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EP2135931B1 - Utilisation d'un polymère de libération de salissures dans des compositions de traitement des tissus - Google Patents

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EP2135931B1
EP2135931B1 EP08158306A EP08158306A EP2135931B1 EP 2135931 B1 EP2135931 B1 EP 2135931B1 EP 08158306 A EP08158306 A EP 08158306A EP 08158306 A EP08158306 A EP 08158306A EP 2135931 B1 EP2135931 B1 EP 2135931B1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
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  • the present invention relates to the use of fabric treatment composition comprising a soil release polymer for promoting repellency of allergens from textiles.
  • Fabric treatment compositions such as laundry compositions generally provide several benefits for textiles, the most common being to remove dirt and stains during the wash cycle and also to soften the textile during the rinse cycle.
  • consumers expect more from fabric treatment compositions. Indeed, consumers are, now, looking for compositions providing additional benefits i.e. for compositions which not only provide good cleaning or softening performances, but also which help them, at the same time, to solving their health and environmental problems.
  • allergens are a disorder of the immune system and is due to environmental substances known as allergens.
  • Allergens are commonly found in dust and, specifically, in house dust. In most cases allergens are small soluble proteins or glycoproteins that are able to penetrate the nasal and respiratory mucosae. Allergens can be, for example, derived from pollens, dust mites, animal dander, insects and fungi.
  • inhalant allergens The exposure to inhalant allergens is an important factor in the development of allergic diseases. Indeed, these inhaled allergens, commonly found in many households, are the most common cause of conjunctivitis, asthma and allergic rhinitis in developed countries.
  • allergens accumulate on various indoor surfaces and in allergen reservoirs, such as carpets, upholstery, mattresses and pillows. Clothing accumulates ambient allergens quickly and is an important source and carrier of allergens to homes.
  • Frequent laundering of clothing and bedding are effective methods for removing house dust and allergens from washable items and thus are good methods for reducing allergen exposure and thus for reducing allergy reactions.
  • Soil release polymers are well known ingredients in laundry detergent compositions.
  • US 4, 007, 305 (published Feb. 8, 1977 ); US 4,702,857 (published Oct. 27, 1987 ); EP 0 707 627 (published Apr. 24, 1996 ); EP 991 743 (published Apr. 12, 2000 ) or US 7 087 572 (published Aug. 8, 2006 ) relates to soil-release polymers and/or to their use as ingredients in fabric care compositions.
  • the present invention is based, thus, on the finding that some polymers can impart a benefit to the laundry composition contained it. Indeed, textiles treated with a laundry composition containing a polymeric soil release agents are less prone to retain dust and allergens. Polymer soil release agents have the advantage of promoting the repellency of allergen from textiles. Conveniently, laundry compositions containing such polymers can be applied repeatedly in a normal domestic laundry operation in view of improving repellency of allergen and thus decreasing the contact with allergen leading thus to a better health and less allergenic reaction of consumers using it.
  • the present invention relates to the use of a fabric treatment composition comprising a polymeric soil release agent for promoting repellency of allergens selected from animal dander and house dust mite allergens from textiles.
  • the present invention further relates to a method for repelling allergen selected from animal dander and house dust mite allergens from textiles by contacting the textile with a fabric treatment composition containing the soil release polymer.
  • Laundry treated in accordance with the present invention provides therefore an economical and effective method to reduce allergen exposure and dispersal from various surfaces.
  • the present invention reduces also the probability of the allergen to cause allergic responses in host such as a human being.
  • the present invention relates to the use of a fabric treatment composition comprising polymeric soil release agents for promoting repellency of allergens from textiles.
  • repelency it is meant herein that a textile treated with the polymer according to the present invention has the ability to repel allergen from its surface, i.e. the allergen will be repulsed from the textile surface and will not adhere to its surface.
  • polymers according to the present invention create a sort of coating around the textile fabrics which prevents them for attaching allergens.
  • the polymers help the fabrics to repel and to "squeeze" away the dust and allergens from its surface.
  • the fabrics will not contain any allergen and will be less prone to attract them and to retain them when there are contacted to their surface.
  • repellency it is thus meant herein that the polymeric soil release agents will enhance the repellency benefit.
  • allergen is meant to include any substances that are capable of sensitizing and inducing an allergic reaction in a host such as human being. Allergens which can be removed from textiles and fabrics, in accordance with the present invention, include, animal dander, and house dust mite allergens including house dust mite feces. All of these allergens are often found in house dust.
  • allergens found on clothes As examples of allergens found on clothes, it can be cited, the main mite allergens of the genus Dermatophagoides: Der 1-Der p 1 and Der f 1; Der 2-Der p 2 and Der f 2, allergens which are abundant in mite fecal pellets and body debris.
  • Fel d 1 the most common cat allergen
  • Can f the most common dog allergens, are also illustration of allergens which can be easily repelled from textiles using the polymer of the present invention.
  • the polymer of the present invention can be defined as polymeric soil release agents.
  • polymeric soil release agents it is meant herein polymers having soil release properties, i.e. having the property to enhance the cleaning efficacy of the cleaning composition by improving release of greasy and oil during the laundry process. See soil release agents' definition, p.278-279, "Liquid Detergents" by Kuo-Yann Lai .
  • the liquid laundry composition will generally comprise from 0.01% to 20%, typically from 0.05% to 10%, preferably from 0.1% to 5%, and more preferably form 0.2% to 3 % by weight of the composition of such polymeric soil release agents.
  • the polymeric soil release agents of the present invention include a variety of charged, e.g., anionic or cationic (see US 4,956,447 ), as well as non-charged monomer units and structures may be linear, branched or star-shaped. They may include capping moieties which are especially effective in controlling molecular weight or altering the physical or surface-active properties.
  • Suitable polymeric soil release agents of the present invention include a sulfonated product of a substantially linear ester oligomer comprised of an oligomeric ester backbone of terephthaloyl and oxyalkyleneoxy repeat units, for example as described in US 4,968,451 .
  • Suitable polymeric soil release agents of the present invention include also polymer such as defined in US 4,711,730 , for example those produced by transesterification/ oligomerization of poly(ethyleneglycol) methyl ether, DMT, PG and poly(ethyleneglycol) ("PEG").
  • Suitable agents include also polymer such as defined in partly- and fully- anionic-end-capped oligomeric esters of US 4,721,580 , such as oligomers from ethylene glycol ("EG"), PG, DMT and Na-3,6-dioxa-8-hydroxyoctanesulfonate; also the nonionic-capped block polyester oligomeric compounds of US 4,702,857 , for example produced from DMT, Me-capped PEG and EG and/or PG, or a combination of DMT, EG and/or PG, Me-capped PEG and Na-dimethyl-5-sulfoisophthalate; and also the anionic, especially sulfoaroyl, end-capped terephthalate esters of US 4,877,896 ,.
