CN101878289A - Improvements relating to fabric treatment compositions - Google Patents

Abstract

A fabric treatment composition which comprises at least one cationic softener or nonionic softener, and a probiotic microorganism particle, results in the deposition of the probiotic onto fabric during a laundry treatment process.

Description

Improvement about fabric treatment composition

Technical field

The present invention relates to fabric treatment composition, especially, relate to fabric treatment composition, its comprise so-called ' probiotic agent (probiotic) '.

Background

The notion of probiotic agent it is believed that it is to develop from the hypothesis that Nobel laureate's Russian scientist Metchnikoff (Metchnikoff) proposes, and Metchnikoff supposes that Bulgarian peasant's long healthy life is because they use fermented-milk products.It is believed that when using, fermentation bacillus (lactobacillus (Lactobacillus)) influences the micro-flora (microflora) of colon energetically, reduces toxic microbial activities.

The intestines micro-flora constitutes the active microbial environment of metabolism, and by low relatively multifarious genus domination, its part as relatively stable group in the intestines of healthy individual exists.

Based on WHO and FAO (FAO/WHO 2002) and ILSI Europe working group guide about probiotic agent, probiotic agent can be defined as: " microorganism that lives; it is being ingested with liberal quantity or part when applying, one or more that can give except that basic nutrition for the human consumer are planted the functional or benefit that keeps healthy of proof especially ".

Wherein, the microorganism in people's enteron aisle is lactobacillus genus and the genus bifidobacterium (Bifidobacterium) that Gram-positive produces lactic acid.Most of probiotic agent are from lactobacillus and genus bifidobacterium, and selected, because they have the ability that holds out against the stomach transportation and adhere to intestinal epithelial cells.

These strains can occupy (colonise) intestines instantaneously, give some health care benefit by being integrated into existing micro-flora and it is believed that to the human consumer.In recent years, the consumption of " probiotic agent " improves significantly.

Intestines are not berth unique parts of microorganism of human body.Human skin has (resident), the instantaneous and temporary transient stop micro-flora of stop.The microorganism that stops is in running balance with host tissue, and micro-flora can be considered to the integration component (integral component) of normal human skin.The great majority of these microorganisms are Gram-positives, and rest on the skin surface and in folliculus.

The host has various structures, molecule and mechanism, and its restriction instantaneous and temporary transient stop thing (resident) and control stop the colony and the dominance (dominance) of thing group.These comprise various forms of local skin structures, hydration, nutrient substance and inhibitor.The microbiota that stops ties up to be occupied ecological niche and refusal to enter the transition state aspect is useful, and it may be deleterious and communicable.And stopping thing is important in changing immunity system.

Prior art

EP 110550 proposes to use probiotic agent to be used to regulate the skin micro-flora.These can directly be applied to skin with the form of lotion or shampoo.

WO 02/028402A1 disclose the use probiotic lactobacillus be used for balance skin under stress condition (for example uv-radiation) immunologic function and reduce skin and under such condition, produce the tendency of anaphylaxis.The carrier system of probiotic agent is food, medicament production or the cosmetic product that is used for oral or topical application.

WO 06/000992A1 discloses make-up composition, and it can be used to prevent and/or treat responsive and/or dry skin, by handling in conjunction with at least a divalence inorganic cation with pre-biotic microorganism.

WO 05/089560A 1 discloses the product based on water and milk, and it comprises pre-biotic microorganism, and it is stable after the storage down at 10 ℃, and its carbohydrate containing metabolite not.Product is used to picked-up, and wherein they are of value to the intestines micro-flora.

WO2005080539 discloses a kind of method and has been used to prepare stain remover and is used for clean textile, and wherein probiotic agent is introduced in the production method.Then, these microorganisms are removed enzyme and other activess of stain, so that reduce the influence of stain remover to environment after cleaning process.

Prior art does not all have hint to use probiotic agent in fabric treatment composition, as fabric softening compositions or in cleaning the remollescent composition, wherein the pre-biotic microorganism particle can be deposited on the fabric carrier during washing methods such as rinse method.

The concise and to the point description of invention

We have determined that now pre-biotic microorganism can be introduced in the fabric treatment composition, and are delivered on the fabric by the washing application.With after skin closely contacts, it is believed that these probiotic agent can be transferred on the skin from fabric, may give benefit recited above.

