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Stable high perfume, low active fabric softener compositions

  • US 6,022,845 A
  • Filed: 06/30/1998
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A single strength liquid fabric softener composition comprising:

  • (a) from about 0.4% to about 5% cationic fabric softener;

    (b) from about 0.3% to about 1.2% hydrophobic perfume;

    (c) from about 0.4% to about 5% nonionic surfactant;

    (d) from 0% to about 1% water-soluble ionizable inorganic salt;

    (e) from about 90% to about 98.5% water; and

    (f) from 0% to about 2% other conventional ingredients selected from the group consisting of enzymes, bactericides, inorganic acid, colorants, thickeners, soil release agents, antifoam agents, and chelants;

    the composition having a ratio of cationic softener to perfume of from about 1;

    3 to about 5;

    1, and a ratio of cationic softener to nonionic of from about 1;

    2 to about 4;

    1;

    the amount of cationic softener plus nonionic surfactant being from about 1% to about 7%; and

    the composition being a liquid aqueous phase with discrete hydrophobic particles of said perfume surrounded by said cationic softener and said nonionic surfactant dispersed substantially uniformly therein, the hydrophobic particles having a mean diameter of from about 4 microns to about 12 microns with 90% of the particles having a diameter of less than about 30 microns and 90% of the particles having a diameter greater than about 1 micron.

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