  • polymer such as defined in partly- and fully- anionic-end-capped oligomeric esters of US 4,721,580 , such as oligomers from ethylene glycol ("EG"), PG, DMT and
  • Polymeric soil release agents of the present invention also encompass simple copolymeric blocks of ethylene terephthalate or propylene terephthalate with polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide terephthalate (see US 3,959,230 and US 3,893,929 ) cellulosic derivatives such as the hydroxyether cellulosic polymers available as METHOCEL from Dow; and the C 1 -C 4 alkylcelluloses and C 4 hydroxyalkyl celluloses.
  • Soil release agents of the present invention also encompass polymer characterised by poly(vinyl ester) hydrophobic segments including graft copolymers of poly(vinyl ester), e.g., C 1 -C 6 vinyl esters, preferably poly(vinyl acetate), grafted onto polyalkylene oxide backbones (see US 4,000,093 and EP 0219048 ).
  • polymeric soil release agents include SOKALAN ® , such as SOKALAN HP-22 ® , available from BASF.
  • polymeric soil release agents of the present invention can be polyesters with repeat units containing 10-15% by weight of ethylene terephthalate together with 90-80% by weight of polyoxyethylene terephthalate, derived from a polyoxyethylene glycol of average molecular weight 300-5,000.
  • Commercial examples include ZELCON ® 5126 from Dupont and MILEASE ® T from ICI.
  • Suitable monomers for the above polymeric soil release agents include Na 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethanesulfonate, DMT, Na- dimethyl 5-sulfoisophthalate, EG and PG ( US 5,415,807 ).
  • Additional classes of polymeric soil release agents of the present invention include :
  • the polymeric soil release agents of the present invention will have the formula : X-[(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n (OR 5 ) m ]-[(A-R 1 -A-R 2 ) u (A-R 3 -A-R 2 ) v ]-A-R 4 -A-[(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ] X
  • the moiety [(A-R 1 -A-R 2 ) u (A-R 3 -A-R 2 ) v ]-A-R 4 -A- forms the oligomer or polymer backbone of the compounds.
  • Groups X-[(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n (OR 5 ) m ] and [(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ]-X are generally connected at the ends of the oligomer/polymer backbone. It is believed that the allergen repellency properties of the compounds (when absorbed on the fabric) are due to these hydrophilic end groups.
  • linking A moieties are essentially moieties, i.e. the compounds of the present invention are polyesters.
  • the term "the A moieties are essentially moieties” refers to compounds where the A moieties consist entirely of moieties , or are partially substituted with linking moieties such as (amide), and (urethane). The degree of partial substitution with these other linking moieties should be such that the soil release properties are not adversely affected to any great extent.
  • linking moieties A consist entirely of (i.e., comprise 100%) moieties i.e., each A is either
  • the R 1 moieties are essentially 1,4-phenylene moieties.
  • the term "the R 1 moieties are essentially 1,4-phenylene moieties” refers to compounds where the R 1 moieties consist entirely of 1,4-phenylene moieties, or are partially substituted with other arylene or alkarylene moieties, alkylene moieties, alkenylene moieties, or mixtures thereof.
  • Arylene and alkarylene moieties which can be partially substituted for 1,4-phenylene include 1,3-phenylene, 1,2-phenylene, 1,8-naphthylene, 1,4-naphthylene, 2,2'-biphenylene, 4,4'-biphenylene and mixtures thereof.
  • Alkylene and alkenylene moieties which can be partially substituted include ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,5-pentylene, 1,6-hexamethylene, 1,7-heptamethylene, 1,8-octamethylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene, and mixtures thereof.
  • the degree of partial substitution with moieties other than 1,4-phenylene should be such that the soil release properties of the compound are not adversely affected to any great extent.
  • the degree of partial substitution which can be tolerated will depend upon the backbone length of the compound, i.e., longer backbones can have greater partial substitution for 1,4-phenylene moieties.
  • compounds where the R 1 comprise from about 50 to 100%, 1,4-phenylene moieties (from 0 to 50% moieties other than 1, 4-phenylene) have adequate soil release activity.
  • polyesters made according to the present invention with a 40:60 mole ratio of isophthalic (1,3-phenylene) to terephthalic (1,4-phenylene) acid have adequate soil release activity.
  • the R 1 moieties consist entirely of (i.e., comprise 100%) 1,4-phenylene moieties, i.e. each R 1 moiety is 1,4-phenylene.
  • the R 2 moieties are essentially ethylene moieties, or substituted ethylene moieties having C 1 -C 4 alkyl or alkoxy substituents.
  • the term "the R 2 moieties are essentially ethylene moieties, or substituted ethylene moieties having C 1 -C 4 alkyl or alkoxy substituents" refers to compounds of the present invention where the R 2 moieties consist entirely of ethylene, or substituted ethylene moieties, or are partially substituted with other compatible moieties.
  • moieties examples include linear C 3 -C 6 alkylene moieties such as 1,3-propylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,5-pentylene or 1,6-hexamethylene, 1,2-cycloalkylene moieties such as 1,2-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cycloalkylene moieties such as 1,4-cyclohexylene and 1,4-dimethylenecyclohexylene, polyoxy-alkylated 1,2-hydroxyalkylenes such as and oxy-alkylene moieties such as -CH 2 CH 2 O CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 - or -CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 -
  • the degree of partial substitution with these other moieties should be such that the soil release properties of the compounds are not adversely affected to any great extent.
  • the degree of partial substitution which can be tolerated will depend upon the backbone length of the compound, i.e. longer backbones can have greater partial substitution.
  • compounds where the R 2 comprise from 20 to 100% ethylene, or substituted ethylene moieties (from 0 to 80% other compatible moieties) have adequate soil release activity.
  • polyesters made according to the present invention with a 75:25 mole ratio of diethylene glycol (-CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 -) to ethylene glycol (ethylene) have adequate allergen repellency activity.
  • R 2 comprises from 80 to 100% ethylene, or substituted ethylene moieties, and from 0 to 20% other compatible moieties.
  • suitable ethylene or substituted ethylene moieties include ethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,2-butylene, 1,2-hexylene, 3-methoxy-1,2-propylene and mixtures thereof.
  • the R 2 moieties are essentially ethylene moieties, 1,2-propylene moieties or mixtures thereof. Inclusion of a greater percentage of ethylene moieties tends to improve the soil release activity of the compounds. Surprisingly, inclusion of a greater percentage of 1,2-propylene moieties tends to improve the water solubility of the compounds.
  • suitable substituted C 2 -C 18 hydrocarbylene moieties can include substituted C 2 -C 12 alkylene, alkenylene, arylene, alkarylene and like moieties.
