Claims
- 1. A method for cleaning fabrics, comprising applying to said fabrics a dry cleaning and spot removal composition, comprising:
- (a) from about 0.01%, to about 0.20%, by weight, of a polyacrylate emulsifier;
- (b) from about 1% to about 30%, by weight, of an organic cleaning solvent selected from the group consisting of the monomethyl-, monoethyl-, monopropyl-, and monobutyl-ethers of propoxylated propanol, and mixtures thereof;
- (c) optionally, from about 0.05% to about 5%, by weight, of detersive surfactant selected from the group consisting of amine oxides, alkyl ethoxy sulfates, ethoxylated alcohols, and mixtures thereof surfactants; and
- (d) at least about 60%, by weight water.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the polyacrylate emulsifier has a molecular weight in the range from about 100,000 to about 10,000,000.
- 3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the alkyl ethoxy sulfate surfactant is in its magnesium salt form.
- 4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said composition additionally comprises at least about 0.05%, by weight, of 1,2-octanediol.
- 5. A method according to claim 1 which is conducted in a hot air clothes dryer.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/413,560, filed Mar. 30, 1995, now abandoned.
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