Evaluation of Fabric Softener Formulations with High Concentrations of Cationic Surfactant

Marta Ogorzalek; Tomasz Wasilewski; Emilia Klimaszewska

doi:10.3139/113.110612

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Evaluation of Fabric Softener Formulations with High Concentrations of Cationic Surfactant

Marta Ogorzalek , Tomasz Wasilewski und Emilia Klimaszewska

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Abstract

The study was an attempt to develop fabric softener formulations with a markedly higher content of active substances compared to traditional products. The assumption was to design the formulations in such a manner as to eliminate problems associated with the application of cationic surfactants at high concentrations, and to obtain products exhibiting a high level of quality (products characterized by functionality and usability expected by consumers). The selection of magnesium chloride concentration in products of this type was found to be related to the desired product concentration. It was also demonstrated that by adding salt to concentrated fabric softeners, it is possible to regulate their viscosity and dissolution time in water, and also reduce the viscoelastic properties which are undesirable in the process of manufacture of such products.

Kurzfassung

Die Studie war ein Versuch, Weichspülerformulierungen zu entwickeln, die im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Produkten einen deutlich höheren Wirkstoffgehalt aufweisen. Die Formulierungen wurden so gestaltet, dass die Probleme mit der Anwendung von kationischen Tensiden in hohen Konzentrationen beseitigt und Produkte mit einem hohen Qualitätsniveau (Produkte, die von den Verbrauchern mit Funktionalität und Verwendbarkeit erwartet werden) erhalten werden. Es wurde gefunden, dass die Auswahl der Magnesiumchloridkonzentration in Produkten dieses Typs auf die gewünschte Produktkonzentration bezogen war. Es wurde auch gezeigt, dass es durch Zugabe von Salz zu konzentrierten Wäscheweichspülern möglich ist, deren Viskosität und Auflösungszeit in Wasser zu regulieren und auch die viskoelastischen Eigenschaften zu reduzieren, die bei der Herstellung solcher Produkte unerwünscht sind.

Key words: Cationic surfactants; magnesium chloride; fabric softeners; rheology; usable properties

Stichwörter: Kationische Tenside; Magnesiumchlorid; Weichspüler; Rheologie; Gebrauchseigenschaften

∗Correspondence address, Dr. Marta Ogorzałek, Chrobrego 27, 26-600 Radom, Poland, Tel.: +48(48)3617574, Fax: +48(48)3617598, E-Mail: m.ogorzalek@uthrad.pl

Dr. Emilia Klimaszewska is a lecturer at the Department of Chemistry Kazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities. The area of scientific interest include industrial research and development of innovative formulations of cosmetics, pharmaceutical products (in particular products for children), household chemistry products in the context of quality control.

Dr. Marta Ogorzałek is a lecturer at the Department of Chemistry Kazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanities. The area of scientific interest concentrate on industrial research and development of innovative formulations of household products (especially fabric softener products) and cosmetics products, in the context of quality control.

Tomasz Wasilewski received his M. Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Radom, Poland (2000), his Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Technical University of Warsaw, Poland (2004) and his DSc. in Commodity Science from the Cracow University of Economics, Poland (2014). He was supported by the Foundation for Polish Science (2006–2007), and is currently a researcher at the Department of Chemistry, University of Technology and Humanities in Radom. Main research topics of Assoc. Prof. Tomasz Wasilewski are cosmetics and household products, their manufacturing, properties, quality assessment and physicochemistry of aqueous solutions of surfactants. Currently, he is the Head of Department of Chemistry and the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Materials Science, Technology and Design at University of Technology and Humanities in Radom.

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Received: 2018-10-04

Accepted: 2018-11-12

Published Online: 2019-03-07

Published in Print: 2019-03-15

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Cationic surfactants; magnesium chloride; fabric softeners; rheology; usable properties