Fabric conditioning compositions
View Patent ↗An aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprises a solid particulate material, perfume and an oil. Preferably the composition is in the form of an emulsion. A method of treating fabrics comprising contacting the fabric conditioning composition with fabrics during a laundry treatment process. The solid particulate material and the perfume in the fabric conditioning composition are used to stabilize the oil.
1. An aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprising
(i) a clay;
(ii) a perfume, of which at least 50% by number of the perfume components have a ClogP value equal to or greater than 2.0; and
(iii) a sulfated vegetable oil.
2. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 1 , comprising an emulsion.
3. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 1 wherein the clay has not been subjected to a cation exchange reaction.
4. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 1 wherein the clay comprises a smectite-type clay.
5. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 4 wherein the smectite-type clay is selected from the group consisting of: montmorillonite, bentonite, beidellite, hectorite, saponite, stevensite, and mixtures thereof.
6. A fabric conditioning composition according claim 1 wherein the perfume is present in the composition in an amount of 0.01 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
7. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 1 wherein the sulfated vegetable oil is sulfated castor oil.
8. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the clay is present in an amount of from 0.01% to 50% by weight of the composition.
9. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 1 wherein the oil is present in an amount of from 0.01% to 50% by weight of the composition.
10. A fabric conditioning composition according to claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of clay to oil is in the range of from 10:1 to 1:10.
11. A method of treating fabrics, comprising contacting the fabric conditioning composition as claimed in claim 1 with fabrics during a laundry treatment process.