Abstract: A process for finishing textiles with oil components is provided, and includes preparing an aqueous oil-in-water emulsion of one or more oil components using one or more alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal soaps of one or more C6-24 fatty acids as emulsifiers; introducing a textile into the aqueous oil-in-water emulsion; and reducing the pH of the aqueous oil-in-water emulsion by adding an acid.

Abstract: The invention is drawn to a method of producing a textile flat structure with insect-repellent properties by applying a solution comprising an insect repellent and a binder to a textile flat structure, wherein the binder is a combination of a silicone elastomer of formula (I) and a silicone crosslinker of formula (II), provided that the insect repellent is not microencapsulated, and that the solution is free from acrylate binders. The treated textile flat structures are characterized by excellent washing permanence. HOR2SiO—(R2SiO)x—(RR1SiO)y—SiR2OH ??(I) HOR2SiO—(R2SiO)n—(RR2SiO)m—SiR2OH ??(II) wherein R is CH3; R1 is saturated, linear or branched or alicyclic C1-C20 aminoalkyl, which contains one to two primary and/or secondary amino groups; R2 is hydrogen; n, m, x, and y, independently are numbers in the range from 1 to 100.

Abstract: A process for finishing textiles with oil components is provided, and includes preparing an aqueous oil-in-water emulsion of one or more oil components using one or more alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal soaps of one or more C6-24 fatty acids as emulsifiers; introducing a textile into the aqueous oil-in-water emulsion; and reducing the pH of the aqueous oil-in-water emulsion by adding an acid.