Lever Brothers Company

Robert M Butterworth

Edwin Willis

John R Martin

Martin A Wells

Philip Richard Eymond

An aqueous concentrated fabric softening composition comprises an aqueous base, more than 10% of a water-soluble cationic softener and at least 3% of an alkoxylated amine having less than 7 alkylene oxide groups per molecule such as ethoxylated tallow amine. The total level of cationic and nonionic components is preferably less than 25%. The alkoxylated amine improves processing by lowering the initial viscosity of the product.

Aqueous concentrated fabric softening composition

An aqueous fabric softening composition containing less than 10% cationic softener also includes an alkoxylated fatty amine having up to 7 alkylene oxide groups per molecule, such as ethoxylated tallow amine at exemplified levels of 4.0 to 12.0%. The alkoxylated compound enhances the softening and anti-static properties of the composition.

Aqueous fabric softening composition

A liquid fabric softening composition contains

Fabric softening compositions

A bleaching detergent composition comprising a nonionic detergent active compound, an inorganic persalt e.g. sodium perborate, an organic peracid precursor and a fluorescent agent, is stabilized by the use of a 'sacrificial' ingredient. The 'sacrificial' ingredient is an organic compound having a relative reactivity towards peracid and hydrogen peroxide of the order of 50:1 and a solubility in nonionic detergent active compounds at 25.degree. C. of at least 0.15 grams/liter, e.g. alkanolamines, and is used in relatively small amounts, generally from 0.1 to 5.0% by weight.

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Robert M Butterworth