm.Here " diameter " is meant maximum width or the thickness under zonal structure or the like situation, the perhaps true diameter under the rod shaped structure situation.Usually, for the long filament of non-crimping, the length of long filament is preferably 1cm to 10cm, particularly 2 arrives 5cm, is 2 to 15cm for the long filament that curls (long filament is straightend the back to be measured), particularly 5 arrives 12cm.Though the preferred shape of utensil is a globular, also considered other shape, for example flat ellipse, rugby or figure.

Described thigh or long filament are preferably straight, because produce less " crimped " outward appearance like this, but they also can be that crispatura or curling.

Though make the polymer materials of mesh products and can be inherently abrasiveness leniently, it does not preferably introduce abrasive grain or scouring material.

Therefore, preferably omit abrasive material for example float stone, aluminum oxide, volcanic ash and silicon-dioxide.Equally, mesh products should not be to discharge ammonia or oxygen, and does not preferably comprise SYNTHETIC OPTICAL WHITNER.

The sponge that is fit to is a porous sponge, and it has the foam structure of interconnection, allows the absorption and the circulation of gas and fluidic restriction.The outside surface of material can be successive or porous, and has good physical durability.Because air can freely pass through between its abscess, so sponge has high degree of compressibility, and shows fast when removing compression and reply.

The example of the sponge that is fit to comprises natural sponge and synthetic sponge, and natural sponge for example is sponge (sea sponges), silk for example, and extra large wool (sea wool) and yellow sponge, synthetic sponge for example is the synthetic cellulose sponge.

" personal cleansing " composition is got rid of by system of the present invention, and said composition is designed to wash human skin especially.

System of the present invention comprises permeable goods and fabric-conditioning compositions.

Description of drawings

Referring now to accompanying drawing the permeable goods that use among the present invention are described, in the accompanying drawings:

Skeleton view permeable, mesh products that Fig. 1 has shown;

Fig. 2 has shown mesh products and the rope of Fig. 1; With

Fig. 3 has shown the material of knotting of the goods that are used to make Fig. 1 and 2.

The detailed description of accompanying drawing

With reference to figure 1, wherein shown the representative of the spherical mesh products of polymer hand-held, shown to be used for rope handle 7 of the present invention. Utilize it, cleaning polymer mesh sponge is held in the hand the easiness that cleans is shown among Fig. 2. Safety belt 13 is fixed together the multilayer network of knotting, and forms the polymer network sponge. The network of knotting that can be used to make the polymer network sponge illustrates in Fig. 3, and wherein 21 expressions are in the network of stretch position. Thin polymer filaments for the manufacture of this net represents by 18, the some combination of 19 expression long filaments, thus form open mesh 20.

Two root knot webmasters, each 60 centimeter length can be used for making the 7cm sponge ball. Can utilize fake or rope that they are manually tied up, form sphere polymers network sponge. Other design, rectangle gloves and the scrubber for example made with network material also can perform well in system of the present invention.

Fabric-conditioning compositions

Cationic fabric softener

Fabric-conditioning compositions comprises the cation softener material usually. The cation softening agents is the quaternary ammonium fabric softener material preferably.

Particularly preferred quaternary ammonium fabric softener material comprises two C_12-28Alkyl or alkenyl group, they are connected to nitrogen head group, preferably connect by at least one ester bond. If quaternary material has the ester bond of two existence, then be preferred.

Preferably, the average chain length of alkyl or alkenyl group is C at least₁₄, more preferably C at least₁₆ Most preferably described chain half has C at least₁₈Length.

If alkyl or alkenylene chain mainly are linear, then normally preferred, although branching to a certain degree, particularly mid-chain branched, also within the scope of the present invention.

The first group of cationic fabric soften compound that is suitable for using in the present invention represented by general formula (I):

Wherein, each R is independently selected from C_5-35Alkyl or alkenyl group, R¹Expression C_1-4Alkyl, C_2-4Thiazolinyl or C_1-4Hydroxyalkyl group, T is

N is 0 or is selected from 1 to 4 numeral, and m is 1,2 or 3, and the number of the expression part of directly dangling from the N atom, and X^-The fluffy group of anion, for example halogen root or alkyl sulfate, for example chlorine root, methylsulfate or ethyl sulphate.

