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Fabric care composition for directly applying to fabrics

a technology of fabric care and composition, applied in the field of fabric care composition, can solve the problems of wrinkles, wrinkling, and certain drawbacks, and achieve the effects of reducing static, reducing wrinkles, and facilitating ironing

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-25
GUARIN LEDA MARIE PERLADO +2
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Benefits of technology

[0007] It has now been found that when directly applied onto a fabric, a fabric care composition may provide one or more benefits such as softer clothes, reduced static, easier ironing, improved shape retention, wrinkle reduction, a reduced likelihood of leaving darkened marks, and better in-wear comfort. Such a fabric care composition contains therein a fabric softening active, and is applied directly onto a fabric which is then preferably ironed. It has now been found that with such a method of use, the efficiency of deposition of the fabric softening active onto the fabric is extremely high and the benefit can be selectively increased for those items that are most prone to wrinkle. It has also now been found that such an efficient method of depositing the fabric softening active onto the target fabric provides significant benefits as further discussed herein.
[0011] The present invention also relates to a fabric care method having the steps of providing a concentrated fabric care composition, providing a dilution solvent, diluting the concentrated fabric care composition with the dilution solvent to form a fabric care composition, applying the fabric care composition directly onto a fabric, and ironing the fabric. The concentrated fabric care composition contains from about 1% to about 75% fabric softening active by weight, a solvent, and the balance adjunct materials. The concentrated fabric care composition is diluted with the dilution solvent at a dilution ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:100. The fabric care composition is substantially free of starch.

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, for a variety of reasons, such a fabric care process does not necessarily result in wrinkle-free clothes.
For example, such clothes, if left in the dryer, or if stored for too long before folding and / or hanging, will develop wrinkles.
However, they suffer from certain drawbacks.
For example, starches may easily burn and turn a dark color when ironed, leaving a darkened mark on clothes.
Such darkened marks may be difficult, if not impossible to remove from the fabric.
Certain consumers do not like such stiff fabrics and clothes, because they often feel scratchy.
This is undesirable, as the consumer's eye interprets it as a fading of the fabric's colors.
For example, silicone is typically more expensive than most of the other ingredients in a fabric care composition.
Additionally, silicone, being an oil, is usually unstable in a dilute solution, and easily phase-separates over time, such as during long-term storage.
The need also remains for a method for reducing wrinkles, which does not reduce or eliminate the benefits conferred by a previously-used fabric softening active.

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example a

[0152] A concentrated fabric care kit is provided, containing an empty plastic spray container, and a plastic bottle (i.e., the hollow body member) containing a concentrated fabric care composition. The concentrated fabric care composition is provided according to the following formulations:

TABLE IExample 1Example 2Example 3DTDMAC* as 85% active in water6.500and isopropanolDitallow oxy ethyl dimethyl0100chloride, 80% active in water andethanolDipalmityl ethoxy oxy ethyl mono0014ethoxyoxyethyl monomethylammonium methyl sulfate as 85%active in propylene glycol andwaterNeodol ® 91-90231-tallow(amidoethyl)-2-300tallowimidazolineHCl0.50.20.21,2-hexanediol01525solvent, minors, and other adjunctbalance **balance †balance ‡materials balance to 100%

All percentages are by weight of the concentrated fabric care composition.

*DTDMAC = Ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride.

** solvent = deionized water

† solvent = propylene glycol and deionized water.

‡ solvent = glycerol and water

[0153] Exampl...

example b

[0154] Concentrated fabric care compositions of the present invention have the following formulations:

TABLE IIEx. 4Ex. 5Ex. 6Ex. 7Ex. 8Ex. 9Ex. 10Ex. 11DTDMAC / MTTMAC*10.4810.480000010.48blend, 83% inIsopropanoltallow imidazoline ester00022.000014.0100%1-tallow(amidoethyl)-2-00900000tallow imidazoline ester100%1-tallow(amidoethyl)-2-14.314.3000000tallow imidazoline 100%Methyl-1-tallow000065000amidoethyl-2-tallowimidazolinium methylsulfate 90% inisopropanol(VARISOFT ® 475)Methyl bis(tallow000004000amidoethyl)2-hydroxyethylammonium methylsulfate (VARISOFT ®LM-90) 90% active inisopropanolMTTMAC as 75% in000004000isopropanolMethyl000000350bis(oleylcarboxyethyl)2-hydroxy ammoniummethyl sulfate 90% inisopropanolHCl0.850.850.971.250.50.50.70.85PVP3.1501.08.00000Perfume1.31.53.00.510.50.81.0PDMS emulsion from0.30000010Dow CorningCalcium Chloridetracetracetracetrace000traceKATHON ®tracetracetracetrace000traceLiquitint ® Blue 65tracetrace00000trace2-2-Ethyl 1,3-1500010000hexanediol1,2-hexane...