The invention definition

In first aspect, the invention provides the fabric treatment composition that is used for washing methods (laundary process), it contains:

A) at least a cationic softening agent or non-ionic softener; With

B) probiotic agent particle.

In a second aspect of the present invention, a kind of method of probiotic agent particle on textile article that deposit is provided, it comprises the following steps:

Utilization is handled textile article according to the fabric treatment composition of first aspect present invention.

Further, the invention provides and comprise probiotic agent particulate textile article, it is that treatment process by second aspect present invention obtains.

Detailed description of the invention

The probiotic agent particle

In order to reach the purpose of this patent, probiotic agent used herein is defined according to genus and kind usually, and may also comprise strain.Use common abbreviation, lactic acid Bacillus bifidus (Bifidobacterium lactis) Bb-12 for example, it can be abbreviated as B.lactis Bb-12; And bifidobacterium (Bifidobacterium bifidus) Bb-12, it can be abbreviated as B.bifidumBb-12.

Pre-biotic microorganism can have vigor (living) form, deactivation form or dead form to use.Pre-biotic microorganism can use in any stage of its life cycle (for example spore or vegetative cell state).The probiotic agent of deactivation or dead form can be introduced into and not have further protective measure.

Colony forming unit as known in the art (CFU) is meant when measuring by the counting of microbiology on agar plate, the number of bacterial cell.

The probiotic agent particulate level that typically is included in the present composition is counted 0.003～0.1wt% with the gross weight of composition, preferred 0.005～0.05wt%, most preferably 0.005～0.025wt%.

Suitable probiotic agent is selected from ascomycetes such as yeast belong (Saccharomyces) to be generally used for the present invention especially, inferior sieve yeast belong (Yarrowia), Ke Lufeishi yeast belong (Kluyveromyces), spore torulopsis (Torulaspora) is arranged, schizosaccharomyces pombe (schizosaccharomyces pombe), Debaryomyces (Debaromyces), Candida (Candida), pichia belongs to (Pichia), aspergillus (Aspergillus) and Penicillium (Penicillium), genus bifidobacterium (Bifidobacterium), deformity Pseudomonas (Bacteroides), fusobacterium (Fusobacterium), honeybee Coccus (Melissococcus), Propioibacterium, faecalis (Enterococcus), galactococcus (Lactococcus), Staphylococcus (Staphylococcus), Peptostrepococcus, Bacillaceae (Bacillus), Mycosphaerella (Pediococcus), micrococcus sp (Micrococcus), Leuconostoc (Leuconostoc), Weissella, Aerococcus (Aerococcus), the bacterium of galactococcus (Oenococcus) and lactobacillus (Lactobacillus) and its mixture.

The more specifically example that is applicable to pre-biotic microorganism of the present invention is bifidobacterium adolescentis (Bifidobacterium adolescentis), bifidobacterium viable bacteria (Bifidobacteriumbifidum), bifidobacterium infantis (Bifidobacterium infantis), lactic acid Bacillus bifidus (Bifidobacterium lactis), bifidus longum bb (Bifidobacterium longum), Lactobacterium acidophilum (Lactobacillus acidophilus), nutrition Bacterium lacticum (Lactobacillusalimentarius), lactobacterium casei (Lactobacillus casei) subspecies Casei, lactobacterium casei Shirota, lactobacillus paracasei (Lactobacillus paracasei), lactobacillus curvatus (Lactobacillus curvatus), lactobacillus delbruckii lactic acid subspecies (Lactobacillus delbruckiisubsp.Lactis), Lactobacillus gasseri (Lactobacillus gasseri), lactobacillus johnsonii (Lactobacillus johnsonii), lactobacillus reuteri (Lactobacillus reuteri), lactobacillus rhamnosus (Lactobacillus rhamnosus) (Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG), lactobacillus sake (Lactobacillus sake), lactobacillus lactis (Lactococcus lactis), thermophilus streptococcus (Streptococcus thermophilus), meat suis (Straphylococcus carnosus) and wood sugar suis (Staphylococcus xylosus) and its mixture.

