The Procter Gamble Company

Hugo J Demeyere

Errol Hoffman Wahl

Ellen Schmidt Baker

Jean-Francois Bodet

John Cort Severns

Dennis Ray Bacon

Michael Peter Siklosi

Robert Mermelstein

Jeffrey W Watson

Toan Trinh

Michael E Burns

John Henry Shaw, Jr

Charles A Hensley

ALice M Vogel

Dean Larry DuVal

Marc Johan Declercq

Helen Bernardo Tordil

Mitsuyo Okamoto

Frederick Anthony Hartman

Alessandro Corona, Iii

Frederick E Hardy

Robert O Keys

Lucille F Taylor

Bruno Albert Hubesch

Alice Marie Vogel

Arnaud Pierre Struillou

Eugene Robert Carr

George Joseph Harvey

Axel Koenig

Chad James Oler

Richard Thomas Owen

Laura Marie Meyer

Kathleen Joan Conrad

Maureen Higgins DesMarais

Ronald Joseph Miller, Jr

Softener actives provide color maintenance benefits for fabrics. In order to inform the consumer, the compositions containing fabric softener actives are placed in packages in association with information that advises the consumer of the benefit. Highly unsaturated fabric softener active compounds, preferably containing ester linkages, are used at levels of at least about 3 grams of fabric softener active per kilogram of fabric deposited on said fabric to provide improved softening, anti-static benefits, wear benefits, color maintenance, etc., without unacceptable oily/greasy feel and/or unacceptable rewettability.

High usage of fabric softener compositions for improved benefits

Betaine ester compounds of active alcohols

Biodegradable fabric softener compounds that contain ester linkages a substantial level of polyunsaturation in the hydrophobic chains. The compounds can be used to form fabric softening compositions that are aqueous dispersions of the compounds or clear compositions. These compositions have a desirable low viscosity and recover, after freezing and thawing to have a stable low viscosity.

Concentrated fabric softening composition with good freeze/thaw recovery

Biodegradable fabric softener premix compositions are described containing (1) biodegradable softener actives that contain substantial unsaturation and (2) perfume. The premixes can be added at ambient temperatures to water containing acid, to provide a pH of from about 1.5 to about 5, to form finished compositions. The water can also contain calcium and/or magnesium salt to modify the viscosity.

Concentrated, stable, premix for forming fabric softening composition

The present invention relates to softening compounds; stable, homogeneous, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid and solid textile treatment compositions; and intermediate compositions and/or processes for making said compositions. The compositions of the present invention contain diester quaternary ammonium compounds wherein the fatty acyl groups have an Iodine Value of from greater than about 5 to less than about 100, a cis/trans isomer weight ratio of greater than about 30/70 when the Iodine Value is less than about 25, the level of unsaturation being less than about 65% by weight, wherein said compounds are capable of forming concentrated aqueous compositions with concentrations greater than about 13% by weight at an Iodine Value of greater than about 10 without viscosity modifiers other than normal polar organic solvents present in the raw material of the compound or added electrolyte.

Concentrated biodegradable quaternary ammonium fabric softener

Compositions are disclosed containing fabric softener compound having two hydrophobic groups attached to the remainder of the compound through ester linkages (DEQA), said compositions being concentrated and containing viscosity/dispersibility modifiers which are single long chain cationic surfactants, highly ethoxylated nonionic surfactants and/or mixtures thereof. Premixes of the DEQA and viscosity modifiers to lower the viscosity of the molten DEQA are disclosed. Processes for making aqueous liquid compositions from solid particulate compositions containing the DEQA are also disclosed.

Concentrated fabric softener compositions containing biodegradable

The present invention relates to stable, homogeneous, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid textile treatment compositions that contain biodegradable diester quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each Q is --O--(O)C-- or --C(O)--O--;

Novel imidazole compounds are disclosed, as well as textile treatment compositions containing said imidazole compounds and a Bronstedt acid as dispersing aid.

Imidazole compounds and textile treatment compositions containing them

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Hugo J Demeyere