This invention relates to non-bleeding, non-staining colored speckles for use in granular or powdered detergents such as laundry detergents and automatic dishwashing detergents. The colored speckles are comprised of a salt or salt-containing carrier and a coloring agent and are characterized as being substantially uniformly colored throughout the cross-sectional volume of the speckle.

A method to produce a dye, which is suited to be applied on fabrics, starts from textile waste material. The method includes an initial step, during which textile waste material is provided, which includes textile fibers, which were previously dyed. In a pulverization step, the textile fibers are pulverized to obtain the dye.

Foaming that occurs when a naturally derived water-soluble pigment, such as spirulina blue, an anthocyanin-based pigment, a gardenia pigment, or a monascus pigment, is added to an aqueous solvent, such as water, and dissolved is suppressed. A solid composition containing a naturally derived water-soluble pigment is subjected to a compression treatment to suppress foaming.

The present disclosure is drawn to aqueous pigment co-dispersions. The co-dispersions include self-dispersed pigment with a chemically modified surface; released surface moieties from the self-dispersing pigment; pigment powder having the released surface moieties associated with pigment powder surfaces; polymeric dispersant; and water.

The present invention relates to a laundry detergent composition comprising a particle comprising hueing agent and clay. The particle can be incorporated into laundry detergent products, such as a laundry detergent powder. The particle exhibits an excellent storage stability profile with very little bleeding of the hueing dye from the particle, exhibits excellent fabric deposition of the hueing dye during a laundering process without causing any spot staining of the fabric, and does not impact the visual appearance of a laundry detergent powder when incorporated therein.

Provided are an irreversibly discoloring pigment for preventing overheating, a thermochromic molded article including the same, and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, a discoloring pigment which becomes discolored when overheated, and then maintains the discoloration even after being cooled to room temperature, a thermochromic molded article including the discoloring pigment, and methods of preparing the discoloring pigment and the thermochromic molded article.

A process for the production of a particle composition containing, at least one resin and at least one pigment is described, said process comprising the following steps: *extrusion of a mixture containing said at least one resin and said at least one pigment without induced heating; *subsequent extrusion, with induced heating, of the mixture obtained from the preceding extrusion; *granulation of the mixture thus obtained. With the abovementioned process it is possible to obtain a composition having granules with an average diameter less than 2 microns and a greater homogeneity than the known processes.

A dry dye pad for dyeing fishing lures can include: a dye; and a substrate comprising polymer particles suspended in a liquid plasticizer, wherein the substrate forms a permanently plasticized solid after heating and cooling. The substrate can be a plastisol. The plastisol can be heated and cooled to form the dye pad with the dye. The fishing lure can be dyed by contacting at least a portion of the fishing lure to a surface of the dry dye pad. The fishing lure can be dyed in as little as 1 to 3 seconds. The dry dye will not stain a user's skin. A stencil can be placed over the surface of the dry dye pad to create a dyed pattern on the fishing lure. The lure can be dyed with more than one color and patterns to create a lure that resembles bait or prey for fishing.

The present invention provides a method for preparing a colour-stable preparation of a magnesium chlorophyllin alkali metal salt or alkali earth metal salt from natural sources of chlorophyll. The invention further provides a colour-stable and substantially pure pigment composition comprising a vibrant green magnesium chlorophyllin in the form of an alkali metal or alkali earth metal salt, e.g. those prepared by the methods of the invention, and the use of the salts and compositions of the invention as colouring agents, in particular as food colouring agents, and as medicaments and disinfectants.

This invention relates to non-bleeding, non-staining occult particles for use in granular or powdered laundry care compositions such as laundry detergents, laundry aids, and fabric care compositions. The occult particles are comprised of a clay carrier and a coloring agent and are characterized as being substantially indiscernible when contained in the laundry care composition.