	US 12,264,299 B2
	Detergent composition
Luciene Baptista Bastos, Santo Andre (BR); Tatiana Martins Alves Santos, Jandira (BR); and Ravikumar Pillai, Mahwah, NJ (US)
Assigned to Symrise AG, Holzmiden (DE)
Appl. No. 17/261,324
Filed by SYMRISE AG, Holzminden (DE)
PCT Filed Jul. 18, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/069484 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 19, 2021, PCT Pub. No. WO2020/015827, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0261887 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C11D 3/48 (2006.01); C11D 1/38 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC C11D 3/48 (2013.01) [C11D 1/38 (2013.01); C11D 3/2044 (2013.01); C11D 2111/12 (2024.01)]

17 Claims

1. An aqueous textile softening composition consisting of:

(a) at least one cationic surfactant selected from the group consisting of tetra alkyl ammonium salts with two long acyl groups and two short alk(en)yl groups, and mixtures thereof; and

(b) about 0.1 to about 2 wt.-% of at least one antimicrobial agent for stabilizing the detergent composition against microbial contamination, wherein the at least one antimicrobial agent consists of a 1,2 alkanediol having 5 to 14 carbon atoms;

(d) 0.1 to about 20 wt.-% of one or more auxiliary agents selected from the group consisting of

(d1) nonionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants,

(d2) enzymes selected from the group consisting of cellulases;

(d3) enzyme stabilizers;

(d4) organic solvents;

(d5) chelating agents;

(d6) thickeners;

(d7) inorganic salts;

(d8) perfumes and colorants;

and mixtures thereof, and;

the balance being water and cationic surfactant.