Preferred species are lactobacillus johnsoniis, lactobacillus paracasei, bifidobacterium adolescentis, bifidus longum bb and lactic acid Bacillus bifidus NCC 2818 (being also referred to as (Bb 12) (ATCC27536)), it contains in Institute Pasteur (28rue du Docteur Roux according to budapest treaty respectively, F-75024Paris Cedex 15), name in 30/06/92 with following respectively, 12/01/99,15/04/99 and 10/06/2005:CNCM I-1225, CNCM I-2116, CNCM I-2168, CNCM I-2170 and CNCM I-3446 preservation, and bifidus longum bb belongs to (BB536).Lactic acid Bacillus bifidus (CNCM I-3446) strain can (P.O.Box 407 for Chr.Hansen A/S, 10-12Boege AlIe, and DK-2970Hoersholm Denmark) obtains from Hansen.

Microorganism must be able to hold out against acidity, alkalescence or the salt condition of cleaning composition of the present invention.

The low pH environment (comprising for example pH2～5) that lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacterium acidophilum, Lactobacillus animalis (Lactobacillus animalis), lactobacillus ruminis (Lactobacillus ruminis), lactobacillus johnsonii, lactobacterium casei, lactobacillus paracasei, lactobacillus rhamnosus, lactobacillus fermentum (Lactobacillus fermentum), genus bifidobacterium, faecium (Enterococcus faecium), enterococcus spp are all experienced when storing composition, environmental temperature fluctuation (comprising the freeze thawing temperature) has good resistance.For the application's purpose, the meaning of " freeze thawing " temperature is in family and commercial environment those temperature that memory period typically experiences in the two, and wherein temperature can descend (typically night) to less than 5 ℃, then rises in the daytime for example above 20 ℃.Such fluctuation is in colder weather and is common in winter.In warm climate, probiotic agent should to higher surrounding temperature and typical case wherein fluctuation for example 20 to 40 ℃ resistance is arranged.

Probiotics

Probiotics is a kind of or more kinds of microorganism growth of selective stimulating and/or active material.Sugar and carbohydrate are included into for example sugar (monose and disaccharides) and carbohydrate (for example oligosaccharides) of modal probiotics.Dependence is used for the metabolism of the expectation microorganism of probiotic agent, and the many different carbon sources and the energy can be used in the probiotics.

The hypertrophy of probiotic agent is not expected itself in the present composition, because this may cause the reduction of product property.Known in the art static with the maintenance microorganism active with lower concentration use disinfectant.This restraining effect to microorganism growth can be removed after the product dilution.The example that is used for suitable disinfectant of the present invention comprises Proxel (1, the 2-benzisothiazole-3-ketone), for example can be from Univar, and Avecia and Uniqema obtains; And Kathon CG (methylchloroisothiazandnone and methylisothiazolinone), can obtain from Rhom and Haas.

Perhaps, becomes to be suitable as the material of probiotic agent metabolite by the existence that use lacks the composition of metabolism preparation or the probiotic agent strain of the necessary enzyme of its product of degrading minimizes probiotic agent and some compositions of degrading (particularly after storage), and owing to have the growth of these interference probiotic agent of not expecting that probiotic agent caused.Some example of suitable probiotics agent provides in WO 2005/089560A1, for example lactobacillus delbruockii subspecies bulgaricus (Lactobacillusdelbruecki subsp bulagaricus) (ATCC 11842) and lactobacterium helveticus (Lactobacillushelveticus) (ATCC 15009).

Cleaning composition of the present invention can be substantially free of for using the specific probiotic agent particle of specific probiotic agent particle in the present composition, so as probiotic agent can be in composition self hypertrophy.The meaning that is substantially free of is that wherein, they only so that probiotic agent can the level of hypertrophy not exist, promptly can not cause the decline of composition character in composition self.Preferably, gross weight in composition, composition contains the probiotic agent material with the level that is no more than 0.1wt%, preferably be no more than 0.05wt%, more preferably no more than 0.01wt%, be more preferably and be no more than 0.005wt%, most preferably do not contain the metabolic probiotic agent material of probiotic agent of the thing that can be combined.The group preferred especially, that composition of the present invention does not contain fructose, dextrose plus saccharose and constituted does not most preferably contain sucrose.