  • the substituted alkylene or alkenylene moieties can be linear, branched, or cyclic.
  • the R 3 moieties can be all the same (e.g. all substituted arylene) or a mixture (e.g. a mixture of substituted arylenes and substituted alkylenes).
  • Preferred R 3 moieties are those which are substituted 1,3-phenylene moieties.
  • the substituted R 3 moieties preferably have only one -SO 3 M, -COOM, - O[(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ]X or -A[(R 2 -A-R 4 -A)] w [(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ]X substituent.
  • M can be H or any compatible water-soluble cation.
  • Suitable water soluble cations include the water soluble alkali metals such as potassium (K + ) and especially sodium (Na + ), as well as ammonium (NH 4 + ).
  • Also suitable are substituted ammonium cations having the formula: where R 1 and R 2 are each a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group (e.g. alkyl, hydroxyalkyl) or together form a cyclic or heterocyclic ring of from 4 to 6 carbon atoms (e.g.
  • R 3 is a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group
  • R 4 is H (ammonium) or a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group (quat amine).
  • Typical substituted ammonium cationic groups are those where R 4 is H (ammonium) or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, especially methyl(quat amaine); R 1 is C 10 -C 18 alkyl, especially C 12 -C 14 alkyl; and R 2 and
  • R 3 are each C 1 -C 4 alkyl, especially methyl.
  • R 3 moieties having -A[(R 2 -A-R 4 -A)] w[ (R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ]-X substituents provide branched compounds.
  • R 3 moieties having -A[(R 2 -A-R 4 -A)] w -R 2 -A moieties provide cross-linked compounds. Indeed, syntheses used to make the branched compounds typically provide at least some cross-linked compounds.
  • the moieties -(R 5 O)- and -(CH 2 CH 2 O)- of the moieties [(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ] and [(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n (OR 5 ) m ] can be mixed together or preferably form blocks of-(R 5 O)- and - (CH 2 CH 2 O)- moieties.
  • the blocks of -(R 5 O)- moieties are located next to the backbone of the compound.
  • R 5 is the moiety -R 2 -A-R 6 -
  • m is 1; also, the moiety -R 2 -A-R 6 - is preferably located next to the backbone of the compound.
  • the preferred C 3 -C 4 alkylene is C 3 H 6 (propylene); when R 5 is C 3 -C 4 alkylene, m is preferably from 0 to 5 and is most preferably 0. R 6 is preferably methylene or 1,4-phenylene.
  • the moiety -(CH 2 CH 2 O)- preferably comprises at least 75% by weight of the moiety [(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ] and most preferably 100% by weight (m is 0).
  • X can be H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or wherein R 7 is C1-C4 alkyl. X is preferably methyl or ethyl, and most preferably methyl.
  • each n is at least 6, but is preferably at least 10.
  • the value for each n usually ranges from 12 to 113. Typically, the value for each n is in the range of from 12 to 43.
  • the backbone moieties (A-R 1 -A-R 2 ) and (A-R 3 -A-R 2 ) can be mixed together or can form blocks of (A-R 1 -A-R 2 ) and (A-R 3 -A-R 2 ) moieties.
  • the maximum value for u+v is generally determined by the process by which the compound is made, but can range up to 25, i.e. the compounds of the present invention are oligomers or low molecular weight polymers.
  • polyesters used in fibber making typically have a much higher molecular weight, e.g. have from 50 to 250 ethylene terephthalate units.
  • the sum of u+v ranges from 3 to 10 for the compounds of the present invention.
  • the R 3 moieties have the substituent -A[(R 2 -A-R 4 -A)] w [(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ]X (branched compounds) or -A[(R 2 -A-R 4 -A)] w R 2 -A-(cross-linked compounds)
  • the value for w is typically at least 1 and is determined by the process by which the compound is made. For these branched and cross-linked compounds the value for u+v+w is from 3 to 25.
  • Preferred compounds of the present invention are block polyesters having the formula wherein the R 1 moieties are all 1,4-phenylene moieties; the R 2 moieties are essentially ethylene moieties, 1,2-propylene moieties or mixtures thereof; the R 3 moieties are all potassium or preferably sodium 5-sulfo-1,3-phenylene moieties or substituted 1,3-phenylene moieties having the substituent at the 5 position; the R 4 moieties are R 1 or R 3 moieties, or mixtures thereof; each X is ethyl or preferably methyl; each n is from 12 to 43; when w is 0, u+v is from 3 to 10; when w is at least 1, u+v+w is from 3 to 10.
  • Particularly preferred block polyesters are those where v is 0, i. e. the linear block polyesters.
  • u typically ranges from 3 to 8, especially for those made from dimethyl terephthalate, ethylene glycol (or 1,2-propylene glycol) and methyl capped polyethylene glycol.
  • the most water soluble of these linear block polyesters are those where u is from 3 to 5.
  • the polymeric soil release agents of the present invention have the formula (I) : X-[(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n (OR 5 ) m ]- [(A-R 1 -A-R 2 ) u (A-R 3 -A-R 2 ) v ]-A-R 4 -A-[(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ] X wherein each of the moieties A is selected form the group consisting of and combination thereof with either or both of the moieties, wherein :
  • v is 0. More preferably, in the formula (I), R 1 moieties comprise from 50 to 100% of said 1,4-phenylene moieties. Even More preferably each R 1 moieties is a 1,4-phenylene moiety.
  • the R 3 moieties are selected from the group consisting of substituted C 2 -C 12 alkylene, alkenylene, arylene, alkarylene and mixture thereof. More preferably, R 3 moieties has only one substituent -A[(R 2 -A-R 4 -A)] w [(R 5 O) m (CH 2 CH 2 O) n ]X and w is 1.
  • R 2 moieties comprise from 20 to 100%, preferably from 80 to 100 % of ethylene moieties or substituted ethylene moieties
  • n is from 12 to 119, more preferably form 12 to 43.
  • polymeric soil release agents according to the present invention have the formula (II): wherein :
  • v is 0. More preferably, in the formula (II), R2 moieties comprise from 80 to 100% ethylene moieties, 1,2- propylene moieties, or mixture thereof.
  • the polymeric soil release agents have the formula :
  • polymeric soil release agents of the present invention can be prepared by art-recognized methods.
  • US 4, 702, 857 and US 4,711,730 describe the preferred method of synthesis for the block polyesters of the present invention.
  • fabric treatment compositions include fabric treatment compositions for hand-wash, machine wash and other purposes including fabric care additive compositions and compositions suitable for use in the soaking and/or pretreatment of stained fabrics.
  • Preferred fabric treatment compositions of the present invention include liquids, more preferably heavy duty liquid fabric treatment compositions and liquid laundry detergents for washing 'standard', non-fine fabrics as well as fine fabrics including silk, wool and the like. More preferred fabric treatment composition of the present invention is a liquid laundry detergents composition.
