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Detergents containing additives for preventing the transfer of dyes and brighteners

  • US 4,756,849 A
  • Filed: 05/16/1986
  • Issued: 07/12/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a fabric detergent composition comprising from about 5 to about 50% by weight of a nonionic surfactant and up to about 50% by weight of a detergent builder;

  • the improvement comprising the combination as a dye and brightener transfer surpressing component, (1) from about 0.5 to about 8% by weight of a partially or completely water-soluble vinyl pyrrolidone polymeric constituent having a molecular weight in the range of from about 10,000 to about 1,000,000, and (2) from about 0.01 to about 2% by weight of a water-soluble quaternary nitrogen-containing cationic compound comprising(a) C10 -C18 alkylpyridinium salt;

    all weights being based on the weight of said detergent composition, and wherein said detergent composition is free of anionic surfaceactive compound and strong electrolyte.

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