In this group, particularly preferred material is the dialkylene ester of triethanol ammonium methylsulfuric acid. The industry example comprises Tetranyl AHT-1 (triethanol ammonium methylsulfuric acid two sclerosis tallow esters, 85% activity in 15%IPA), AT-1 (triethanol ammonium methylsulfuric acid two oil base esters, 90% activity), L5/90 (triethanol ammonium methylsulfuric acid palm ester, 90% activity), all are available from Kao, and Rewoquat WE15 (C₁₀-C ₂₀And C₁₆-C ₁₈The product of the triethanolamine dimethyl disulfide acid esters of unrighted acid and quaternised 90% activity), available from Witco company.

The second group cation fabric softening compound that is suitable for using is in the present invention represented by general formula (II):

Wherein, each R¹Group is independently selected from C_1-4Alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or C_2-4Alkenyl group; And each R wherein²Group is independently selected from C_8-28Alkyl or alkenyl group; N is 0 or 1 to 5 integer, and T and X^-Such as above definition.

The preferred material of this classification, for example 1, two [tallow the acyloxy]-3-trimethyl ammonium propane chloride and 1 of 2-, two [oleyl oxygen the base]-3-trimethyl ammonium propane chloride of 2-, with and preparation method thereof, for example be described among the US4137180 (Lever Brothers), be incorporated herein content wherein.

The 3rd group of cationic fabric soften compound that is suitable for using in the present invention represented by general formula (III):

The 4th group of cationic fabric soften compound that is suitable for using in the present invention represented by general formula (IV):

Wherein, each R¹Group is independently selected from C_1-4Alkyl, perhaps C_2-4Alkenyl group; And each R wherein²Group is independently selected from C_8-28Alkyl or alkenyl group; And X^-Such as above definition.

The iodine number of parent fatty acyl group or acid

Form the parent fatty acyl group compound of cation softener material or the iodine number of acid and be preferably 0 to 140, more preferably 0 to 100, most preferably 0 to 60.

The iodine number that particularly preferably is parent compound is 0 to 20, more preferably 0 to 9, most preferably 0 to 4, for example 2 or following or even 1.5 or below. If iodine number be 4 or below, softener material provides good softening result, and improved non-oxidizability and relevant smell problem when storing.

When having undersaturated alkyl, the cis of material preferably: trans weight ratio be 50: 50 or more than, more preferably 60: 40 or more than, most preferably 70: 30 or more than, for example 85: 15 or more than.

The iodine number of maternal fatty acid or acyl compounds is measured according to the method that proposes among the WO-A1-01/46513.

Softener material is preferably to account for total composition as 1 to 60% weight, more preferably 2 to 40%, most preferably the amount of 3 to 30% weight exists.

Aliphatic acid

Described composition preferably comprises aliphatic acid.

Preferred aliphatic acid comprises the tallow fatty acid (can trade name Pristerene available from Uniqema) of sclerosis.

Aliphatic acid is preferably take based on composition total weight as 0.1 to 15% weight, more preferably 0.3 to 10%, most preferably 0.5 to 5%, and for example the level of 0.7 to 4% weight exists.

Polysiloxanes

Described composition can comprise polysiloxanes. For example, the polysiloxanes that is fit to comprises the poly-two (C of ring-type_1-6) alkylsiloxane.

The typical polysiloxanes of this classification has general formula R_aSiO _(4-a)/2, wherein R is same or different, and is selected from hydrocarbon and hydroxyl, a is 0 to 3. In bulk material, a has the mean value of 1.85-2.2 usually.

Polysiloxanes preferably is comprised of homopolymers.

Preferred polysiloxane is not crosslinked.Further preferably polysiloxane does not contain amine or amido linkage.

Have been found that the cyclic polysiloxane provides good drying property more rapidly for fabric, and therefore with respect to linearity or usually linear polysiloxane be preferred.

Particularly preferred polysiloxane comprises the cyclic polydimethylsiloxane.

The commercially available polysiloxane that gets that is fit to comprises DC245 (polydimethyl D5, also claim D5), DC246 (polydimethyl ring six siloxanes, also claim D6), DC1184 (pre-emulsified polydimethyl five siloxanes, also claim L5) and DC347 (pre-emulsified 100cSt PDMS fluid), all are all available from Dow Corning.