  • the fabric treatment compositions according to the present invention are formulated as a liquid composition.
  • liquid it is meant herein to include liquids, gels and pastes.
  • compositions formed by mixing the provided compositions with water in widely ranging proportions are also included.
  • the fabric treatment composition of the present invention may also be present in form of a rinse-added composition for delivering fabric care benefits, e.g., in form of a rinse-added fabric-softening composition, or in form of a fabric finishing composition.
  • the fabric treatment compositions according to the present invention may be used at any stage of the laundering process.
  • the compositions are used to treat the fabric in the watch cycle or in the rinse cycle of a laundering process.
  • fabric treatment composition comprising a polymeric soil release agents will be used during the laundering process.
  • the composition comprising a polymeric soil release agents can be used before, or after, the laundry process and might be in the form of a pretreater composition, a spray or foaming product.
  • fabrics as used herein means a textile substrate, especially a fabric or garment.
  • the fabrics and textiles that may be treated include those which comprise cellulosic fibers, preferably from 1% to 100% cellulosic fibers (more preferably 5% to 100% cellulosic fibers, most preferably 40% to 100%).
  • the fabric may be in the form of a garment, in which case the method of the invention may represent a method of laundering a garment.
  • the balance comprises other fibers or blends of fibers suitable for use in garments such as polyester, for example.
  • the cellulosic fibers are of cotton or regenerated cellulose such as viscose.
  • a method of treating fabrics and textiles comprises the steps of contacting the fabrics with the fabric treatment composition of the present invention.
  • fabric treatment compositions are specifically discussed herein, compositions comprising polymeric soil release agent of the present invention for use in treating, cleaning, conditioning, and/or refreshing both natural and synthetic fibers are encompassed by the present invention.
  • the fabric treatment compositions herein are preferably, but not necessarily, formulated as aqueous compositions.
  • Liquid fabric treatment compositions are preferred herein for convenience of use.
  • Preferred liquid fabric treatment compositions of the present invention are aqueous and therefore, preferably may comprise water, more preferably may comprise water in an amount of from 20% to 90%, even more preferably of from 30% to 80% and most preferably 40% to 70% by weight of the total composition.
  • the fabric treatment compositions of the present invention may be formulated such that, during use in aqueous cleaning operations, the wash water will, preferably have a pH between 8 and 11. Preferably, between 9 and 11. Techniques for controlling pH at recommended usage levels include the use of buffers, alkalis, acids, etc., and are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • adjuncts illustrated hereinafter are suitable for use in the fabric treatment compositions and may be desirably incorporated in preferred embodiments of the invention, for example to assist or enhance cleaning performance, for treatment of the fabric to be cleaned, or to modify the aesthetics of the cleaning composition as is the case with perfumes, colorants, dyes or the like.
  • Suitable adjunct materials include, but are not limited to, surfactants, builders, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic metal complexes, brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, perfumes, structure elasticizing agents, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes, organic catalysts, processing aids and/or pigments.
  • surfactants builders, chelating agents, dye transfer inhibiting agents, dispersants, enzymes, and enzyme stabilizers, catalytic metal complexes, brighteners, suds suppressors, dyes, perfumes, structure elasticizing agents, fabric softeners, carriers, hydrotropes, organic catalysts, processing aids and/or pigments.
  • the fabric treatment compositions of the present invention comprise perfume as an optional but highly preferred ingredient.
  • the composition will contain eucalyptus perfume.
  • eucalyptus perfume it is meant herein that the composition will contain a eucalyptus extract, more preferably eucalyptol, the main constituent of Eucalyptus extract. More preferably, the composition of the present invention will contain a mix of green tea and eucalyptus perfumes.
  • the eucalyptus perfume and more specifically, green tea and eucalyptus perfumes discloses herein, provide an "anti-allergen" signal to the user of the composition which reinforce therefore the anti-allergenic benefit of the composition.
  • perfumes and perfumery ingredients commonly used in laundry composition can also be used herein.
  • Such perfumes comprise a wide variety of natural and synthetic chemical ingredients, including, but not limited to, aldehydes, ketones, esters, and the like.
  • various natural extracts and essences which can comprise complex mixtures of ingredients, such as orange oil, lemon oil, rose extract, lavender, musk, patchouli, balsamic essence, sandalwood oil, pine oil, cedar, and the like.
  • Finished perfumes can comprise extremely complex mixtures of such ingredients.
  • Finished perfumes typically comprise from about 0.01 % to about 4%, by weight, of the detergent compositions herein, and individual perfumery ingredients can comprise from about 0.0001 % to about 90% of a finished perfume composition.
  • the cleaning compositions according to the present invention may comprise a surfactant or surfactant system comprising surfactants selected from nonionic and/or anionic and/or cationic surfactants and/or ampholytic and/or zwitterionic and/or semi-polar nonionic surfactants or mixtures thereof.
  • anionic surfactants include ,mid-chain branched alkyl sulfates, modified linear alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkylbenzene sulfonates, linear and branched chain alkyl sulfates, linear and branched chain alkyl alkoxy sulfates, and fatty carboxylates.
  • Non-limiting examples of nonionic surfactants include alkyl ethoxylates, alkylphenol ethoxylates, and alkyl glycosides.
  • Other suitable surfactants include amine oxides, quaternery ammonium surfactants, and amidoamines.
  • a surfactant or surfactant system is typically present at a level of from 0.1%, preferably 1%, more preferably 5% by weight of the cleaning compositions to 99.9%, preferably 80%, more preferably 35%, preferably 30% about by weight of the cleaning compositions.
  • Suitable anionic surfactants useful herein can comprise any of the conventional anionic surfactant types typically used in liquid detergent products. These include the alkyl benzene sulfonic acids and their salts as well as alkoxylated or non-alkoxylated alkyl sulfate materials.
  • Exemplary anionic surfactants are the alkali metal salts of C 10-16 alkyl benzene sulfonic acids, preferably C 11-14 alkyl benzene sulfonic acids.
  • the alkyl group is linear and such linear alkyl benzene sulfonates are known as "LAS".
  • Alkyl benzene sulfonates, and particularly LAS are well known in the art.
  • Such surfactants and their preparation are described for example in U.S. Patents 2,220,099 and 2,477,383 .
  • Especially preferred are the sodium and potassium linear straight chain alkylbenzene sulfonates in which the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is from about 11 to 14.
  • Sodium C 11 -C 14 e.g., C 12
  • LAS is a specific example of such surfactants.
  • anionic surfactant comprises ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactants.
