Methods and compositions for treating laundry items
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1. A method of operation for a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment, the method comprising:
- a pre-wetting phase where pre-wetting liquid is supplied to the treating chamber in an amount sufficient to wet laundry within the treating chamber;
a wash phase where a wash liquid comprising water and detergent having at least one surfactant is supplied to the treating chamber;
a rinse phase, following the wash phase, where rinse liquid is supplied to the treating chamber to rinse the laundry of the detergent;
a dye fixative phase where a dye fixative is supplied to the treating chamber such that the dye fixative reaches the laundry prior to the at least one surfactant reaching the laundry;
a first dye absorber phase where a first dye absorber is supplied to the treating chamber such that the first dye absorber reaches the laundry prior to the at least one surfactant reaching the laundry; and
a second dye absorber phase where a second dye absorber is supplied to the treating chamber such that the second dye absorber reaches the laundry after the at least one surfactant reaches the laundry.
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Abstract
A method of operation for a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment includes a pre-wetting phase, a wash phase, and a rinse phase and further includes a dye fixative phase, a first dye absorber phase, and a second dye absorber phase.
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1. A method of operation for a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment, the method comprising:
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a pre-wetting phase where pre-wetting liquid is supplied to the treating chamber in an amount sufficient to wet laundry within the treating chamber; a wash phase where a wash liquid comprising water and detergent having at least one surfactant is supplied to the treating chamber; a rinse phase, following the wash phase, where rinse liquid is supplied to the treating chamber to rinse the laundry of the detergent; a dye fixative phase where a dye fixative is supplied to the treating chamber such that the dye fixative reaches the laundry prior to the at least one surfactant reaching the laundry; a first dye absorber phase where a first dye absorber is supplied to the treating chamber such that the first dye absorber reaches the laundry prior to the at least one surfactant reaching the laundry; and a second dye absorber phase where a second dye absorber is supplied to the treating chamber such that the second dye absorber reaches the laundry after the at least one surfactant reaches the laundry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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