The polysiloxane form

Polysiloxane can directly obtain and introduce described composition as oil or pre-emulsified form.

When polysiloxane had more viscous character, pre-emulsification normally required.

The emulsifying agent that is fit to comprises cationic emulsifier, nonionic emulsifying agent or its mixture.

Polysiloxane viscosity

The viscosity of the polysiloxane of mentioning is represented: when polysiloxane is provided for when introducing fabric-conditioning compositions as emulsion, and the viscosity before emulsification, perhaps when being provided for introducing fabric-conditioning compositions as oil, the viscosity of polysiloxane itself.

The viscosity that polysiloxane preferably has (on Brookfield RV4 viscometer, under 25 ℃, use rotating shaft No.4, under 100rpm, measure) for 1cSt to being lower than 10,000cSt (centistoke), preferred 1cSt to 5,000cSt, more preferably 2cSt to 1,000cSt, and most preferably 2cSt to 100cSt.

Have been found that to use to have 1 to 500, the polysiloxane of 000cSt can reduce time of drying.

Yet,, during 000cSt, obtained improved significantly result when viscosity is 1 to being lower than 10.

Polysiloxane preferably be 0.5 to 20%, more preferably 1 to 12% based on composition total weight, most preferably the level of the activeconstituents of 1 to 8% weight exists.

Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18)-auxiliary activity tenderizer

Randomly and advantageously, in composition, there are one or more non-oxyalkylated Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18).

The alkyl chain length that preferred alcohol has is 10 to 22 carbon atoms, more preferably 11 to 20 carbon atoms, 15 to 19 carbon atoms most preferably.

Described Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18) can be saturated or undersaturated, though saturated fatty alcohol is preferred, is providing bigger benefit because have been found that these Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18) aspect stability, the particularly low-temperature stability.

The commercially available Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18) that gets that is fit to comprise the hardened tallow alcohol (can be used as HydrenolS3 available from Sidobre Sinnova and as Laurex CS available from Clariant).

Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18) content in the composition is 0 to 10% weight, more preferably 0.005 to 5% weight, 0.01 to 3% weight most preferably, based on composition total weight.

If composition is spissated, if promptly be present in the composition greater than the cationic softening agent of 8% weight, it is particularly preferred then having Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18).

Other auxiliary activity tenderizers

Can also be 0.01 to 20% weight based on composition total weight, more preferably the amount of 0.05 to 10% weight is introduced the auxiliary activity tenderizer of cats product.Preferred auxiliary activity tenderizer comprises fatty acid ester and fats N-oxide compound.

Preferred fatty acid ester comprises the fats monoesters, for example glyceryl monostearate (hereinafter referred to as " GMS ").If there is GMS, then preferably in the composition level of GMS be 0.01 to 10% weight, based on composition total weight.

The auxiliary activity tenderizer can also comprise butyrous sugar derivatives.The butyrous sugar derivatives that is fit to, its manufacture method, with and preferred amount, be described in WO-A1-01/46361, page 5 the 16th row is incorporated herein wherein disclosed content to the 11st page of the 20th row.

Nonionogenic tenside

Preferably composition also comprises nonionogenic tenside.Usually can comprise these materials in order to stablize described composition.

The nonionic surface active agent that is fit to comprises the adduct of oxyethane and/or propylene oxide and Fatty Alcohol(C12-C14 and C12-C18), lipid acid and aliphatic amide.

The alkoxylate material of any particular type described below all can be used as nonionogenic tenside.

The tensio-active agent that is fit to is water miscible basically tensio-active agent, and its general formula is:

R-Y-(C ₂H ₄O)z-C ₂H ₄OH

Wherein, R be selected from primary, the second month in a season and branched-chain alkyl and/or acyl group hydrocarbyl group; The primary, the second month in a season and branched-chain alkenyl hydrocarbyl group; With primary, the phenols hydrocarbyl group of the second month in a season and branched-chain alkenyl-replacement; Described hydrocarbyl group has 8 to about 25, preferred 10 to 20, the chain length of 14 to 18 carbon atoms for example.

In the general formula of oxyalkylated nonionogenic tenside, Y normally:

--O--,--C (O) O--,--C (O) N (R)--perhaps--C (O) N (R) R--

Wherein, R has the above implication that provides or can be hydrogen;

And Z is preferably 8 to 40, more preferably 10 to 30, most preferably 11 to 25, for example 12 to 22.