  • Such materials also known as alkyl ether sulfates or alkyl polyethoxylate sulfates, are those which correspond to the formula: R'-O-(C 2 H 4 O) n -SO 3 M wherein R' is a C 8 -C 20 alkyl group, n is from about 1 to 20, and M is a salt-forming cation.
  • R' is C 10 -C 18 alkyl, n is from about 1 to 15, and M is sodium, potassium, ammonium, alkylammonium, or alkanolammonium.
  • R' is a C 12 -C 16 , n is from about 1 to 6 and M is sodium.
  • non-alkoyxylated e.g., non-ethoxylated, alkyl ether sulfate surfactants
  • non-ethoxylated, alkyl ether sulfate surfactants are those produced by the sulfation of higher C 8 -C 20 fatty alcohols.
  • R typically a linear C 8 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group, which may be straight chain or branched chain
  • M is a water-solubilizing cation.
  • R is a C 10 -C 15 alkyl
  • M is alkali metal, more specifically R is C 12 -C 14 and M is sodium.
  • anionic surfactants useful herein include: a) C 11 -C 18 alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS); b) C 10 -C 20 primary, branched-chain and random alkyl sulfates (AS); c) C 10 -C 18 secondary (2,3) alkyl sulfates having formulae (I) and (II): wherein M in formulae (I) and (II) is hydrogen or a cation which provides charge neutrality, and all M units, whether associated with a surfactant or adjunct ingredient, can either be a hydrogen atom or a cation depending upon the form isolated by the artisan or the relative pH of the system wherein the compound is used, with non-limiting examples of preferred cations including sodium, potassium, ammonium, and mixtures thereof, and x is an integer of at least about 7, preferably at least about 9, and y is an integer of at least 8, preferably at least about 9; d) C 10 -C 18 alkyl
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants useful herein can comprise any of the conventional nonionic surfactant types typically used in liquid detergent products. These include alkoxylated fatty alcohols and amine oxide surfactants. Preferred for use in the liquid detergent products herein are those nonionic surfactants which are normally liquid.
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants for use herein include the alcohol alkoxylate nonionic surfactants.
  • Alcohol alkoxylates are materials which correspond to the general formula: R 1 (C m H 2m O) n OH wherein R 1 is a C 8 - C 16 alkyl group, m is from 2 to 4, and n ranges from about 2 to 12.
  • R 1 is an alkyl group, which may be primary or secondary, that contains from about 9 to 15 carbon atoms, more preferably from about 10 to 14 carbon atoms.
  • the alkoxylated fatty alcohols will also be ethoxylated materials that contain from about 2 to 12 ethylene oxide moieties per molecule, more preferably from about 3 to 10 ethylene oxide moieties per molecule.
  • the alkoxylated fatty alcohol materials useful in the detergent compositions herein will frequently have a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) which ranges from about 3 to 17. More preferably, the HLB of this material will range from about 6 to 15, most preferably from about 8 to 15.
  • HLB hydrophilic-lipophilic balance
  • Alkoxylated fatty alcohol nonionic surfactants have been marketed under the traadenames Neodol and Dobanol by the Shell Chemical Company.
  • Amine oxides are mateials which are often referred to in the art as “semi-polar" nonionics.
  • Amine oxides have the formula: R(EO) x (PO) y (BO) z N(O)(CH 2 R') 2 .qH 2 O.
  • R is a relatively long-chain hydrocarbyl moiety which can be saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, and can contain from 8 to 20, preferably from 10 to 16 carbon atoms, and is more preferably C 12 -C 16 primary alkyl.
  • R' is a short-chain moiety, preferably selected from hydrogen, methyl and -CH 2 OH.
  • EO is ethyleneoxy
  • PO is propyleneneoxy
  • BO is butyleneoxy.
  • Amine oxide surfactants are illustrated by C 12-14 alkyldimethyl amine oxide.
  • Non-limiting examples of nonionic surfactants include: a) C 12 -C 18 alkyl ethoxylates, such as, NEODOL ® nonionic surfactants from Shell; b) C 6 -C 12 alkyl phenol alkoxylates wherein the alkoxylate units are a mixture of ethyleneoxy and propyleneoxy units; c) C 12 -C 18 alcohol and C 6 -C 12 alkyl phenol condensates with ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block polymers such as Pluronic ® from BASF; d) C 14 -C 22 mid-chain branched alcohols, BA, as discussed in US 6,150,322 ; e) C 14 -C 22 mid-chain branched alkyl alkoxylates, BAE x , wherein x 1-30, as discussed in US 6,153,577 , US 6,020,303 and US 6,093,856 ; f) Alkylpolysaccharides as discussed in U.S.
  • the detersive surfactant component may comprise combinations of anionic and nonionic surfactant materials.
  • the weight ratio of anionic to nonionic will typically range from 10:90 to 95:5, more typically from 30:70 to 70:30.
  • Cationic surfactants are well known in the art and non-limiting examples of these include quaternary ammonium surfactants, which can have up to 26 carbon atoms. Additional examples include a) alkoxylate quaternary ammonium (AQA) surfactants as discussed in US 6,136,769 ; b) dimethyl hydroxyethyl quaternary ammonium as discussed in 6,004,922 ; c) polyamine cationic surfactants as discussed in WO 98/35002 , WO 98/35003 , WO 98/35004 , WO 98/35005 , and WO 98/35006 ; d) cationic ester surfactants as discussed in US Patents Nos.
  • AQA alkoxylate quaternary ammonium
  • Non-limiting examples of zwitterionic surfactants include: derivatives of secondary and tertiary amines, derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines, or derivatives of quaternary ammonium, quaternary phosphonium or tertiary sulfonium compounds. See U.S. Patent No.
  • betaine including alkyl dimethyl betaine and cocodimethyl amidopropyl betaine, C 8 to C 18 (preferably C 12 to C 18 ) amine oxides and sulfo and hydroxy betaines, such as N-alkyl-N,N-dimethylammino-1-propane sulfonate where the alkyl group can be C 8 to C 18 , preferably C 10 to C 14 .
  • Non-limiting examples of ampholytic surfactants include: aliphatic derivatives of secondary or tertiary amines, or aliphatic derivatives of heterocyclic secondary and tertiary amines in which the aliphatic radical can be straight- or branched-chain.
  • One of the aliphatic substituents contains at least about 8 carbon atoms, typically from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms, and at least one contains an anionic water-solubilizing group, e.g. carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate. See U.S. Patent No. 3,929,678 to Laughlin et al., issued December 30, 1975 at column 19, lines 18-35, for examples of ampholytic surfactants.
  • compositions may optionally comprise a builder, at levels of from 0.0% to 80% by weight, preferably from 5% to 70% by weight, more preferably from 20% to 60% by weight of the composition.
