Claims
- 1. A fabric treatment composition comprising
(a) at least one cationic silicone polymer comprising one or more polysiloxane units and one or more quaternary nitrogen moieties; and (b) one or more nitrogen-free silicone polymers;
wherein the ratio, by weight, of the cationic silicone polymer to the nitrogen-free silicone polymer is from about 10:1 to about 0.01:1.
- 2. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1, wherein the ratio, by weight, of the cationic silicone polymer to the nitrogen-free silicone polymer is from about 1:1 to about 0.1:1.
- 3. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer has the formula:
- 4. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 3 wherein Z is independently selected from the group consisting of:
- 5. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer is composed of alternating units of:
(i) a polysiloxane of the following formula: 11and (ii) a divalent organic moiety comprising at least two quaternized nitrogen atoms; wherein: R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-22 alkyl, C2-22 alkenyl, C6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and mixtures thereof; R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of divalent organic moieties; X is independently selected from the group consisting of ring-opened epoxides; R3 is independently selected from polyether groups having the formula: -M1(CaH2aO)b-M2 wherein M1 is a divalent hydrocarbon residue; M2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-22 alkyl, C2-22 alkenyl, C6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof; a is from about 2 to about 4; b is from 0 to about 100; c is from about 1 to about 1000; and d is from 0 to about 100.
- 6. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer is composed of alternating units of:
(i) a polysiloxane of the following formula: 12; and (ii) a cationic divalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of: 13 (d) a divalent aromatic or aliphatic heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted, containing at least one quaternized nitrogent atom; and mixtures thereof; wherein R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of C1-22 alkyl, C2-22 alkenyl, C6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, and mixtures thereof; R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of divalent organic moieties; X is independently selected from the group consisting of ring-opened epoxides; R3 is independently selected from polyether groups having the formula: -M1(CaH2aO)b-M2 wherein M1 is a divalent hydrocarbon residue; M2 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-22 alkyl, C2-22 alkenyl, C6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C1-22 hydroxyalkyl, polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl, and mixtures thereof; R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 are the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of C1-22 alkyl, C2-22 alkenyl, C6-22 alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, C1-22 hydroxyalkyl polyalkyleneoxide, (poly)alkoxy alkyl and mixtures thereof; or in which R4 and R6, or R5 and R7, or R8 and R10, or R9 and R11 are components of a bridging alkylene group; Z1 and Z2 are the same or different divalent hydrocarbon groups each comprising at least about 2 carbon atoms; a is from about 2 to about 4; b is from 0 to about 100; c is from about 1 to about 1000; d is from 0 to about 100; m is the number of positive charges associated with the cationic divalent organic moiety, which is greater than or equal to about 2; A is an anion; and wherein, expressed as fractions on the total moles of the organosilicone—free moieties, and the cationic divalent organic moiety (ii) is present at of from about 0.05 to about 1.0 mole fraction.
- 7. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 6 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises a polyalkyleneoxide amine of formula:
- 8. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 6 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises an end-group cationic monovalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of:
- 9. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 7 wherein the cationic silicone further comprises an end-group cationic monovalent organic moiety selected from the group consisting of:
- 10. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic silicone polymer has the formula:
- 11. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 10 wherein W is selected from the group consisting of:
- 12. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the nitrogen-free silicone polymer is selected from nonionic nitrogen-free silicone polymers having a formulae selected from (I) to (III):
- 13. A fabric treatment composition according claim 1, further comprising one or more laundry adjunct materials selected from the group consisting of:
(a) stabilizers; (b) surfactants selected from the group consisting of nitrogen-free nonionic surfactants, nitrogen-containing surfactants and anionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; (c) coupling agents; (d) detergent builders; (e) fabric substantive perfumes; (f) scavenger agents selected from the group consisting of fixing agents for anionic dyes, complexing agents for anionic surfactants, clay soil control agents, and mixtures thereof; (g) enzymes; (h) chelating agents; (i) solvent systems; (j) effervescent systems; and (k) mixtures thereof.
- 14. Use of a fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition is a rinse-added fabric softening composition or a fabric finishing composition or a laundry detergent composition, and combinations thereof.
- 15. Use of a fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 to impart on a fabric substrate at least one or more fabric care benefits selected from the group consisting of reduction of wrinkles benefits; removal of wrinkles benefits; prevention of wrinkles benefits; fabric softness benefits; fabric feel benefits; garment shape retention benefits; garment shape recovery benefits; elasticity benefits; ease of ironing benefits; perfume benefits; color care benefits; and mixtures thereof.
- 16. A method for treating a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a fabric treatment composition according to claim 1.
- 17. A process for preparing a fabric treatment composition according to claim 10 comprising the step of a) premixing the nitrogen-free silicone polymer with the cationic silicone polymer; b) premixing all other ingredients; and c) combining said two premixes a) and b).
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/423,485 (Case CM2705FPL), filed on Nov. 4, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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