Oxyalkylated level, Z, the mean number of expression per molecule alkoxy base.

Preferably, the HLB that nonionogenic tenside has is about 7 to about 20, more preferably 10 to 18, for example 12 to 16.

The example of nonionic surface active agent is as follows.In described example, integer has defined the number of oxyethyl group (EO) group in the molecule.

A. straight chain, primary alconol alcoxylates

Have the HLB that is in the scope described here just-hexadecanol and positive stearyl alcohol ten-, 11-, 12-, 14-and 15 ethoxylates be useful viscosity/dispersed properties-correcting agent in the scope of the invention.At the useful exemplary ethoxylation primary alconol of this viscosity as composition/dispersed properties-correcting agent is C18EO (10); And G18EO (11).The ethoxylate natural or synthol that blended is in " tallow " chain length scope also is useful at this.The particular instance of this class material comprises tallow alcohol-EO (11), tallow alcohol-EO (18) and tallow alcohol-EO (25), coconut alcohol-EO (10), coconut alcohol-EO (15), coconut alcohol-EO (20) and coconut alcohol-EO (25).

B. straight chain, secondary alcohol alkoxylates

Have ten of the 3-hexadecanol, 2-stearyl alcohol, 4-eicosanol and the 5-eicosanol that are in the HLB in the scope described here-, 11-, 12-, 14-, 15-, 18-and 19-ethoxylate be useful viscosity and/or dispersed properties-correcting agent in scope of the present invention.At this viscosity and/or useful exemplary ethoxylation secondary alcohol of dispersed properties-correcting agent be: C16EO (11) as composition; C20EO (11); And C16EO (14).

C. alkyl phenolic alkoxy thing

As under the alcohol alkoxylate situation, having six of the alkylating phenol, particularly the monohydroxy alkylphenol that are in the HLB in the scope described here-to 18-ethoxylate is useful as the viscosity and/or the dispersed properties-correcting agent of the present composition.Is useful to six of tridecyl phenol, pentadecyl phenol or the like-to 18-ethoxylate at this.As the viscosity and/or the useful exemplary ethoxylated alkylphenol of dispersed properties-correcting agent of mixture be: to tridecyl phenol EO (11) with to pentadecyl phenol EO (18) at this.

As usually generally acknowledging that phenylene group is the equivalent that comprises the alkylidene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the nonionic formula as used herein with in this area.For purpose of the present invention, the nonionogenic tenside that comprises phenylene group is considered and comprises equivalent number carbon atom, and this carbon atom number adds for about 3.3 carbon atoms of each phenylene group as the sum of the carbon atom in the alkyl group and calculates.

D. the alcoxylates of olefinic

Corresponding to the alkenyl alcohol of those disclosed hereinbefore just, primary and secondary alcohol both, and thiazolinyl phenol can be reached HLB in the scope of describing in this article by ethoxylation, and can be used as the viscosity and/or the dispersed properties-correcting agent of the present composition.

E. branched alkoxylates

The side chain primary and secondary alcohol that can obtain from well-known " OXO " process can be by ethoxylation and as the viscosity and/or the dispersed properties-correcting agent of the composition of this paper.

F. polyvalent alcohol based surfactants

The polyvalent alcohol based surfactants that is fit to comprises sucrose ester, sucrose monooleate acid esters for example, and alkyl polyglucoside is stearyl list glucoside and stearyl three glucosides and alkyl Polyglycerine for example.

Above-mentioned nonionic surface active agent can be used for the present composition with mixing individually or, and term " nonionogenic tenside " comprises the blended nonionic surface active agent.

Nonionogenic tenside preferably be 0.01 to 10%, more preferably 0.1 to 5% based on composition total weight, most preferably 0.35 to 3.5% amount exists.

Spices

The present composition preferably comprises one or more spices, so that provide desirable smell for the human consumer.

As everyone knows, spices provides as the mixture of component usually.The component that is fit to that is used for spices is included in those that describe in the following document: " spices and flavor chemicals (synthetic perfume) ", Steffen Arctander, the author is from forme, 1969, Montclait, N.J. (US), reprint April 1 nineteen eighty-two, Library of Congress, catalog number 75-91398 is incorporated herein the document.