  • any known detergent builder is useful herein, including inorganic types such as zeolites, layer silicates, fatty acids and phosphates such as the alkali metal polyphosphates, and organic types including especially the alkali metal salts of citrate, 2,2-oxydisuccinate, carboxymethyloxysuccinate, nitrilotriacetate and the like.
  • Phosphate-free, water-soluble organic builders which have relatively low molecular weight, e.g., below 1,000, are highly preferred for use herein.
  • Other suitable builders include sodium carbonate and sodium silicates having varying ratios of SiO 2 :Na 2 O content, e.g., 1:1 to 3:1 with 2:1 ratio being typical.
  • C 12 -C 18 saturated and/or unsaturated, linear and/or branched, fatty acids but preferably mixtures of such fatty acids.
  • Highly preferred have been found mixtures of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, for example preferred is a mixture of rape seed-derived fatty acid and C 16 -C 18 topped whole cut fatty acids, or a mixture of rape seed-derived fatty acid and a tallow alcohol derived fatty acid, palmitic, oleic, fatty alkylsuccinic acids, and mixtures thereof.
  • branched fatty acids of synthetic or natural origin especially biodegradable branched types.
  • the term "fatty acid builder" is in common use, it should be understood and appreciated that as formulated in the present detergents, the fatty acid is in at least partially neutralized to neutralized form, the counter-ions can typically be alkanolamines, sodium, potassium, alkanolammonium or mixtures thereof.
  • the fatty acids are neutralized with alkanolamines such as Mono Ethanol Amine, and are fully soluble in the liquid phase.
  • Fatty acids are preferred builders in the compositions of the present invention. It has been found that the presence of fatty acid builders contribute to the formation of a coacervate. The presence of fatty acids builder in the compositions of the present invention is therefore highly preferred.
  • compositions herein may also optionally contain one or more iron and/or manganese chelating agents.
  • chelating agents can be selected from the group consisting of amino carboxylates, amino phosphonates, polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents and mixtures therein, all as hereinafter defined. Without intending to be bound by theory, it is believed that the benefit of these materials is due in part to their exceptional ability to remove iron and manganese ions from washing solutions by formation of soluble chelates.
  • Amino carboxylates useful as optional chelating agents include ethylenediaminetetracetates, N-hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetates, nitrilotriacetates, ethylenediamine tetraproprionates, triethylenetetraaminehexacetates, diethylenetriaminepentaacetates, and ethanoldiglycines, alkali metal, ammonium, and substituted ammonium salts therein and mixtures therein.
  • Amino phosphonates are also suitable for use as chelating agents in the compositions of the invention when at lease low levels of total phosphorus are permitted in detergent compositions, and include ethylenediaminetetrakis (methylenephosphonates) as DEQUEST. Preferred, these amino phosphonates to not contain alkyl or alkenyl groups with more than about 6 carbon atoms.
  • Polyfunctionally-substituted aromatic chelating agents are also useful in the compositions herein. See U.S. Patent 3,812,044, issued May 21, 1974, to Connor et al.
  • Preferred compounds of this type in acid form are dihydroxydisulfobenzenes such as 1,2-dihydroxy-3,5-disulfobenzene.
  • a preferred biodegradable chelator for use herein is ethylenediamine disuccinate ("EDDS"), especially the [S,S] isomer as described in U.S. Patent 4,704,233, November 3, 1987 .
  • compositions herein may also contain water-soluble methyl glycine diacetic acid (MGDA) salts (or acid form) as a chelant or co-builder useful with, for example, insoluble builders such as zeolites, layered silicates and the like.
  • MGDA water-soluble methyl glycine diacetic acid
  • these chelating agents will generally comprise from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the detergent compositions herein. More preferably, if utilized, the chelating agents will comprise from about 0.1% to about 3.0% by weight of such compositions.
  • optical brighteners or other brightening or whitening agents known in the art can be incorporated at levels typically from about 0.05% to about 1.2%, by weight, into the compositions herein.
  • optical brighteners which may be useful in the present invention can be classified into subgroups, which include, but are not necessarily limited to, derivatives of stilbene, pyrazoline, coumarin, carboxylic acid, methinecyanines, dibenzothiphene-5,5-dioxide, azoles, 5-and 6-membered-ring heterocycles, and other miscellaneous agents. Examples of such brighteners are disclosed in " The Production and Application of Fluorescent Brightening Agents", M. Zahradnik, Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York (1982 ). Specific examples of optical brighteners which are useful in the present compositions are those identified in U.S. Patent 4,790,856, issued to Wixon on December 13, 1988 .
  • These brighteners include the PHORWHITE series of brighteners from Verona.
  • Other brighteners disclosed in this reference include: Tinopal UNPA, Tinopal CBS and Tinopal 5BM; available from Ciba-Geigy; Artic White CC and Artic White CWD, available from Hilton-Davis, located in Italy; the 2-(4-stryl-phenyl)-2H-napthol[1,2-d]triazoles; 4,4'-bis- (1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)-stil- benes; 4,4'-bis(stryl)bisphenyls; and the aminocoumarins.
  • these brighteners include 4-methyl-7-diethyl- amino coumarin; 1,2-bis(-venzimidazol-2-yl)ethylene; 1,3-diphenyl-phrazolines; 2,5-bis(benzoxazol-2-yl)thiophene; 2-stryl-napth-[1,2-d]oxazole; and 2-(stilbene-4-yl)-2H-naphtho- [1,2-d]triazole. See also U.S. Patent 3,646,015, issued February 29, 1972 to Hamilton . Anionic brighteners are preferred herein.
  • compositions of the present invention may also include one or more dye transfer inhibiting agents.
  • Suitable polymeric dye transfer inhibiting agents include, but are not limited to, polyvinylpyrrolidone polymers, polyamine N-oxide polymers, copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole, polyvinyloxazolidones and polyvinylimidazoles or mixtures thereof.
  • the dye transfer inhibiting agents are present at levels from about 0.0001%, more preferably about 0.01%, most preferably about 0.05% by weight of the cleaning compositions to about 10%, more preferably about 2%, most preferably about 1% by weight of the cleaning compositions.
  • compositions can comprise one or more detergent enzymes which provide cleaning performance and/or fabric care benefits.
  • suitable enzymes include, but are not limited to, hemicellulases, peroxidases, proteases such as "Protease B" which is described in EP 0 251 446 , cellulases, xylanases, lipases, phospholipases, esterases, cutinases, pectinases, keratanases, reductases, oxidases, phenoloxidases, lipoxygenases, ligninases, pullulanases, tannases, pentosanases, malanases, ⁇ -glucanases, arabinosidases, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, laccase, and amylases such as Natalase which is described in WO 95/26397 and WO 96/23873 .
  • Natalase and Protease B are particularly useful in liquid cleaning compositions.
