FABRIC SOFTENING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ANTIOXIDANTS FOR MALODOUR REDUCTION

摘要

The invention provides a fabric softening composition which has an increased resistance to malodour developement and which comprises: i) a liquid or soft solid derivative of a cyclic polyol (CPE) or of a reduced saccharide (RSE) resulting from 35 to 100 % of the hydroxyl groups in the polyol or saccharide being esterified or etherified, the CPE or RSE having 2 or more ester or ether groups independently attached to a C8-C22 alkyl or alkenyl chain, wherein at least one of the chains attached to the ester or ether groups has at least one unsaturated bond; and ii) a deposition aid; and iii) one or more antioxidant(s), wherein the weight ratio of i) to iii) is 20:1 or greater. The invention also provides a method of reducing malodour in a composition comprising a CPE or RSE as defined above by the addition of at least one antioxidant.