According to the present invention, the probiotic agent biomass can be refrigerated, dry powder or wet when fermentation media separates (for example from).Introduce preparation biomass can after the dosage after constituting preparation, by with a kind of component oil phase mixed together for example, perhaps be added by before adding active material, being dispersed in aqueous phase.Especially, for the stain remover powder composition, in adding composition to before, biomass can be the particle form with protectiveness wax.

Probiotic agent particulate deposition

Microorganism deposits in the basic unit (substrate) and can finish by any suitable route from detergent compositions of the present invention.

For example, by filtration the time, probiotic agent particulate granularity is so so that particle is trapped between the fiber of fabric.Pore size is suitable between filtration mechanism requirement particle or primary particle group's size and yarn.

Granularity is typically in the 1-30 micrometer range.Bigger particle begins by naked eyes visible, and smaller particles trends towards being removed when cleaning.Approximately the particle of 5-15 micron is that eyes are invisible and show well by filter deposition to fabric.

Microorganism also may pass through filtration method, deposit by polymer builder from detergent compositions of the present invention deposition, finishes when sending or after sending or strengthens.

The polymkeric substance that is suitable for deposited particles is disclosed in WO9709406, and particularly high MW polyoxyethylene (PEO) is used for washing sedimentary clay particle in (main wash) the master; EP0299575B 1 and WO9527037, wherein high MW PEO, polyacrylic ester, polyacrylamide, polyvinyl alcohol, poly-ethyleneimine are used for sedimentary clay particle in main washing; EP0387426B1 (P﹠amp; G), it utilizes similar polymkeric substance and guar gum tabulation.

WO 01/07546A1 discloses suitable rinse stage polymer deposition auxiliary agent and has been used for emulsion droplet and comprises cationic guar gum polymkeric substance, cationic polyacrylamide, cationic potato starch and cationic cellulose derivative.

The suitable example of cationic polymers comprises for example Jaguar (ex Rhone Poulenc), cationic cellulose derivative Celquats (ex NationalStarch), Flocaid (ex National Starch), cationic potato starch SoftGel (exAralose), cationic polyacrylamide PCG (ex Allied Colloids) for example for example for example of cationic guar gum polymkeric substance.The cationic polymers auxiliary agent is particularly preferred, and composition wherein of the present invention is a fabric softener, and wherein tenderizer is non-cationic softening agent.Suitable nonionic deposition aid comprises high molecular weight polyethylene glycol, for example PEO WSRN 750 (ex Union Carbide).

The sedimentary size range of polymer builder is between the 0.5-30 micron, preferably between the 1-20 micron.

Be used to deposit probiotic agent particulate preferred method, especially for the method for using the deposition probiotic agent from main washing is the target polymer deposition, it is based on disclosed polysaccharide conjugation techniques in WO 99/36469, WO2004/056890A1, WO2005/21186A1, wherein use water-soluble or water can disperse polysaccharide conjugates in main washing method process with deposition of benefit agent to fabric, wherein said polysaccharide conjugates comprises main polymer chain and is attached to beneficial agent group on the main polymer chain by the hydrolysis-stable key.Similarly, US6773811B2 has described particle with the cellulose polysaccharide that adheres to (Mierocrystalline cellulose monoacetate-CMA); The claimed β l-4 of EP1117756B1 connects polysaccharide (LBG, wood sugar glucose etc.), and it has some beneficial agents that adhere to.In the present invention, the probiotic agent particle can arrive this class polysaccharide main chain by the key Chemical bond of hydrolysis-stable.

Thisly be used for the main polysaccharide conjugation methods of washing and have the advantage of target basic unit, so that the pre-biotic microorganism that has only polymkeric substance to adhere to deposits on the fabric rather than unwanted greasy dirt particle.

For the polysaccharide conjugation methods, preferred biomass size range is between the 1-15 micron.1～5 μ m most preferably.Bigger particle need extra polysaccharide (for 30 μ m and 5 μ m be respectively particle weight 2% and 1%).This method need be on probiotic agent depositing nano size PVAC polymer shell, between particle and polymkeric substance, to form chemical bond.

