Add a
Tender Touch
Cirrasol ST Ultra
TM
n Novel, through the wash softening
additive for liquid laundry
n Consumer-perceivable softening effect
Achieving softening through the wash is now easier than ever with Cirrasol ST
n Independently tested
Ultra. With our patented, liquid softening technology, formulators can easily
produce clear 2-in-1 liquid laundry products that provide a perceivable n No adverse effect on detergency,
softening benefit. rewettability or premature greying
In independent tests on cotton fabrics Cirrasol ST Ultra demonstrated n Liquid product
perceivable softening after only one wash. What's more, Cirrasol ST Ultra
n Easy to formulate in standard laundry
showed no adverse effect on fabric rewetting or premature greying - common
problems associated with softening agents. formulations
Add a tender touch to your next laundry care product - with Cirrasol ST Ultra.
TM
Innovation you can build on
Softening Detergency
The softening performance of Cirrasol ST Ultra has been assessed It is widely recognised that fabric softeners can often have a
independently. In the evaluations, Cirrasol ST Ultra was compared with detrimental effect on the cleaning performance of detergents. The
a frame formulation blank and also a commercial 2-in-1 product. The effect of Cirrasol ST Ultra on detergency has been measured against a
tests were carried out at 40°C in a domestic washing machine using range of standard household stains in our frame formulation. Fabric
both cotton terry cloth and standard cotton fabric. samples were washed at 40°C and the level of stain removal measured
via reflectometer.
Softening performance was assessed after 1, 4 and 8 wash cycles
using a paired comparison test. A score of 16 or greater in these tests The data shown in figure 2 shows that Cirrasol ST Ultra does not
represents a statistically significant softening benefit (represented by diminish the cleaning power of the formulation.
the black horizontal line in figure 1). The test showed that after just a
90
single wash, there is a perceivable softening benefit when using
Cirrasol ST Ultra. 80
70
21
60
Stain removal %
19
50
17
40
15 30
Panel score
13 20
10
11
0
9 10LI 10K 10B 30D
Stain
7 Frame Frame + Cirrasol ST Ultra
5 Figure 2: Effect of Cirrasol ST Ultra on cleaning performance
1 4 8
Wash number
Cirrasol ST Ultra Commercial product
Concept formulation
Figure 1: Softening performance of Cirrasol ST Ultra on standard cotton fabrics
2-in-1 Liquid Laundry Detergent %
Synperonic A7 10.0
Sodium laureth ether sulphate 10.0
Linear alkyl benzene sulphonate 8.0
Palm kernel fatty acid 8.0
Sodium hydroxide 2.5
Cirrasol ST Ultra 2.0
Triethanolamine 1.0
Alcosperse 725 0.06
Water To 100
Clear formulation with
2% Cirrasol ST Ultra
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