In addition, preferably spices comprises a large amount of fragrance components, as US-A1-2003/0050220, described in the 60th to 72 section, be incorporated herein the document.

Spices is preferably based on composition total weight to be the amount of 0.01 to 10% weight, more preferably 0.05 to 5% weight, the most preferably amount introducing of 0.5 to 4.0% weight.

Liquid vehicle

Preferably liquid vehicle is used for the present composition.Liquid vehicle is water at least in part because its cost low, be easy to get relatively, safety and Environmental compatibility.Water-content in the liquid vehicle greater than about 50%, be preferably greater than about 80%, more preferably greater than about 85%, based on the weight of carrier.That the level of liquid vehicle is higher than is about 50%, it is about 65% preferably to be higher than, more preferably be higher than about 70%.As carrier liq, (for example＜100 the mixture of) organic solvent is useful, and described organic solvent for example is for example ethanol, propyl alcohol, Virahol or a butanols of lower alcohol for water and lower molecular weight.Low-molecular-weight alcohol comprises that monohydroxy, dihydroxyl (glycol or the like), trihydroxy-(glycerine or the like) and poly-hydroxy (polyvalent alcohol) alcohol also are the carriers that is fit to that is used for the present composition.

The polymer viscosity control agent

Though optional, if composition comprises one or more polymer viscosity control agents, then be useful.

The polymer viscosity control agent that is fit to comprises nonionic and cationic polymers, hydrophobically modified ether of cellulose (Natrosol Plus for example for example, available from Hercules), cationic modified starch (for example Softgel BDA and Softgel BD, both are available from Avebe).Particularly preferred viscosity control agent is the multipolymer of methacrylic ester and cation acrylamide, and it can obtain (available from SNF Floerger) by trade(brand)name Flosoft 200.

Nonionic and/or cationic polymers preferably be 0.01 to 5wt% based on composition total weight, more preferably 0.02 to 4wt% amount exists.

Defoamer

Particularly preferably be composition and comprise defoamer.

Defoamer preferably with based on composition total weight be 0.001 to 5% weight, more preferably 0.002 to 3% weight, most preferably 0.003 to 1% weight, for example the level of 0.004 to 0.7% weight exists.

The typical defoamer that is suitable for using in described composition is DOW CORNING

1520 polysiloxane defoamers (20% reactive polysiloxanes emulsion).

Other optional ingredients

Can also non-ionic softener, sterilant, dirt-release agent that other are optional introduce composition of the present invention.

Described composition can also comprise one or more optional compositions that is generally comprised within the fabric-conditioning compositions, and for example pH buffer reagent, fragrance carrier, white dyes, tinting material, hydrotropic agent, anti redeposition agent, polyelectrolyte, enzyme, optical brightener, pearling agent, anti-shrinking medium, anti-gauffer agent, the agent of anti-soil spot, antioxidant, sunlight screener, corrosion inhibitor, drape provide agent, laking agent, sequestering agent, sanitas, static inhibitor, flatiron auxiliary agent and dyestuff.

Product form

Fabric-conditioning compositions can be a liquid, aqueous liquid for example, the water dispersion of preferred cationic softener material, pliable solid example gel, butterfat or slurry, perhaps solid granulated material for example.Preferred described product is liquid or pliable solid.

The present invention is useful especially for very full-bodied composition, normally more is difficult to dispersive because these are compared with low viscosity compositions.Especially, the viscosity that preferably described composition has, when using the Haake rotational viscosimeter, when under 106s-1, measuring with MV1 cup and rotor, be higher than 200mPaS, more preferably be higher than 400mPaS, most preferably be higher than 500mPaS, for example be higher than 600mPaS.The viscosity that common liquid fabric condition composition has is 20-150mPaS.

Product application

Described composition is preferred for home laundry operation, automatic washing machine for example, top-loading washing machine for example, perhaps hand-wash laundry operation.Particularly preferably be the present invention and be used to hand washing operation, hand washing fabric in container wherein, described container for example is the container of bucket, rinse bath, bathtub or other appropriate sizes.

System of the present invention can for example sell with the form of packing or test kit.