Fabric treatment composition

Fabric treatment composition of the present invention is applicable to washing methods.Example is included in main cleaning composition, the rinsing (rinse) of softening (softening-in-the-wash) in the cleaning and handles (for example amendment or conditioner (finisher)) or handle back " wet tissue (wet tissue) " type product.Composition of the present invention is laundry composition preferably, especially the softening compositio that remollescent composition or rinsing are added in cleaning.

Composition of the present invention can present any profile for example solid such as powder or particle, tablet, solid bar, cream, gel or liquid, particularly based on aqueous liquid, spraying, bar (stick), dipping matrix, foam or mousse.Especially, composition can be liquid, powder or unitary dose tablet cleaning composition.

PH in liquid product of the present invention can have from 2.5 (for Fabrid care compositions) to 12 (for remollescent composition cleaning) scope.This pH scope preferably still keeps stable through the storage time of this product.

Activeconstituents in the composition is tensio-active agent or fabric conditioner preferably.Can comprise and surpass a kind of activeconstituents.Use for some, can use the mixture of activeconstituents, for example main cleaning composition can also comprise fabric softener, and the fabric softening compositions that rinsing is added can also comprise surface active cpd, particularly the non-ionic surface active compound.

Tenderizer

The fabric conditioner of any routine (conditioner) can be used for composition of the present invention.Amendment can be a positively charged ion or non-ionic.If the fabric-conditioning compound is used to the master and washes detergent compositions, then this compound will be non-ionic typically.In order to be used for rinsing mutually, typically they are cationic.Weight with composition is calculated, and they can be for example with 0.5%-35%, preferred 1%-30%, and more preferably 3% to 25% amount is used.

The preferred softening promoting agent that is used for rinsing care composition of the present invention is a quaternary ammonium compound.The quaternary ammonium fabric softener material that is used for the present composition can be that ester connects trolamine (TEA) quaternary ammonium compound, and it comprises that monoesters, diester and three esters are connected the mixture of component.

Typically, TEA type fabric softening compound comprises the mixture of monoesters, diester and three ester-formin compounds, wherein by the weight of fabric softening compound, diester connects the 70wt% that is not more than of ingredients constitute fabric softening compound, preferably be not more than 60% for example be not more than 55% or even fabric softening compound be not more than 45%, and comprise at least 10% monoesters and connect component.

Be applicable to that first group of quaternary ammonium compound of the present invention (QAC) represented by formula (I):

Wherein each R is independently selected from C_5-35Alkyl or alkenyl; R¹Represent C_1-4Alkyl, C_2-4Alkenyl or C_1-4Hydroxyalkyl; T is O-CO. (promptly passing through its carbon atom and R bonded ester group) normally, but or can be CO-O (promptly passing through its Sauerstoffatom and R bonded ester group); N is the numeral that is selected from 1-4; M is selected from 1,2 or 3 numeral; X^-Be negatively charged ion gegenion such as halogenide or alkyl-sulphate for example muriate or Methylsulfate.The diester class variant (being m=2) of formula I is preferably and typically to have monoesters relevant with them and three ester analogs.Such material is applicable to the present invention especially.

Particularly preferred reagent is the diester of trolamine Methylsulfate, is called " TEA ester quaternary ammonium compound " in addition.Commercial example comprises Prapagen TQL (ex Clariant) and TetranylAHT-1 (ex Kao), and (two [sclerosis tallow base esters] of trolamine Methylsulfate, ((diester of trolamine Methylsulfate, it has derived from C AT-1 for two [tallow base esters] of trolamine Methylsulfate and L5/90 (two [palm esters] of trolamine Methylsulfate) (both equal ex Kao) and Rewoquat WEl5₁₀-C₂₀And C₁₆-C₁₈Unsaturated fatty acids) aliphatic acyl radical residue (ex Witco Corporation).

Be applicable to that second group of QAC of the present invention represented by formula (II):

Each R wherein¹Group is independently selected from C_1-4Alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or C_2-4Alkenyl; Each R wherein²Group is independently selected from C_8-28Alkyl or alkenyl; Wherein n, T and X-are as defined above.

