Abstract: A product and process for laundering delicate or dry-clean only garments in a conventional home washing machine. The process represents a home version of the commercial wet-cleaning processes for cleaning of delicate garments. The product comprises a liquid combination washing/conditioning composition and optionally a wash pretreatment composition, a flexible wrap container within which the garments are contained during washing and a pretreatment applicator.

Abstract: 1,2-Octanediol is used to clean soiled fabrics. Thus, cleaning compositions comprising 1,2-octanediol, preferably in combination with solvents, are impregnated into carrier sheets. The sheets are tumbled with soiled fabrics inside of a plastic bag. The resulting home dry cleaning process leaves the fabrics clean and refreshed.

Abstract: Fabric softening compositions comprising fabric softening active(s) and a cellulase formulated so as to provide limited lower levels of cellulase activity, below about 50 CEVU's per liter of rinse solution, during use conditions of addition to the rinse cycle of machine laundry washing processes. Also a process for machine treatment of fabric, especially cotton fabrics, said process comprising treating fabric during the rinse cycle of a machine washing process with one or more cationic and/or nonionic fabric softening agents and cellulase at a level below about 50 CEVU's per liter of rinse solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to softening compounds; stable, homogeneous, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid and solid textile treatment compositions; and intermediate compositions and/or processes for making said compositions.The compositions of the present invention contain diester quaternary ammonium compounds wherein the fatty acyl groups have an Iodine Value of from greater than about 5 to less than about 100, a cis/trans isomer weight ratio of greater than about 30/70 when the Iodine Value is less than about 25, the level of unsaturation being less than about 65% by weight, wherein said compounds are capable of forming concentrated aqueous compositions with concentrations greater than about 13% by weight at an Iodine Value of greater than about 10 without viscosity modifiers other than normal polar organic solvents present in the raw material of the compound or added electrolyte.

Abstract: The present invention relates to softening compounds; stable, homogeneous, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid and solid textile treatment compositions; and intermediate compositions and/or processes for making said compositions. The compositions of the present invention contain diester quaternary ammonium compounds wherein the fatty acyl groups have an Iodine Value of from greater than about 5 to less than about 100, a cis/trans isomer weight ratio of greater than about 30/70 when the Iodine Value is less than about 25, the level of unsaturation being less than about 65% by weight, wherein said compounds are capable of forming concentrated aqueous compositions with concentrations greater than about 13% by weight at an Iodine Value of greater than about 10 without viscosity modifiers other than normal polar organic solvents present in the raw material of the compound or added electrolyte.

Abstract: A home dry cleaning process is provided. Thus, a carrier sheet releasably impregnated with solvents such as butoxy propoxy propanol, 1,2-octanediol as a wetting agent, water and an emulsifier is placed in a plastic bag with soiled garments and tumbled in a hot-air clothes dryer. The garments are cleaned and refreshed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to softening compounds; stable, homogeneous, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid and solid textile treatment compositions; and intermediate compositions and/or processes for making said compositions. The compositions of the present invention contain diester quaternary ammonium compounds wherein the fatty acyl groups have an Iodine Value of from greater than about 5 to less than about 100, a cis/trans isomer weight ratio of greater than about 30/70 when the Iodine Value is less than about 25, the level of unsaturation being less than about 65% by weight, wherein said compounds are capable of forming concentrated aqueous compositions with concentrations greater than about 13% by weight at an Iodine Value of greater than about 10 without viscosity modifiers other than normal polar organic solvents present in the raw material of the compound or added electrolyte.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stable, homogeneous, preferably concentrated, aqueous liquid textile treatment compositions that contain biodegradable diester quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each Q is --O--(O)C-- or --C(O)--O--;n is 1 to 4;each R.sup.1 substituent is a short chain C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl group, benzyl group or mixtures thereof;each R.sup.2 is a long chain C.sub.11 -C.sub.21 hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl substituent and the counterion,X.sup.-, can be any softener-compatible anion;wherein the biodegradable quaternary ammonium fabric softening compound is derived from C.sub.11 -C.sub.

Abstract: Detergent compositions comprising an organic synthetic detergent and N-polyalkyleneglycol-N,N-diacetic acid as a builder, with, optionally, organic solvents such as mono- and di-propyleneglycolmonobutyl ethers. The compositions are hard surface cleaners having reduced filming and streaking characteristics.

Abstract: An improved liquid cleaner composition comprising:(a) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a surfactant;(b) from about 0.5% to about 25% of a C.sub.6 -C.sub.16 diol;(c) from about 1% to about 30% of a detergency builder; and(d) at least about 60% water.

Abstract: An improved powdered abrasive cleanser comprising:(a) 0.1% to 6% of a surfactant;(b) 0.5% to 40% benzyl alcohol;(c) 20% to 95% of a water-insoluble abrasive material having particle diameters ranging from about 0.3 to about 0.001 millimeters; and(d) 1% to 50% detergency builder.

Abstract: Detergent compositions are disclosed which comprise about 0.05% to 50% of a surfactant and 0.5% to 50% of a tertiary alcohol having at least 5 carbon atoms per molecule. The described combination has utility in a wide variety of different cleaning compositions to improve their cleaning performance. Certain of the preferred compositions employ low odor tertiary alcohols, tertiary alcohols which are stable with respect to oxidizing bleaches, and tertiary alcohols which are useful in solid compositions.