PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AND UTILIZING CATIONIC SURFACE-ACTIVE FIBRE-CONDITIONING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING HIGHER HYDROCARBON GROUPS

摘要

CATIONIC SURFACE ACTIVE FIBER CONDITIONING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING COMPOUNDS INCLUDING LONG CHAIN HYDROCARBYL GROUPS This invention relates to fiber conditioning compositions. More particularly, it relates to such compositions which comprise a cationic surface active fiber conditioning agent and an essentially water insoluble compound which is water dispersible and has in its formula an exceptionally long chain hydrocarbyl group, which includes at least 25 carbon atoms and preferably is n-alkyl or alkylene. The combination of such a compound and the cationic surface active fiber conditioning agent improves the deposition onto fibrous substrates from aqueous media of at least one of such materials, thereby leading to improved conditioning of such fibers. Also within the invention are a process for manufacturing such effective fiber conditioning compositions and processes for employing such compositions in the forms of conditioning rinses and shampoos for human hair, wash cycle and rinse cycle fabric softeners for laundry, and softergents, which are useful for washing laundry and simultaneously softening it.