Abstract: Enzyme particles are coated or at least partially coated with a salt of a lower alkyl siliconic acid and/or polymerization product(s) thereof which may be formed from such acid on storage. The coated enzyme particles are useful as components of heavy duty fabric softening laundry detergent compositions, such as those which contain bentonite to soften laundry. The coating material, which may be more simply referred to as the siliconate, assists in stabilizing the enzyme when such is incorporated in detergent compositions, helps to prevent adherence of the coated particles to container or compartment walls and can aid in controlling the foaming activity of the built synthetic organic detergents.

Abstract: A particulate built synthetic organic detergent composition which includes a synthetic organic detergent which is an anionic detergent, a nonionic detergent or a mixture thereof, and a building proportion of a water soluble and/or water insoluble builder, includes a dispensing assisting proportion of a siliconate. The detergent composition described preferably also includes bentonite as a fabric softening agent. Also described is a method of making the heavy duty laundry detergent composition which includes spray drying a crutcher mix of the synthetic organic detergent(s) and the builder(s) to particles of desired size and applying to the surfaces of such particles a dispensing assisting proportion of a siliconate.

Abstract: Sodium perborate particles are coated or at least partially coated with a salt of a lower alkyl siliconic acid and/or polymerization product(s) thereof which may be formed from such acid on storage. The coated sodium perborate particles are useful as components of heavy duty fabric softening laundry detergent compositions, such as those which contain bentonite to soften laundry. The coating material, which may be more simply referred to as the siliconate, assists in stabilizing the sodium perborate when such is incorporated in detergent compositions, helps to prevent adherence of the coated particles to container or compartment walls and can aid in controlling the foaming activity of the built synthetic organic detergents.

Abstract: Stable concentrated fabric softener compositions comprising a mixture of an imidazolinium quaternary ammonium compound with a dicationic quaternary ammonium compound. Such compositions exhibit stable viscosity characteristics at both low and high ambient temperatures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic preparation which is particularly effective for providing a cosmetic product that is heated at time of use by the heat of an exothermic reaction, and a process for carrying out such heating.

Abstract: A laundry conditioning product and method of making the product. The product employs a substrate of non-woven polypropylene or other polyolefin non-woven fabric having a water absorption capacity of less than 400%. The substrate is impregnated with a softening and conditioning composition including one of the di-long chain alkyl, di-short chain alkyl ammonium salts or cationic imidazolinium salts. The laundry conditioner works in a conventional dryer. The weight ratio of the clothes conditioner impregnating the fabric to the non-woven substrate is in the range of 2:1 to 0.5:1. The substrate is arranged in a butterfly configuration including a plurality of sheets bonded together along a substantially centrally located line with the edges of the sheets being free from each other.

Abstract: A heavy duty laundering and textile softening detergent composition, in particulate form, useful for automatic machine washing of laundry in water, especially hot water, and readily dispensable from a charging compartment of an automatic washing machine (by action of water being fed through such compartment) includes a synthetic organic detergent, a builder for such detergent and a laundry softening proportion of bentonite, with which there is present a dispensing assisting proportion of a siliconate or similarly functioning derivative of such siliconate. In addition to tending to inhibit firm adherence to the charging compartment walls of the bentonite, which is advantageously in separately agglomerated bead form, and promoting release thereof from such walls, the siliconate also aids in controlling the foaming activity of the built synthetic organic detergent and strengthening the bentonite agglomerates.

Abstract: A heavy duty laundering and textile softening detergent composition, in particulate form, useful for automatic machine washing of laundry in water, especially hot water, and readily dispensable from a charging compartment of an automatic washing machine (by action of water being fed through such compartment) includes a synthetic organic detergent, a builder for such detergent and a laundry softening proportion of bentonite, with which there is present a dispensing assisting proportion, at least 0.15%, of a siliconate or similarly functioning derivative of such siliconate. In addition to inhibiting adherence to the charging compartment walls of the bentonite, which is advantageously in separately agglomerated bead form, and promoting release thereof from such walls, the siliconate also aids in controlling the foaming activity of the built synthetic organic detergent and strengthening the bentonite agglomerates.

Abstract: A liquid hard surface cleaning composition comprising, by weight, 1% to 20% of water-insoluble, particulate abrasive having a particle size in the range of 1 to 40 microns; 3% to 15% of a synthetic, organic, anionic detergent; 1% to 7.5% of an ethyleneoxylated alkanol nonionic detergent, the weight ratio of anionic detergent to nonionic detergent being from 1.75:1 to 3:1; 1% to 15% of a detergent builder salt, the weight ratio of builder salt to total detergent being in the range of 1:4 to 2:1; and an aqueous medium; the proportions of the components being so adjusted within the specified ranges that some of the detergent is present in liquid crystal form and the abrasive is maintained in stable suspension.

Abstract: The oven cleaner composition includes from 1 to 2% by weight sodium bicarbonate and from 14 to 17% by weight potassium bicarbonate in an aqueous solution in which the weight ratio of sodium bicarbonate to potassium bicarbonate is from 1:7 to 1:17. The composition can be applied to the surface before and/or after soiling.

Abstract: An aqueous soap solution that is comprised predominantly of high tallow soap and an alkali metal or ammonium aryl sulfonate hydrotrope, which soap exhibits the ability of remaining as a pumpable single phase solution even at low temperatures.

Abstract: A composition suitable for cleaning glass or glazed ceramic articles is described which comprises, by weight, 0.05% to 0.5% hydrofluroic acid or an acid salt thereof, a second water-soluble acid selected from the group consisting of 0.02% to 4% of acetic acid, hydroxy acetic acid, propionic acid and lactic acid and 0.05% to 0.8% of a non-oxidizing mineral acid other than hydrofluoric acid, 0.01 to 0.5% of a water-soluble anionic or nonionic organic detergent, 0% to 10% of a solvent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alcohols and C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 ketones and the balance water. Such compositions reduce water spots and stains and leave a shiny finish.