  • a preferred combination is a cleaning composition having a cocktail of conventional applicable enzymes like protease, lipase, cutinase and/or cellulase in conjunction with amylase. Enzymes can be used at their art-taught levels, for example at levels recommended by suppliers such as Novo and Genencor. Preferred levels in the compositions are from 0% to 5%, more preferably from 0.0001% to 5% by weight of the composition.
  • Enzyme-containing including but not limited to, liquid compositions, herein may comprise from about 0.001% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.005% to about 8%, most preferably from about 0.01 % to about 6%, by weight of an enzyme stabilizing system.
  • Such stabilizing systems can, for example, comprise calcium ion, boric acid, propylene glycol, short chain carboxylic acids, boronic acids, and mixtures thereof, and are designed to address different stabilization problems depending on the type and physical form of the detergent composition. See US. 4,537,706 for a review of Borate stabilizers.
  • Suitable chlorine scavenger anions are widely known and readily available, and, if used, can be salts containing ammonium cations with sulfite, bisulfite, thiosulfite, thiosulfate, iodide, etc.
  • Antioxidants such as carbamate, ascorbate, etc., organic amines such as ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA) or alkali metal salt thereof, monoethanolamine (MEA), and mixtures thereof can likewise be used.
  • EDTA ethylenediaminetetracetic acid
  • MEA monoethanolamine
  • scavengers such as bisulfate, nitrate, chloride, sources of hydrogen peroxide such as sodium perborate tetrahydrate, sodium perborate monohydrate and sodium percarbonate, as well as phosphate, condensed phosphate, acetate, benzoate, citrate, formate, lactate, malate, tartrate, salicylate, etc., and mixtures thereof can be used if desired.
  • compositions and cleaning processes herein can be adjusted to provide on the order of at least 0.001 ppm of organic catalyst in the washing medium, and will preferably provide from about 0.001 ppm to about 500 ppm, more preferably from about 0.005 ppm to about 150 ppm, and most preferably from about 0.05 ppm to about 50 ppm, of organic catalyst in the wash liquor.
  • typical compositions herein will comprise from about 0.0002% to about 5%, more preferably from about 0.001% to about 1.5%, of organic catalyst, by weight of the cleaning compositions.
  • cleaning compositions may comprise an activated peroxygen source.
  • Suitable ratios of moles of organic catalyst to moles of activated peroxygen source include but are not limited to from about 1:1 to about 1:1000.
  • Suitable activated peroxygen sources include, but are not limited to, preformed peracids, a hydrogen peroxide source in combination with a bleach activator, or a mixture thereof.
  • Suitable preformed peracids include, but are not limited to, compounds selected from the group consisting of percarboxylic acids and salts, percarbonic acids and salts, perimidic acids and salts, peroxymonosulfuric acids and salts, and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable sources of hydrogen peroxide include, but are not limited to, compounds selected from the group consisting of perborate compounds, percarbonate compounds, perphosphate compounds and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable bleach activators include, but are not limited to, tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (TAED), benzoylcaprolactam (BzCL), 4-nitrobenzoylcaprolactam, 3-chlorobenzoylcaprolactam, benzoyloxybenzenesulphonate (BOBS), nonanoyloxybenzenesulphonate (NOBS), phenyl benzoate (PhBz), decanoyloxybenzenesulphonate (C 10 -OBS), benzoylvalerolactam (BZVL), octanoyloxybenzenesulphonate (C 8 -OBS), perhydrolyzable esters, perhydrolyzable imides and mixtures thereof
  • hydrogen peroxide sources will typically be at levels of from about 1%, preferably from about 5% to about 30%, preferably to about 20% by weight of the composition.
  • peracids or bleach activators will typically comprise from about 0.1%, preferably from about 0.5% to about 60%, more preferably from about 0.5% to about 40% by weight of the bleaching composition.
  • the presence of electrolytes acts to control the viscosity of the liquid compositions.
  • the liquid nature of the compositions herein are affected by the choice of surfactants and by the amount of electrolytes present.
  • the compositions will further comprise from 0% to about 10%, more preferably from about 2% to about 6%, even more preferably from about 3% to about 5%, of a suitable electrolyte or acid equivalent thereof.
  • Sodium citrate is a highly preferred electrolyte for use herein.
  • compositions herein may optionally contain from about 0% to about 10%, by weight, of solvents and hydrotropes. Without being limited by theory, it is believed that the presence of solvents and hydrotropes can affect the structured versus isotropic nature of the compositions.
  • solvent is meant the commonly used solvents in the detergent industry, including alkyl monoalcohol, di-, and tri-alcohols, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, propanediol, ethanediol, glycerine, etc.
  • hydrotropes in the detergent industry, including short chain surfactants that help solubilize other surfactants.
  • hydrotropes include cumene, xylene, or toluene sulfonate, urea, C 8 or shorter chain alkyl carboxylates, and C 8 or shorter chain alkyl sulfate and ethoxylated sulfates.
  • suds suppressors A wide variety of materials may be used as suds suppressors, and suds suppressors are well known to those skilled in the art. See, for example, Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Third Edition, Volume 7, pages 430-447 (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1979 ).
  • One category of suds suppressor of particular interest encompasses monocarboxylic fatty acid and soluble salts therein. See U.S. Patent 2,954,347, issued September 27, 1960 to Wayne St. John .
  • the monocarboxylic fatty acids and salts thereof used as suds suppressor typically have hydrocarbyl chains of 10 to about 24 carbon atoms, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
  • Suitable salts include the alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium, and lithium salts, and ammonium and alkanolammonium salts.
  • the detergent compositions herein may also contain non-surfactant suds suppressors.
  • non-surfactant suds suppressors include, for example: high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as paraffin, fatty acid esters (e.g., fatty acid triglycerides), fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols, aliphatic C 18 -C 40 ketones (e.g., stearone), etc.
  • suds inhibitors include N-alkylated amino triazines such as tri- to hexa-alkylmelamines or di- to tetra-alkyldiamine chlortriazines formed as products of cyanuric chloride with two or three moles of a primary or secondary amine containing 1 to 24 carbon atoms, propylene oxide, and monostearyl phosphates such as monostearyl alcohol phosphate ester and monostearyl di-alkali metal (e.g., K, Na, and Li) phosphates and phosphate esters.
  • the hydrocarbons such as paraffin and haloparaffin can be utilized in liquid form. Hydrocarbon suds suppressors are described, for example, in U.S. Patent 4,265,779, issued May 5, 1981 to Gandolfo et al.
  • Non-surfactant suds suppressors comprises silicone suds suppressors.