This preferred material of second group comprises 1,2 pair of [tallow acyloxy]-3-Trimethylamine 99 propane chloride, 1,2 pairs of [sclerosis tallow acyloxy]-3-Trimethylamine 99 propane chloride, 1, two [oily the acyloxy]-3-Trimethylamine 99 propane chloride of 2-, with 1,2 pair of [stearoyl-oxy]-3-Trimethylamine 99 propane chloride.Such material is described in US 4,137, among 180 (the Lever Brothers).Preferably, these materials also comprise a certain amount of corresponding monoesters.

Be applicable to that the 3rd group of QAC of the present invention represented by formula (III):

(R¹)₂-N⁺-[(CH₂)_n-T-R²]₂X^-(III)

Each R wherein¹Group is independently selected from C_1-4Alkyl or C_2-4Alkenyl; Each R wherein²Group is independently selected from C_8-28Alkyl or alkenyl; With n, T and X^-Be as defined above.The 3rd group preferred material comprises two (2-tallow acyloxy ethyl) alkyl dimethyl ammonium chlorides and its sclerosis version.

The iodine number of quaternary ammonium fabric softener material is 0-60, preferred 0-45, more preferably 0-30 and most preferably 0-20.

Iodine number is defined as the iodine gram number of the test materials absorption of every 100g.NMR spectrum is the iodine number that suitable technique is used to measure tenderizer of the present invention, uses to be described in Anal.Chem. by Johnson and Shoolery 34,1136 (1962) and the method in EP 593,542 (Unilever, 1993).

By the gross weight of composition, being present in composition tenderizer level of the present invention is 10%-40%, preferably between 10-30%.

Non-ester soften compound preferably has above-mentioned alkyl or the alkenyl chain length that is used for non-ester soften compound.

A preferred non-ester soften compound type is the quaternary material of being represented by formula (IV):

Each R wherein¹Group is independently selected from C_1-4Alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or C_2-4Alkenyl; R²Group is independently selected from C_8-28Alkyl or alkenyl, and X^-Be as defined above.

Based on the gross weight of composition, composition can comprise the cationic fabric soften compound of total amount between 0.5wt%-30wt%, preferred 1%-25%, more preferably 1.5-20%, most preferably 2%-15%.

Alternatively or in addition, composition can comprise non-ionic fabric softener such as lanolin and its derivative.Other the non-ionic fabric softener that is applicable to composition of the present invention is a Viscotrol C, for example from Now Chemicals.

Yelkin TTS and other phosphatide also are suitable soften compounds.

In fabric softening compositions, can there be nonionic stabiliser.Suitable non-ionic stablizer is straight chain C 8-C22 alcohol alcoxylates for example, and its alkylene oxide, C10 with 10-20 mole is to C20 alcohol or its mixture.Other stablizer comprises that the defloculating agent polymkeric substance is as described in EP0415698A2 and the EP 0458599B1.

Advantageously, nonionic stabiliser is straight chain C 8～C22 alcohol, and it is by 10～20 mole alkylene oxide alkoxylates.Preferably, the level of nonionic stabiliser is in the scope of 0.1～10wt%, more preferably in the scope of 0.5～5wt%, most preferably in the scope of 1～4wt%.The molar ratio of quaternary ammonium compound and/or other cationic softening agents and nonionic stabiliser is suitably in 40: 1～about 1: 1 scope, preferably in 18: 1～about 3: 1 scope.

Composition can also comprise lipid acid for example C8 to C24 alkyl or thiazolinyl monocarboxylic acid or its polymkeric substance.Preferred fatty acid is non-saponified, and more preferably lipid acid is free, for example oleic acid, lauric acid or tallow fatty acids.The level of fatty acid material is preferably more than 0.1wt%, more preferably more than 0.2wt%.Spissated composition can comprise 0.5 to 20wt% lipid acid, and more preferably 1wt% is to 10wt%.The weight ratio of quaternary material or other cationic softening agents and fatty acid material preferably 10: 1 to 1: 10.

It can also comprise that some can be used to the monoalkyl cationic surfactant of the main cleaning composition of fabric.Operable cats product comprises general formula R 1R2R3R4N⁺X^-Quaternary ammonium salt, wherein the R group is long or short hydrocarbon chain, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or ethoxylated alkyl and X are that (for example R1 is the C8-C22 alkyl to gegenion typically, preferred C8-C10 or C12-C14 alkyl, R2 is that methyl and R3 can identical or differently be the compounds of methyl or hydroxyethyl groups with R4); And cationic ester (for example cholinesterase).

