An aqueous liquid of a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent contains a carbon fiber precursor treatment agent and water, the carbon fiber precursor treatment agent containing an amino-modified silicone and a particular nonionic surfactant having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 1.05 to 1.50. The amino-modified silicone may have a kinematic viscosity at 25 C. of 50 to 4,000 mm.sup.2/s. The carbon fiber precursor treatment agent is adhered to a carbon fiber precursor.

There is disclosed a method of coating textile fibers, the method comprising applying, on the external surface of textile fibers, a pre-treated oil-in-water emulsion comprising: (i) an aqueous phase containing water; and (ii) a pre-treated oil phase containing at least one reactive condensation-curable film-forming amino-silicone pre-polymer that, subsequent to condensation curing optionally in presence of additional reactants, forms an amino-silicone coat. The pre-treated reactive oil phase includes at least one pre-treated reactant or pre-treated pre-polymer. An aqueous dispersion containing particles of a hydrophilic polymeric material is then applied to the amino-silicone coat, so as to form a polymeric layer thereon. At least one of the oil-in-water emulsion forming a first coat and of the aqueous dispersion forming a second coat may further contain a plurality of sub-micronic pigment particles dispersed therein. Suitable compositions and kits including the same are also disclosed, as well as fibers coated thereby.

A water repellent agent composition contains amino-modified silicone, a silicone resin, and alkylpolysiloxane. An amount of the alkylpolysiloxane mixed is 500 to 15,000 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of an amount of the amino-modified silicone mixed. A method for producing a water-repellent textile product includes a step of treating fibers with a treatment liquid including the water repellent agent composition.

A silicone block copolymer having an aminofunctional endblocking group is useful in personal care applications, particularly hair care. A process for making the silicone block copolymer is also described.

An oil agent for a carbon fiber precursor is provided that contains a base component, a cationic surfactant, and a nonionic surfactant, wherein the cationic surfactant is a specific nitrogen-containing compound.

An aqueous fabric spray composition, comprising: a. 1-10 w.t. % silicone, wherein the silicone is in the form of an emulsion, the emulsion having a particle size of 1 nm to 150 nm b. Free perfume, having an emulsion particle size of 1 nm to 30 m.

The aim is to reduce the wrinkling tendency of a cotton textile or otherwise cellulosic textile. This was achieved by bringing the textile into contact with an amino-group-containing polymer having carboxylic-acid-group-bearing substituents and optionally subsequently ironing the textile.

Functional agent-containing fibers according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a functional agent is supported by silicone fixed to the fibers. The silicone includes an acrylic-modified organopolysiloxane having two or more acrylic groups per molecule. A rate of decrease in the functional agent after the functional agent-containing fibers are washed 10 times is less than 40%. In the present invention, the functional agent-containing fibers may be produced, e.g., by irradiating fibers impregnated with a fiber treatment agent A containing silicone with an electron beam so that the silicone is fixed to the fibers, and impregnating the fibers to which the silicone has been fixed with a fiber treatment agent B containing a functional agent. The functional agent-containing fibers may be produced, e.g., by impregnating fibers with a fiber treatment agent C containing silicone and a functional agent and irradiating the fibers impregnated with the fiber treatment agent C with an electron beam so that the silicone is fixed to the fibers and the functional agent is supported by the silicone fixed to the fibers. Thus, functional agent-containing fibers having improved washing resistance and a method for producing the fibers are provided.

A process for treating an article of clothing including the steps of: providing an article of clothing in a washing machine; contacting the article of clothing during a wash sub-cycle of the washing machine with a composition including a plurality of particles, the particles comprising: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound formed from a parent fatty acid compound having an Iodine Value from about 18 to about 60; and about 0.5% to about 10% a cationic polymer; wherein each of the particles has a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.

A formulation for durable press finishing of a cellulosic substrate, or a blend thereof, in a finish bath, the formulation comprising from about 3.0% to about 60.0% by weight of non-formaldehyde dimethylurea/glyoxal (DMUG), or an analog thereof, and from about 0.1% to about 4.0% by weight of one or more additives selected from dicyandiamide, choline chloride, ethyleneurea, propyleneurea, urea, dimethylurea, and combinations thereof, wherein the percent by weight is given in terms of percent weight of the finish bath, and wherein the formulation is substantially free of dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU), and methods of use thereof.