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  Non-ionic thickener for fabric softeners

  Posted by MurtazaHakim on February 23, 2023 at 8:02 am

  Greetings to the members.
  Which of the non-ionic cellulose ethers would be better for thickening fabric softener product ? The formulation of the product is simple with Esterquat, fragrance, colorant and preservative (CMIT/MIT).

  I have MHEC, HEC, HPMC to choose from.

  MurtazaHakim replied 1 year, 9 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  ketchito

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  February 23, 2023 at 9:35 pm

  I never had good experiences with celluloses in fabric softeners (the system separated over time). I’d recomment instead to use something like Rheolux 812 or Jaypol 213. You need just small amounts (depending of course on the desired viscosity).

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  MurtazaHakim

  Member

  February 24, 2023 at 2:13 am

  What should be the minimum dosage of esterquat for producing conventional fabric softeners ? I think the rheology modifier dosage depends upon the % of esterquat in the formulation.

  If I were to choose between MHEC, HEC, HPMC, which one is better suited ?

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  ketchito

  Member

  February 24, 2023 at 5:00 am

  For a conventional fabric softener, between 4-6% (total actives) would be ok. With that, a 0.1-0.2% of either Rheolux 812 or Jaypol 213 would give you good viscosity. Again, I didn’t have good experience with cellulosics in fabric softener, so I wouldn’t choose any.

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  MurtazaHakim

  Member

  February 28, 2023 at 4:12 am

  I found a product named Acusol 882 from Dow Chemicals. I think it better suits the formulation of fabric softener as a rheology modifier.

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