Abstract: Aqueous dyestuff preparation of water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble dyes are used for the preparation of printing pastes for printing textile material and for printing carriers for transfer printing. These preparations contain at least 10% by weight of water, 25 to 60% by weight of a finely dispersed water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble dye, 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one water-soluble aminoplast precondensate, 0.5 to 5% by weight of a non-ionic copolymer of ethylene oxide with a further olefin, oxide said copolymer containing at least 65% by weight of ethylene oxide and having a molecular weight higher than 12,000, as well as, if desired or necessary, further nonionic ingredients.

Abstract: A method for improving the dyeing characteristics of textile materials containing polyolefin fibers is provided wherein the polyolefin fibers are coated with a coating composition consisting essentially of a film forming component containing at least one quaternary ammonium group. A preferred coating composition useful in the practice of the invention further includes a wetting agent and a minor effective amount of a fluorocarbon surfactant. Procedure for forming such coating compositions, application of same to polyolefin fibers, as well as dyeing of the coated polyolefin fibers is disclosed.In one embodiment the film forming component is the reaction product of a chemical substance containing at least one quaternary ammonium group and at least two amino groups having active hydrogen and a polyepoxide having at least two 1,2-epoxy groups per molecule. A method for producing such a film forming component and application of same to a textile material containing polyolefin fibers is also set forth.

Abstract: A process for dyeing or printing organic fibrous material made e.g. of polyamide, polyester or polyacrylonitrile, and also of cellulose, said process comprising the use of a dyeing or printing assistant which contains a quaternary ammonium salt. The salt is a reaction product of a copolymer of maleic anhydride and ethylene, propylene or styrene, with a N,N-disubstituted n-alkylenediamine, a homopolymer of a vinylpyridine, or a quaternized copolymer of a vinylpyridine and styrene. The reaction product, the homopolymer, and the copolymer are quaternized with e.g. benzyl chloride. The ammonium salt can also be a homopolymer of a vinylbenzyl chloride which is quaternized with a tertiary monoamine. The fibrous material dyed or printed with e.g. direct or disperse dyes or with cationic dyes has excellent levelness, good penetration of the dye, and good wetfastness properties. It is also possible to obtain multi-shade effects by printing the material patchwise with a reserve paste and then dyeing it.

Abstract: A process for dyeing wool or wool/synthetic blends with 1:1 metal complex dyes or acid metal-free wool dyes from a strongly acid aqueous bath, which comprises dyeing said material in the presence of(a) a quaternization product of a polyalkylene oxide adduct of a fatty amine containing at least 16 carbon atoms and 15 to 100 moles of alkylene oxide, and(b) a free or etherified N-methylolurea or N-methylolmelamine.

Abstract: The invention relates to cosmetic compositions for conditioning the hair, which contain polyaminoamides and quaternary ammonium homopolymers or compolymers.