FIBER SOFTENING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING NON-IONIC SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS

摘要

The invention relates to novel aqueous softening and conditioning compositions for textiles and other natural and synthetic fibers, said compositions containing non-ionic surface active agents and cationic surface active agents or esterquats obtained from alkanolamine esters based on the esterification reaction of alkanolamines, which are optionally alkoxylated, with dicarboxylic acids and fatty alcohols, that are optionally alkyoxylated. Said cationic surface active agents and esterquats improve the conditioning and softening efficiency of natural and synthetic fibers of non-ionic surface active agents in such a way that the resulting softening compositions show an increased efficiency in the treatment of fibers such as textiles, paper and hair and also improve ironability of textile fibers and combability of natural fibers.