Colgate Palmolive Company

Felicia J Boris

Charles Andrew Beagle

A fabric softening detergent composition includes, as essential components thereof, nonionic detergent, builder for the nonionic detergent, fabric softening cationic compound and silicone glycol copolymer. The silicone glycol copolymer is one that has an HLB number in the range of 4 to 7, due to the presence in the molecule of a polyethoxy polypropoxy chain, and said copolymer surprisingly improves the fabric softening capability of the cationic compound. The nonionic detergent may be either a broad range ethoxylate (BRE) or a narrow range ethoxylate (NRE) and the builder may be of a phosphate or non-phosphate type, but non-phosphate detergent compositions based on NRE nonionic detergents are preferred. In a preferred embodiment of the invention a fabric softening detersive article, the fabric softening detergent composition, in particulate form, is present in pre-measured amount in a permeable fabric pouch. One or two of such articles may be added to the wash water in an automatic washing machine, and will satifactorily wash and soften laundry. Also with the invention are a process for manufacturing the particulate detergent composition, a liquid composition employed in such manufacturing process, and methods of washing and softening laundry, using the compositions and articles of the invention.

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Flanders, NJ, United States of America

Felicia J Boris