| abstract |
A process for finishing textiles with oil components is characterized in that it comprises (1) preparing an aqueous emulsion of oil components using alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal soaps of fatty acids having 6 to 24 carbon atoms as emulsifiers, these fatty acid soaps either being used as such or being prepared in situ from the fatty acids and alkali metal hydroxides, (2) entering the resulting O/W emulsions with textile while effecting, if desired, a further dilution with water, and (3) gradually lowering the pH of the aqueous liquor by addition of organic and/or inorganic acids. |