Fabric color restoration composition, article, and method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stable, preferably well dispersed, more preferably translucent, and even more preferably clear, aqueous fabric color-restoring composition, fabric color-restoring methods, and articles of manufacture that use such fabric color-restoring composition. The fabric color-restoring composition comprises an effective amount of a silicone polymer fabric color-restoring agent, typically the minimum levels of fabric color-restoring agent included in the composition are at least about 1.75%, preferably at least about 2.0%, more preferably at least about 2.5%, even more preferably at least about 3.0% and typically maximum levels of fabric color-restoring agent are less than about 10.0%, preferably less than about 7.0%, particularly in the range of about 3.0% to about 6.0%; and optionally, but preferably, an effective amount to increase the coefficient of static friction, of a static friction-increasing agent.

1 . A fabric care article comprising a spraying mechanism and a container, containing a composition comprising a silicone polymer and water, organic solvent, or mixtures thereof; wherein the composition, when sprayed on a fabric, provides an improvement in appearance benefit measured by the Fabric Appearance Test method of a percent change of delta L value of at least about −2; wherein the silicone polymer is a the silicone polymer is a dimethyl, methylhydroxypropyl, ethoxylated propoxylated siloxane. 
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the composition comprises about 1.75 wt. % to about 10 wt % silicone polymer based on the total weight of the composition. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 2  wherein the silicone polymer is present in said composition in an amount of about 3 wt % to about 7 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the composition further comprises a perfume. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 4  wherein the perfume is contained in a microcapsule. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 4  wherein the composition comprises about 0.00 1 wt % to about 5 wt % perfume, based on the total weight of the composition. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 9  wherein the composition further comprises a silicone polymer surfactant derived from polydimethyl siloxane to which ethylene oxide is attached and methyl end capped. 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the solvent is selected from the group comprising of ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, butanol, tert-butyl alcohol, acetone, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the composition further comprise a copolymer of ethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid. 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the composition further comprised an anti-slip agent or mixture of anti-slip agents in an amount sufficient to provide the sprayed composition, when dried, with a static coefficient of friction of at least about 0.4 using the COF test method. 
     
     
         11 . The article of  claim 10  wherein the anti-slip agents are selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, polymers, natural gums, surfactants, silicas, clays, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The article of  claim 11  wherein the anti-slip agents are starch or starch derivatives, sugar or sugar derivatives, cyclodextrins, polyacrylates, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The article of  claim 12  wherein the weight ratio of silicone polymer to anti-slip agent is from about 1.5 to about 5. 
     
     
         14 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the sprayed composition has a median particle size of about 30 microns to about 100 microns. 
     
     
         15 . The article of  claim 14  wherein the spraying mechanism is a trigger sprayer. 
     
     
         16 . The article of  claim 14  wherein the spraying mechanism is powered by electricity. 
     
     
         17 . The article of  claim 16  wherein the electricity is provided by battery. 
     
     
         18 . The article of  claim 17  wherein the spraying mechanism is an electrostatic sprayer. 
     
     
         19 . The article of  claim 14  wherein the composition is delivered to the fabric as an aerosol spray. 
     
     
         20 . The article of  claim 19  wherein the container includes nitrogen as the spray propellant. 
     
     
         21 . The article of  claim 14  wherein the composition is delivered at a spray rate of about 0.1 grams per second to about 2 grams per second. 
     
     
         22 . The article of  claim 1  wherein the composition is sprayed to deliver about 2 grams of the composition per square foot of fabric and requires a drying time for a fabric of about 5 minutes to about 15 minutes. 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A fabric care article comprising a spraying mechanism, and a container containing a composition comprising a a dimethyl, methylhydroxypropyl, ethoxylated propoxylated siloxane, a copolymer of ethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid, and water, wherein the composition, when sprayed on a fabric provides (1) an improvement in appearance benefit measured by the Fabric Appearance Test method of a percent change of delta L value of at least about −2 and (2) a static coefficient of friction of at least about 0.4 using the COF Test method.