example c

[0155] A fabric care composition of the present invention was provided having the following formulations:

TABLE IIIEx. 12Ex. 13Ex. 14Ex. 15VARISOFT ® 4750.2000MTTMAC 90% in isopropanol0.20.300DTDMAC 70% in water0.30-0.10.250Monopalmityl dihydroxyethyl0001methyl ammonium chloride40% in waterDobanol C10E100.5102Alkaquat DMB-451-500.100.10.11,2-hexanediol5.09.00152,2,4-Trimethyl008.001,3-propanediolButylated hydroxytoluene0.10.100.2Citric acid0.10.20.20.25Perfume0.050.10.050.05solvent, minors, and otherbal. *bal. **bal. †bal. †adjunct materials balanceto 100%

All percentages are by weight of the concentrated fabric care composition.

* solvent = deionized water

** solvent = propylene glycol and water

† solvent = propylene glycol, glycerol and water

[0156] The fabric care compositions in Examples 12-15, are substantially free of both starch and silicone. When they are applied directly onto an already washed and dried 100% cotton fabric via spraying from a plastic spray container, and the...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a fabric care composition containing from about 0.01% to about 1% fabric softening active by weight, a solvent, and the balance adjunct materials. The fabric care composition is substantially free of starch, and substantially free of silicone. The present invention also relates to a fabric care method having the steps of providing the fabric care composition described above, applying the fabric care composition directly onto a fabric, and ironing the fabric. The present invention also relates to a fabric care kit containing a container having a hollow body member having at least one reservoir. At least one application mechanism is in connected relation to the reservoir, and the reservoir contains the fabric care composition described above. The present invention also relates to a fabric care method having the steps of providing a concentrated fabric care composition, providing a dilution solvent, diluting the concentrated fabric care composition with the dilution solvent to form a fabric care composition, applying the fabric care composition directly onto a fabric, and ironing the fabric. The concentrated fabric care composition contains from about 1% to about 75% fabric softening active by weight, a solvent, and the balance adjunct materials. The concentrated fabric care composition is diluted with the dilution solvent at a dilution ratio of from about 1:1 to about 1:100. The fabric care composition is substantially free of starch. The present invention also relates to a concentrated fabric care kit comprising a hollow body member, dilution instructions, application instructions, and ironing instructions. The hollow body member has at least one reservoir containing a concentrated fabric care composition containing from about 1% to about 75% of a fabric softening active by weight, a solvent, and the balance adjunct materials. When the concentrated fabric care composition is diluted according to the dilution instructions, it forms a fabric care composition which is substantially free of starch.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 869,476, filed Jun. 28, 2001, which claims the benefit of PCT Application No. U.S. 99 / 00577, filed Jan. 11, 1999, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.FIELD [0002] The present invention relates to fabric care compositions. Specifically, the present invention relates to fabric care compositions for use during ironing. BACKGROUND [0003] Fabric softening actives are known to be added to laundry applications in order to provide softer fabrics, to reduce or eliminate static, to reduce or eliminate wrinkles and to enhance in-wear comfort. Traditionally, such fabric softening actives have been used to provide benefits on fabrics such as clothes. These fabric softening actives are typically added in either the wash cycle as part of the detergent, or separately in the rinse and / or drying cycles of a laundering operation. Thus, during the wash, rinse, and / or drying...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D06M10/00D06M13/148D06M13/46
CPCD06M13/46D06M13/148
Inventor GUARIN, LEDA MARIE PERLADOGUZMAN TRAJANO, TRACE WENDELL DEMAO, HSIANG-KUEN
Owner GUARIN LEDA MARIE PERLADO
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