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(43) Date of publication: 03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27 (21) Application number: 00967176.9 (22) Date of filing: 29.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C09B 62/022, D06P 3/00, D06P 1/38, C09B 62/78 (86) International application number: PCT/US0026/974 (87) International publication number: WO 0125/337 (12.04.2001 Gazette 2001/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 01.10.1999 GB 9923329 (71) Applicant: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY Cincinnati,Ohio 45202 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEWIS, David Malcolm OtleyWest Yorkshire LS21 2AL (GB) HE, Dong, Wei LeedsYorkshire LS27 0HF (GB) YOUSAF, Taher Iqbal Egham Surrey TW20 9LQ (GB) GENAIN, Gilles, Yves Marie Fernand London W6 0YB (GB) (74) Representative: Kohol, Sonia et al Patent Department,Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Limited,Rusham Park,Whitehall Lane Egham,Surrey TW20 9NW Egham,Surrey TW20 9NW (GB)