Therefore, mesh products can be packed with the fabric-conditioning compositions of separating, and makes composition not be injected into, and perhaps is introduced at first on the utensil or in the utensil on the contrary.Certainly, considered that fabric-conditioning compositions can in use according to dosage be applied on the mesh products and/or in the mesh products, put into washing/rinsing solution and dispersion then, perhaps directly according to dosage be applied in washing/rinsing solution, then mesh products is introduced described solution and be used for disperseing described composition, the perhaps combination of aforesaid way.

Also considered and test kit can have been offered the human consumer, wherein according to dosage in advance fabric-conditioning compositions has been applied to permeable goods.Therefore, when beginning, the human consumer does not need fabric-conditioning compositions is applied to permeable goods at least.

Embodiment

To illustrate the present invention by means of following non-limiting example now.Further modification will be conspicuous for a person skilled in the art.

Sample of the present invention is by numeral.

Comparative sample is by letter representation.

Except as otherwise noted, all values is the weight % of activeconstituents.

By quaternary ammonium compound (quat), lipid acid and Yelkin TTS are fused together, this mixture is joined in the water of heating, mixture is ground, allow it to cool off then and prepare following fabric-conditioning compositions.During cooling add citric acid, calcium chloride, spices and submember.

Table 1

Composition	Weight %
Composition	Weight %	Quaternary ammonium compound (1)	14.10
Lipid acid (2)	1.20	Quaternary ammonium compound (1)	14.10
Lipid acid (2)	1.20	Yelkin TTS (3)	2.00
Calcium chloride (4)	0.06	Yelkin TTS (3)	2.00
Calcium chloride (4)	0.06	Citric acid	0.025
Spices	1.02	Citric acid	0.025
Spices	1.02	Water+submember	Reach 100

(1) ARQUAD 2HT-75E (available from Akzo)

(2) PRISTERINE 4916 (available from Uniqema)

(3) ALCOLEC Z7 (available from American Lecithin company)

(4) add with 10% concentration

Use rotational viscosimeter and MV1 cup and rotor, measure under 106s-1, the viscosity of the product that obtains is higher than 8000mPas.

Be put on hand by composition, hand is immersed in 51 water, then phase mutual friction preparation in 30 seconds contrast product (sample A) 3.5g/51.

Use mesh products to prepare dispersion of the present invention (sample B): to be distributed to the described composition of 3.5g/51 on the mesh products and wherein, then mesh products to be immersed in 51 water, and stirred mesh products 30 seconds.

Check group vision ground to estimate described dispersion by 4 people then, according to 0 to 5 grade of evaluation, wherein 0 expression disperses fully, and the extremely poor dispersion of 5 expressions.

The result provides in following table:

Table 2

The group member	Sample A	Sample B
The group member	Sample A	Sample B	1	3.5	0.5
2	5	1	1	3.5	0.5
2	5	1	3	4.5	0.5
4	4.5	0.5	3	4.5	0.5

Claims

1. in top-loading washing machine or at the container that is used for the hand-wash laundry operation, the method of dispersion fabric care composition in rinsing liquid, the viscosity that described fabric-conditioning compositions has, use the Haake rotational viscosimeter, with MV1 cup and rotor, under 106s-1, measure, be higher than 200mPaS, this method comprises: be incorporated into described fabric-conditioning compositions on permeable goods or in permeable goods, described goods are immersed in the described liquid, and stir described goods, to promote the dispersion of composition.

2. the method for the dispersion fabric care composition of claim 1, the viscosity of wherein said fabric-conditioning compositions is used the Haake rotational viscosimeter, with MV1 cup and rotor, measures under 106s-1, is higher than 400mPaS.

3. the method for the dispersion fabric care composition of claim 2, the viscosity of wherein said fabric-conditioning compositions is used the Haake rotational viscosimeter, with MV1 cup and rotor, measures under 106s-1, is higher than 500mPaS.

4. the method for the dispersion fabric care composition of claim 3, the viscosity of wherein said fabric-conditioning compositions is used the Haake rotational viscosimeter, with MV1 cup and rotor, measures under 106s-1, is higher than 600mPaS.

5. any one the method for dispersion fabric care composition of aforementioned claim, wherein said permeable goods are porous sponge or mesh products.

6. the method for the dispersion fabric care composition of claim 5, wherein said mesh products is from the tubulose of the extruding network preparation of knotting.