  • This category includes the use of polyorganosiloxane oils, such as polydimethylsiloxane, dispersions or emulsions of polyorganosiloxane oils or resins, and combinations of polyorganosiloxane with silica particles wherein the polyorganosiloxane is chemisorbed or fused onto the silica.
  • Silicone suds suppressors are well known in the art and are, for example, disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,265,779, issued May 5, 1981 to Gandolfo et al and European Patent Application No. 89307851.9, published February 7, 1990, by Starch, M. S.
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  • composition A composition I without the presence of polymer ⁇ .
  • composition B composition I with the presence of polymer ⁇ .
  • House dust containing known amounts of allergens derived from dust mites, and cat & dog dander are used.
  • the house dust is artificially spiked with the allergens and milled to get a homogeneous distribution of allergens.
  • Both house dust and allergens are purchased from the Greer Laboratories Ltd.
  • the house dust is applied onto fabrics over a frame (0.3gr/circle). A weight is then applied onto the stain for 1 minute. The dust is then shacked off by placing the swatch up side down on top of a plastic beaker. The beaker is then stroked 3 times on the bench.
  • Table 1 shows the stain removal index (SRI) of an allergenic dust stain applied onto fabrics swatches pre-conditioned with Composition A or B. Values are the mean and standard deviation of three different replicates for each detergent treatment.
  • SRI stain removal index
  • Table 2 shows the total amount of five different allergens remaining on fabric swatches pre-conditioned with Composition A or B after performing the repellency test and the protocol of "allergen quantification" described above. "Unshaken” represents allergen levels in fabric swatches pre-conditioned with composition A (i.e.
  • composition containing the polymer according to the present invention have a positive effect on allergen repellency. Indeed, the fabrics treated with the polymer of the present invention retain less allergen than fabric treated with composition not containing this polymer.

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  1. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus comprenant un agent polymère de libération des salissures pour promouvoir la répulsion d'allergènes choisis parmi le phanère d'animal et les allergènes d'acarien détriticole domestiques, de textiles.
  2. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'agent polymère de libération des salissures est de formule (I) :

            X-[(OCH2CH2)n(OR5)m]-[(A-R1-A-R2)u(A-R3-A-R2)v] -A-R4-A-[(R5O)m(CH2CH2O)n] X dans laquelle chacun des fragments A est choisi dans le groupe constitué de :

    Figure imgb0030
     et une combinaison de ceux-ci avec l'un ou/et l'autre des fragments,
    Figure imgb0031
     dans laquelle :
    - chacun des fragments R1 représente des fragments 1,4-phénylène, ou est partiellement substitué avec des fragments arylène, alkarylène, alkylène ou alcénylène, ou leurs mélanges.
    - les fragments R2 sont choisis dans le groupe constitué de fragments éthylène, fragments éthylène substitué ayant des substituants alkyle en C1 à C4 ou alcoxy ou leurs mélanges ;
    - les fragments R3 sont des fragments hydrocarbylène substitués en C2 à C18 ayant au moins un substituant -COOM, -O[(R5O)m(CH2CH2O)n]X ou -A[(R2-A-R4-A)]w[(R5O)m(CH2CH2O)n]X ;
    - les fragments R4 sont R1 ou R3 ou leurs mélanges.
    - chaque R5 est un alkylène en C3 à C4, ou le fragment -R2-A-R6-, dans lequel R6 est un fragment alkylène, alcénylène , arylène ou alkarylène en C1 à C12 ;
    - M est H ou un cation hydrosoluble ; chaque X est un alkyle en C1 à C4 ; m et n sont un nombre tel que le fragment -(CH2CH2O)- comprend au moins 50 % en poids du fragment [(R5O)m(CH2CH2O)n], pour autant que lorsque R5 est le fragment -R2-A-R6-, m soit 1 ; n est au moins 10 ; u et v sont des nombres tels que la somme de u+v va de 3 à 25 ; w est 0 ou au moins 1 ; et lorsque w est d'au moins 1, u, v et w sont des nombres tels que la somme de u+v+w va de 3 à 25.
  3. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle le polymère antisalissure est de formule (II) :
    Figure imgb0032
     dans laquelle :
    - chaque fragment R1 est un fragment 1,4-phénylène ;
    - les fragments R2 sont chacun choisis dans le groupe constitué de fragments éthylène, fragments 1,2-propylène, fragments 1,2-butylène, fragments 1,2-hexylène, fragments 3-méthoxy-1,2-propylène ou un mélange de ceux-ci, pour autant que lesdits R2 ne soient pas exclusivement des fragments 1,2-butylène, des fragments 1,2-hexylène, des fragments 3-méthoxy-1,2-propylène ou un mélange de ceux-ci ;
    - les fragments R3 sont chacun choisis dans le groupe constitué de fragments 1,3-phénylène substitués ayant le substituant
    Figure imgb0033
     à la position 5 ; les fragments R4 sont des fragments R1 ou R3, ou leurs mélanges ; chaque X est un alkyle en C 1 à C4 ; chaque n va de 12 à 43 ; lorsque w est 0, u+v va de 3 à 10 ; lorsque w est au moins 1, u+v+w va de 3 à 10.
  4. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la composition comprend de 0,01 % à 20 %, typiquement de 0,05 % à 10 %, de préférence de 0,1 % à 5 %, et plus préférablement de 0,2 % à 3 % en poids desdits agents polymères de libération des salissures.
  5. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la composition est une composition d'adoucissement des tissus ajoutée au rinçage, une composition de finition des tissus ou une composition détergente pour le lavage du linge ou n'importe quelle combinaison de ceux-ci ; de préférence, la composition liquide de traitement des tissus est une composition détergente liquide pour le lavage du linge.
  6. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la composition comprend en outre un système tensioactif choisi parmi les agents tensioactifs non ioniques et/ou anioniques et/ou cationiques et/ou des agents tensioactifs ampholytiques et/ou zwittérioniques et/ou non ioniques semi-polaires ou leurs mélanges.
  7. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la composition comprend en outre un ou plusieurs composants supplémentaires choisis dans le groupe constitué d'adjuvants détersifs, enzymes, agents stabilisant les enzymes, suppresseurs de mousse, agents de suspension des salissures, agents d'ajustement du pH, agents chélatants, solvants, hydrotropes, stabilisants de phase, agents structurants, agents inhibant la décoloration, azurants optiques, parfums, et leurs mélanges.
  8. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la composition comprend en outre des extraits d'eucalyptus.
  9. Utilisation d'une composition de traitement des tissus selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la composition comprend en outre un mélange de parfums de thé vert et d'eucalyptus.
  10. Procédé de répulsion d'un allergène choisi parmi le phanère d'animal et les allergènes d'acarien détriticole domestiques, de textiles par une mise en contact des textiles avec une composition de traitement des tissus contenant le polymère antisalissure défini selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
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