Claims
- 1. A method for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of a worn, faded color fabric, wherein said method comprises applying an effective amount of a fabric color care active to said fabric, wherein said fabric color care active is selected from the group consisting of:
(i) polysaccharides selected from the group consisting of: heteropolysaccharides; algal polysaccharides; microbial polysaccharides; lipopolysaccharides; fungal polysaccharides; animal polysaccharides; and mixtures thereof; (ii) water soluble and/or water dispersible synthetic polymer selected from the group consisting of homopolymer of hydrophilic monomers; homopolymer of hydrophobic monomers; copolymer of hydrophilic monomers and hydrophobic monomers; and mixtures thereof; wherein said hydrophilic monomers are selected from the group consisting of: acrylic acid; methacrylic acid; crotonic acid; maleic acid and its half esters; itaconic acid; salts of said acids; vinyl alcohol; allyl alcohol; vinyl pyrrolidone; vinyl caprolactam; vinyl pyridine; vinyl imidazole; vinyl sulfonate; N,N-dimethylacrylamide; N-t-butyl acrylamide; hydroxyethyl methacrylate; dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; and mixtures thereof; and wherein said hydrophobic monomers are selected from the group consisting of: methyl acrylate; ethyl acrylate; t-butyl acrylate; methyl methacrylate; 2-ethyl hexyl methacrylate; methoxy ethyl methacrylate; vinyl acetate; vinyl propionate; vinyl neodecanoate; styrene; t-butyl styrene; vinyl toluene; methyl vinyl ether; vinyl chloride; vinylidene chloride; ethylene; propylene; other unsaturated hydrocarbons; and mixtures thereof; (iii) fabric softening actives capable of forming a bilayer structure, wherein said fabric softening activves are biodegradable and have with highly unsaturated and/or branched hydrophobic chains; and (iv) mixtures thereof; and wherein the color restoration and/or rejuvenation is characterized by the ability of said active to change the properties of a worn, faded black cotton (chino) twill test fabric, resulting in: (A) a percentage reflectance reduction ΔR of at least about 5%; (B) a Hunter L value reduction ΔL of at least about 1.0; and (C) a percentage pill number reduction ΔP of at least at least about 20%.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said percentage reflectance reduction ΔR is at least about 8%.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said percentage reflectance reduction ΔR is at least about 10%.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said Hunter L value reduction ΔL is at least about 1.5.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said Hunter L value reduction ΔL is at least about 2.0.
- 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said percentage pill number reduction ΔP is at least about 40%.
- 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said percentage pill number reduction ΔP is at least about 80%.
- 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said percentage reflectance reduction ΔR is at least about 10%, wherein said Hunter L value reduction ΔL is at least about 2.0, and wherein said percentage pill number reduction AP is at least about 80%.
- 9. A method for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of a worn, faded color fabric, wherein said method comprises applying an effective amount of a fabric color care active to said fabric, wherein said fabric color care active is chosen from:
(i) a polysaccharide; (ii) a water soluble and/or water dispersible synthetic polymer; (iii) a fabric softening active capable of forming a bilayer structure; and (iv) a mixture thereof; and wherein the color restoration and/or rejuvenation is characterized by the ability of said active to change the properties of a worn, faded black cotton (chino) twill test fabric, resulting in: (A) a percentage reflectance reduction ΔR of at least about 3%; (B) a Hunter L value reduction ΔL of at least about 0.5; and (C) a percentage pill number reduction ΔP of at least about 10%.
- 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said percentage reflectance reduction ΔR is at least about 5%.
- 11. The method according to claim 9, wherein said percentage reflectance reduction ΔR is at least about 8%.
- 12. The method according to claim 9, wherein said percentage reflectance reduction ΔR is at least about 10%.
- 13. The method according to claim 9, wherein said Hunter L value reduction ΔL is at least about 1.0.
- 14. The method according to claim 9, wherein said Hunter L value reduction ΔL is at least about 1.5.
- 15. The method according to claim 9, wherein said Hunter L value reduction ΔL is at least about 2.0.
- 16. The method according to claim 9, a percentage pill number reduction ΔP is at least about 20%.
- 17. The method according to claim 9, a percentage pill number reduction ΔP is at least about 40%.
- 18. The method according to claim 9, a percentage pill number reduction ΔP is at least about 80%.
- 19. The method according to claim 9, wherein said percentage reflectance reduction ΔR is at least about 10%, wherein said Hunter L value reduction ΔL is at least about 2.0, and wherein said percentage pill number reduction ΔP is at least about 80%.
- 20. A method for restoring and/or rejuvenating color of a worn, faded color fabric, wherein said method comprises applying an effective amount of a fabric color care active to said fabric, and wherein the color restoration and/or rejuvenation is characterized by the ability of said active to change the properties of a worn, faded black cotton (chino) twill test fabric, resulting in:
(A) a percentage reflectance reduction ΔR of at least about 3%; (B) a Hunter L value reduction ΔL of at least about 0.5; and (C) a percentage pill number reduction ΔP of at least about 10%.
- 21. The method according to claim 20; wherein said fabric care active is present in a fabric color care composition; wherein said fabric care composition is applied onto said fabric as droplets using a spray dispenser; and said droplets have a weight average diameter of from about 5 μm to about 250 μm.
- 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein said droplets have a weight average diameter of from about 10 μm to about 120 μm.
- 23. The method according to claim 20, wherein said fabric is dipped and/or soaked in a composition comprising said fabric care active.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/807,365, filed Apr. 12, 2001, which claims the benefit of the filing date of PCT International Application Serial No. PCT/US99/24925 filed Oct. 22, 1999, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/105,375, filed Oct. 23, 1998
Provisional Applications (1)
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60105375 |
Oct 1998 |
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Continuations (1)
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