Kao Corporation

Kazuo Shimizu

Junichi Inokoshi

Moriyasu Murata

Masaaki Yamamura

Masaki Tsumadori

Tetuo Ito

Kazumitsu Furuta

A cloth-softening liquid composition has a high concentration and comprises (a) a quaternary ammonium and (b-I) a polyether or a derivative thereof or (b-II) a polymer or copolymer of a cationic surfactant monomer(s), said polyether having a molecular weight of 5,000 to 200,000, being a polyoxyalkylene adduct to a compound having at least five active hydrogen atoms, the oxyalkylene units containing oxyethylene units so that the polyether may contain 50 or more percent by weight of them, said cationic surfactant monomer having a straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl having 8 to 24 carbon atoms, the alkyl or alkenyl optionally having a substituent(s).

Cloth-softening liquid composition containing quaternary ammonium

A soft-finishing agent comprising specific type of di-long-chained quaternary ammonium salt is disclosed. The quaternary ammonium salt has two long-chained alkyl or alkenyl groups which have specified average carbon numbers and are derived from naturally occurring oils or fats. The soft finishing agent can provide flexibility and antistaticity to various kinds of cloth, without impairing its water adsorption capability.

Soft finishing agent

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Ichikai, Japan

Kazuo Shimizu