Abstract: The invention pertains to fabric-washing and -softening compositions comprising a combination of a cationic softening agent and a fungal cellulase. The compositions combine good cleaning performance with effective textile-softening performance on a wide range of natural and synthetic fibres.

Abstract: Improved detergent powder compositions containing at least a detergent-active material, a detergency builder and sodium perborate monohydrate, and method of making such compositions are disclosed, the improvement being that a sodium perborate monohydrate is used which has physical characteristics of specific surface area (SA in m.sup.2 /g) and pore volume (PV in cm.sup.3 /g) such that the formula (SA+31.25 PV-16.25) is greater than zero. The detergent powder compositions comprising said specific perborate monohydrate have less tendency to caking during storage under high humidity climatic conditions and have the further advantage of maintaining their quick bleach delivery in solution owing to said perborate monohydrate which retains its rapid rate of dissolution despite water-uptake during storage.

Abstract: The invention pertains to detergent compositions for simultaneously cleaning and softening fabrics comprising detergent-active materials, a primary or secondary amine and cellulase. The compositions combine good cleaning performance with effective textile softening performance on a wide range of textile materials.

Abstract: A fabric softening composition comprises an aqueous base, a cationic fabric softener, lanolin and a viscosity control agent selected from electrolytes, polymers such as polyethylene glycol, C.sub.12 -C.sub.40 hydrocarbons and halogen derivatives, C.sub.9 -C.sub.24 fatty acids, fatty acid esters of monohydric alcohols, C.sub.10 -C.sub.18 fatty alcohols or water miscible solvents. Preferred compositions contain 0.5-30% cationic softener, 0.25-40% lanolin (with a cationic softener to lanolin ratio of 20:1 to 1:20) and 0.5-50% viscosity control agent. The lanolin may be replaced by a lanolin-like material such as derivatives thereof or one or more of the active constituents of lanolin either extracted therefrom or derived from other sources. The viscosity of the compositions is generally less than 300 cP, such as 150-250 cP. The presence of lanolin enables concentrated products to be formed, particularly containing more than 10% lanolin.

Abstract: A fabric softening composition having a viscosity of less than 150 cP, preferably less than 100 cP comprises an aqueous base, a cationic fabric softener and lanolin. The compositions may optionally contain viscosity control agents and nonionic emulsifying agents. Preferred compositions contain 0.5 to 30% cationic softener and 0.25 to 40% lanolin, the ratio of cationic softener to lanolin being from 20:1 to 1:20. The lanolin may be replaced by a lanolin-like material such as derivatives thereof or one or more of the active constituents of lanolin either extracted therefrom or derived from other sources. The presence of lanolin in the composition improves the viscosity and performance thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns an aqueous shampoo comprising an alkyl sulphate or alkyl ether sulphate detergent, a cationic derivative of a polygalactomannan gum as a hair conditioning agent and, for enhancing the deposition of the conditioning agent onto the hair during shampooing, a defined carboxylate, sulphate or phosphate ester anionic additive.