Comprise surface active cpd in the remollescent composition in cleaning according to the present invention, it is selected from anion surfactant, cats product, nonionogenic tenside, zwitterionics, amphoterics and its mixture.The selection of surface active cpd (tensio-active agent) and existing amount will depend on the purposes of desired detergent compositions.Known as skilled formulator, in fabric cleaning composition, can select different surfactant systems to be used to hand-wash product and be used to the employed product of dissimilar washing machines.

The total amount of existing tensio-active agent also will rely on desired end-use, and can be up to 60wt%, for example at the composition that is used for the hand cleaning fabric.Be used for the composition of mechanical cleaning fabric, 5 to 40wt% amount is normally suitable.Typically, by the weight of composition, the tensio-active agent that composition will comprise 2wt% at least is 2-60% for example, preferred 15-40%, most preferably 25-35%.

Fabric treatment composition of the present invention can also comprise the adjuvant that is generally used for makeup, pharmacy and/or dermatology field, as hydrophilic or lipophilic jelling agent, hydrophilic or lipophilic promoting agent, sanitas, antioxidant, solvent, spices, filler, screening agent, sterilant, odour absorbents, optical white (singlet linkage oxygen (singlet oxygen) or free radical type) and dyestuff.The amount of these various adjuvants normally is used for those of the field considered, and is the 0.01-20% of composition total weight.The character that depends on them, these adjuvants can be introduced into the fat phase and/or contain aqueous phase.The example that is used for suitable disinfectant of the present invention comprises Proxel (1, the 2-benzisothiazole-3-ketone), for example can be from Univar, and Avecia and Uniqema obtains; And Kathon CG (methylchloroisothiazandnone and methylisothiazolinone), can obtain from Rhom and Haas.

Basic unit (substrate)

When being used to wash, basic unit can be that any desired probiotic agent particle and its of depositing thereon is subjected to handling as cleaning or the basic unit of rinse method.

Especially, basic unit can be a textile fabric.

Handle

Can be undertaken by any suitable method with compositions-treated of the present invention basic unit, as cleaning, soaking into or rinsing basic unit, also can be by directly using as spraying, rubbing (rubbing), intersperse (spotting), smear or the like.

This processing can comprise the water-bearing media that basic unit's contact is comprised material of the present invention.

In the processing that separates with the home washings method of routine, (or industry) that can be used as spray composite provides processing for example to be used for family is applied to fabric.Suitable spraying diverting device is disclosed in WO 96/15310 (Procter﹠amp; Gamble) and be incorporated herein by reference.Perhaps, composition can be by the molten iron case, independently iron holder or cannon spray head apply, as described in EP1201816 and WO99/27176.

Embodiment

With reference now to following non-limiting example, embodiments of the present invention is described.Unless spell out, all ratios all are that the weight percent with composition total weight provides.

Embodiment 1 contains the fabric conditioner composition 1 and 2 of probiotic agent according to the present invention

Table 1. composition 1 and 2 composition

* TEA quat is tallow or hard tallow chain and the 15%IPA cationic softening agent based on trolamine as solvent.

* * Plantatex LLE is the lipid of finding in skin.

Embodiment 2: according to the fabric-conditioning compositions 3 and 4 that contains pre-biotic microorganism of the present invention,And comparative composition A～E

In the work top container with the 200ml macro preparation at the composition shown in the table 2, wherein said work top container has three grades of agitators.

Probiotic agent in table 2. fabric conditioner composition

* probiotic agent capsule (ex Boots Pharmacy) contains Microcrystalline Cellulose, Vltra tears, Magnesium Stearate, Lactobacterium acidophilum 1.5mg, cfu=75x10⁶With bifidus bacillus 0.2mg, cfu=25x10⁶

* Viscotrol C (ex Now Chemicals) is a nonionic oil tenderizer.

Embodiment 3: the assessment probiotic agent deposits to fabric from the fabric conditioner composition of embodiment 2On

PH changes and stench in the composition assessment storage in the his-and-hers watches 2, and deposits on the fabric.

