| abstract |
Provided are methods of washing fabric articles in the presence of silicone oils to provide for color protection and/or fragrance retention in the washing of fabric articles with detergents. Fabric articles are washed in a washing medium comprised of a major amount by weight of water, a first minor amount by weight of a detergent and a second minor amount by weight of an aminosilicone having the formula: wherein: the variables are defined in the specification wherein said first minor amount by weight is greater than said second minor amount by weight. In preferred embodiments of this method, said washing medium is the product of mixing water with a composition comprised of said aminosilicone compound in association with an insoluble support. In particularly preferred embodiments, an aminosilicone compound wherein R1 and R8 are both alkoxy, (typically methoxy) is employed. Provided are powder detergent compositions, without inorganic phosphates, for washing textiles, in particular colored textiles, comprising: at least one surface-active agent, at least one inorganic or organic builder which is soluble in the washing liquor, and at least one aminosilicone, said compositions not comprising more than 20% of their weight of inorganic substances which are insoluble in the washing liquor, and a process for protecting textiles, in particular colored textiles, by washing said textiles using an aqueous liquor containing said detergent compositions. |