Laundry scent additive
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1. An array of fabric treatment compositions each member of said array being a fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of a balancing agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polypropylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol, 1,2 propanediol, and mixtures thereof;
(b) polyethylene glycol; and
(c) from about 0.1% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles of friable perfume microcapsule, wherein said friable perfume microcapsule comprises encapsulated perfume;
wherein said array comprises at least a first fabric treatment composition and a second fabric treatment composition, wherein there is a difference in percentage by weight of polyethylene glycol between said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition of less than about 2%;
wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition have a first encapsulated perfume and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition have a second encapsulated perfume, wherein said first encapsulated perfume differs from said second encapsulated perfume.
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Abstract
A laundry scent additive having polyethylene glycol and perfume. The laundry scent additive enables consumers to control the amount of scent imparted to their laundry.
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19 Claims
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1. An array of fabric treatment compositions each member of said array being a fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
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(a) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of a balancing agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polypropylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol, 1,2 propanediol, and mixtures thereof; (b) polyethylene glycol; and (c) from about 0.1% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles of friable perfume microcapsule, wherein said friable perfume microcapsule comprises encapsulated perfume; wherein said array comprises at least a first fabric treatment composition and a second fabric treatment composition, wherein there is a difference in percentage by weight of polyethylene glycol between said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition of less than about 2%; wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition have a first encapsulated perfume and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition have a second encapsulated perfume, wherein said first encapsulated perfume differs from said second encapsulated perfume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An array of fabric treatment compositions each member of said array being a fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
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(a) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of a balancing agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polypropylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol, 1,2 propanediol, and mixtures thereof; (b) polyethylene glycol; and (c) from about 0.1% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles of friable perfume microcapsule, wherein said friable perfume microcapsule comprises encapsulated perfume; wherein said array comprises at least a first fabric treatment composition and a second fabric treatment composition, wherein there is a difference in percentage by weight of polyethylene glycol between said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition of less than about 2%; wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition have a first encapsulated perfume and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition have a second encapsulated perfume, wherein said first encapsulated perfume differs from said second encapsulated perfume; wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition differ in shape by less than about 2 mm in any dimension; wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition comprise a first dye and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition comprise a second dye, wherein said first dye differs from said second dye; and wherein individual pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and individual pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition have an individual mass from 0.95 mg to 2 g.
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16. An array of fabric treatment compositions each member of said array being a fabric treatment composition comprising a plurality of pastilles, wherein said pastilles comprise:
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(a) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of said pastilles of a balancing agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polypropylene glycol, isopropyl myristate, dipropylene glycol, 1,2 propanediol, and mixtures thereof; (b) polyethylene glycol; and (c) from about 0.1% to about 12% by weight of said pastilles of perfume; wherein said array comprises at least a first fabric treatment composition and a second fabric treatment composition, wherein there is a difference in percentage by weight of polyethylene glycol between said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition of less than about 2%; wherein said pastilles of said first fabric treatment composition have a first unencapsulated perfume and said pastilles of said second fabric treatment composition have a second unencapsulated perfume, wherein said first unencapsulated perfume differs from said second unencapsulated perfume; and wherein individual pastilles have a mass from 0.95 mg to 2 g. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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