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| (11) | EP 0 309 264 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
(88) | Date of publication A3: | | 06.12.1989 Bulletin 1989/49 |
(43) | Date of publication A2: | | 29.03.1989 Bulletin 1989/13 |
(22) | Date of filing: 23.09.1988 |
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(84) | Designated Contracting States: | | CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE |
(30) | Priority: | 24.09.1987 GB 8722540
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(71) | Applicants: | | - UNILEVER PLC
London EC4P 4BQ (GB) Designated Contracting States: GB - UNILEVER N.V.
3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) Designated Contracting States: CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE
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| (72) | Inventors: | | - Kenyon, Ian Roger
Wirral
Merseyside L60 3SW (GB) - Smith, Bryan Cecil
NL-3055 KL Rotterdam (NL)
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(74) | Representative: Ford, Michael Frederick et al | | MEWBURN ELLIS
York House
23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB) |
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(54) | A composition for softening fabrics |
(57) A detergent composition for softening fabrics while maintaining good detergency comprises a fatty amine such as di tallow methyl tertiary amine and a nonionic surfactant with a low cloud point, such as an ethoxylated fatty alcohol with 3 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.