FABRIC CONDITIONER

Generally, detergent is added via special dispensers as shown in Fig. 3.9. In European machines there are usually 3 compartments, 2 for detergent for the pre- and main wash and one for fabric conditioner. In some European machines, one of these compartments can also be used separately to add bleach, as shown in... 

LD = laundry detergents, DW = dishwashing liquids, ADW = automatic dishwasher detergents, HC = household cleaners, FC = fabric conditioners... 

C8H16O2, Mr 144.22, df 0.860-0.870, nf 1.401-1.407, a colorless liquid with a fruity-apple odor. It is used to create fruity top notes in perfumes for many purposes, e.g., for shampoos, fabric conditioners, detergents, air fresheners, and... 

Worldwide production amounts to some lOOt/yr. Patchouli oil is very tenacious and is used in perfumery for oriental and masculine notes. It is used to a large extent in fabric conditioner perfumes due to its high substantivity. FCT 1982 (20) p.291 [8014-09-3], [84238-39-1],... 

Cationic surfactants have a positively charged head and these are used as fabric conditioners and even antiseptics - see page 168. They are attracted to fibres and will coat them with a layer one molecule thick, but that is enough to prevent strands matting together and this is why they make clothes feel softer. One that is often used is lauryl trimethyl ammonium chloride, and various hair conditioners contain about 3% of this surfactant. 

Anais Anais is another perfume that has been widely adapted for use in many types of functional product including soaps and fabric conditioners. Many of its components such as the salicylates, musks, woody notes, and aldehyde C14 are among the most substantive to cloth, while the floral notes are ideally suited to bring a natural and gentle quality to such products. 

The smell of Galaxolide has become very much associated with its use as a major component of many washing powders and fabric conditioners and its use here in conjunction with a high proportion of aldehydes may have been used deliberately to give the character of freshly washed white linen—or perhaps it was the fragrance that inspired the name. 

Projects of such magnitude that the amounts of certain components needed add up to a significant proportion of world production. When Downey fabric conditioner was launched, with a fragrance containing a fairly high proportion of patchouli, the world supply of patchouli was temporarily strained. With rare natural essences, shortages may arise due to far smaller projects. 

Exposure of the skin can occur when we use a solvent at work in a laboratory or in a garage to dean an engine, or at home to clean our paintbrushes or strip paint. Exposure can also occur from our clothes, for example from residues of washing powders and fabric conditioners. 

Effective conditioning agent for rinse-off conditioner and fabric conditioners... 

Recently a new family of fabric care products appeared on the market. Called fabric conditioners, they are actually fabric softeners with enhanced antiwrinkle properties. By facilitating the ease of ironing, they address the basic consumer need of spending less time in one of the most tedious household chores. One of these products moreover exhibits completely different aesthetics from traditional fabric softeners, drawing attention to its specificity. 

Compared to usual fabric softeners, the improvement delivered by fabric conditioners is not clearly consumer-perceivable. Consumers want more no ironing at all. As a result, their market share remains low. 

Electrical tumble dryers are much more popular in the U.S. than in Europe (see Section IV). Consequently the market penetration of dryer cycle fabric softeners is much more important in North America than anywhere else. They are usually based on the same types of actives as the rinse cycle fabric softeners [35], Two methods of delivery exist. Nonwoven sheets are impregnated with cationic softener that are incorporated in the wet load at the start of tumble drying or a fabric conditioner is sprayed from an aerosol onto the empty dryer drum before the drying process [16]. 

Ramsbotham, J., Fabric Conditioners, International Flavor and Fragrance, Hilversum, 1989, p. 2. 

Zelcon . [DuPtmt] Fabric conditioner, soil release, finish for polyester. 

Vincent JC, Sheikh A Phosphate poisoning by ingestion of ciothes washing iiquid and fabric conditioner. Anaesthesia 1998 53(10) 1004-1006. [PMiD 9893545] (Deiiberate ingestion of a phosphate-containing product resutted in hypocaicemia and respiratory muscie dysfunction.)... 

Detergents, emulsifier Food emulsifier Hair conditioner Fabric conditioner... 

Toxicology TSCA listed Uses Fragrance in cosmetics, creams, alcoholic sol ns., shampoos, soaps, deodorants, detergents, fabric conditioners, soaps, air fresheners Use Level 1% max. 

Anionics are the largest class of surfactants in terms of volume, and include the work-horse surfactants, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), alcohol sulfate (AS) and alcohol ether (or ethoxy) sulfate (AES). Cationic surfactants generally include various quaternary salts, used predominantly as fabric conditioners ( fabric softeners ), anti-static agents and anti-microbial agents. Amphoteric surfactants represent the smallest class of surfactants, and generally are used when solubility, mildness and compatibility issues are important. 

The use of amine surfactants is varied and found throughout a diverse number of industries. One industry, detergents, employs the largest use of amine surfactants as fabric softener actives. Out of the approximately 700000 metric tons of amine surfactants consumed globally on an annual basis, roughly 50%, or 300000 metric tons, find their way into household, industrial, and textile fabric softener applications. Of the three end-uses as fabric conditioners, the household fabric softener segment commands the lion s share of cationic surfactants at approximately 270000 metric tons. 

Dialkyldimethylammonium surfactants and specifically DHTDMAC are the cationic surfactants most used, as fabric conditioners. DHTDMAC has been... 

The launch of Downy Rinse Free (Libre Enjuagne) rinse cycle fabric softener in Mexico in 2004 had a significant impact on the fabric conditioner market in Mexico [23]. The product, which... 

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