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EP 0 276 997 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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21.09.1988 Bulletin 1988/38 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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03.08.1988 Bulletin 1988/31 |
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Date of filing: 27.01.1988 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE |
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Priority: |
29.01.1987 GB 8701962
07.10.1987 GB 8723511
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Applicants: |
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- UNILEVER PLC
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- UNILEVER NV
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Inventor: |
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- Foster, Francis Geoffrey
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Detergent composition with fabric softening properties |
(57) A fabric treatment compositions comprises at least 10% soap as a fabric softener,
especially an oleate/coconut soap, optionally a non-soap detergent active and up to
3% of a nonionic substituted cellulose ether having an HLB of 3.1 to 3.8 and a gel
point of less than 58°C. A suitable such material is an ethyl hydroxyethyl substituted
cellulose ether. Other fabric softening materials may also be present. The cellulose
ether derivative improves the softening performance of such compositions.