Colgate Palmolive Company

Jacques Dewez

Daniel Smith

Guy J Broze

Amjad Farooq

Marija Heibel

Ericka Breuer

Isabelle Salesses

Eric Thibert

The present invention relates to thickened fabric conditioners, which fabric conditioners contain a particular polymeric thickener, which is obtained by polymerizing from 5 to 100 mole percent of a cationic vinyl addition monomer, from 0 to 95 mole percent of acrylamide, and from 70 to 300 ppm of a difunctional vinyl addition monomer cross-linking agent. As compared to such compositions comprising a similar product but obtained from a polymerization reaction using between 5 and 45 ppm cross-linking agent considerable advantages are obtained. Especially, the delivery of fragrance present in the softening composition is more efficiently carried over to the fabrics to be treated.

Thickened fabric conditioners

Fabric softening compositions which form and maintain stable aqueous dispersions in the absence of added oily perfume are disclosed. The stability of aqueous fabric softener compositions based on a mixture of an amido amine, such as bis(tallow amidoethyl)-2-hydroxyethyl amine and a quaternary diester fabric softener, such as N-methyl, N,N,N-triethanolamine ditallow ester quaternary ammonium salt is enhanced by inclusion in the composition of at least one fatty ester of a fatty acid or fatty alcohol, e.g., glycerol monostearate.

Stable fabric softener compositions

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Jacques Dewez