Laundry cleansing and conditioning compositions
First Claim
1. A liquid laundry composition consisting essentially of one or more cationic polymers and one or more anionic surfactants having an HLB of greater than 4, wherein the composition has a percent transmittance of greater than about 50 at 570 nanometers measured in the absence of dyes and contains less than about 2% anionic polysaccharide;
- wherein at least one anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of fatty carboxylic acids, alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of alkylbenzene sulfonates.
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Abstract
Fabric and textile conditioning compositions containing particular combinations of cationic polymers and anionic surfactants are disclosed. The polymers are soluble or dispersible to at least 0.01% by weight in distilled water at 25° C., are preferably below a particular molecular weight to afford optimal cleaning and conditioning, and must be present in an effective amount to yield a substantial conditioning benefit. A method of conditioning articles using the polymer/surfactant combinations is also disclosed.
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1. A liquid laundry composition consisting essentially of one or more cationic polymers and one or more anionic surfactants having an HLB of greater than 4, wherein the composition has a percent transmittance of greater than about 50 at 570 nanometers measured in the absence of dyes and contains less than about 2% anionic polysaccharide;
wherein at least one anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of fatty carboxylic acids, alkali and alkaline earth metal salts of alkylbenzene sulfonates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- 5. A laundry composition comprising one or more cationic polymers and more than about 5% of one or more anionic surfactants having an HLB of greater than about 4 and having a Softening Parameter of greater than about 40.
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