The following probiotic agent that carries out deposits on the fabric:

In Tergometer, (C, D, E and 4) is diluted in 1 premium on currency with 2 milliliters of each compositions, and is used for two sections black cotton cords of rinsing and a slice black polyester plate.Black background helps the probiotic agent particle on the microscopic examination fabric.

Deposit the assessment of level by the measurement microscope of top light.In the visual observation of fabric, on the fabric of handling with composition 4, C and E, identified the probiotic agent particle.The fabric of handling with comparative composition C has those probiotic agent particles that lack of handling than with composition 4 and E.In these were observed, composition D was in contrast to identify that the non-probiotic agent particulate of any contaminative exists.On the fabric of handling with D, do not have to find particulate matter.The auxiliary probiotic agent particulate deposition of cationic starch polymkeric substance and cationic softening agent both.

Embodiment 4: the assessment of the fabric conditioner composition chemical stability of embodiment 2

The probiotic agent fabric conditioner composition of table 3: embodiment 2 is at room temperature (RT) and the 41 ℃ pH after 1 week of storage down

Composition	??A	??B	??C	??D	??E	??3	??4
								PH (initial)	??6.53	??4.9	??6.83	??6.65	??3.15	??6.25	??3.11
PH (1 week) RT	??6.57	??4.66	??6.53	??6.64	??3.16	??5.92	??3.2
								41 ℃ of pH (1 week)	??-	??6.1	??6.37	??6.29	??3.17	??6.11	??3.15

These compositions that comparison shows that initial and that store a week back pH value are stable after storage, and over-drastic probiotic agent activity do not occur and grow in product.

Compare with the control sample that does not have probiotic agent in having the embodiment of probiotic agent, panel does not detect stench.This has further represented stability, and supports composition not to be provided as the substratum of growth.

Claims (14)

1. be used for the fabric treatment composition of washing methods, it comprises:

A) at least a cationic softening agent or non-ionic softener, and

B) probiotic agent particle.

2. according to the fabric treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the probiotic agent particle is selected from lactobacillus genus, genus bifidobacterium, streptococcus, lactococcus, enterococcus spp and its mixture.

3. according to the fabric treatment composition of claim 2, wherein probiotic agent is selected from Lactobacterium acidophilum, bifidobacterium, lactobacillus johnsonii, lactobacillus paracasei, bifidobacterium adolescentis, bifidus longum bb, lactic acid Bacillus bifidus NCC2818.

4. according to each fabric treatment composition in the aforementioned claim, wherein in the gross weight of composition, the probiotic agent particle is with 0.003～0.1wt%, preferred 0.005～0.05wt%, and most preferably the amount of 0.005～0.025wt% exists.

5. according to each fabric treatment composition in the aforementioned claim, wherein probiotic agent is the form that is selected from vigor (living) form, deactivation form and dead form.

6. according to each fabric treatment composition in the aforementioned claim, it is a fabric-conditioning compositions.

7. according to each fabric treatment composition in the aforementioned claim, wherein cationic softening agent is a quaternary ammonium compound.

8. according to the fabric treatment composition of claim 7, wherein quaternary ammonium compound is that ester connects trolamine (TEA) quaternary ammonium compound, and it comprises that monoesters, diester and three esters are connected the mixture of component.

9. according to each fabric treatment composition in the aforementioned claim, it additionally comprises deposition aid.

10. according to the fabric treatment composition of claim 9, wherein deposition aid is selected from polyoxyethylene (PEO), polymine (PEI), poly-(acrylate), poly-(acrylamide), cationic starch, polyethylene terephthalate-polyoxyethylene terephthalate (PET/POET) polymkeric substance and its mixture.

11. according to the fabric treatment composition of claim 9, wherein deposition aid is the low charge density cationic polymers.

12. according to the fabric treatment composition of claim 10, wherein the low charge density cationic polymers is a modified potato starch.

13. deposition probiotic agent particulate method on textile article, it comprises the step of utilizing the cleaning composition processing textile article that each limited in the aforementioned claim.

14. comprise probiotic agent particulate textile article, it is that treatment process by claim 13 obtains.