The color catcher absorbs or traps loose dye in wash liquor during a typical wash cycle of a washing machine, thereby preventing the re-deposition of the dye to fabrics being washed therein, while the fabric softener enhances the appearance of fabrics during a typical drying cycle of an automatic dryer by decreasing static cling, increasing softness and fluffiness, or decreasing wrinkles, of the fabrics. zeolite or clayĪ multifunctional laundry sheet that comprises, and combines the benefits of, a color catcher, a fabric softener, and a fragrance is disclosed. C11D3/505- Protected perfumes encapsulated or adsorbed on a carrier, e.g.C11D3/0021- Dye-stain or dye-transfer inhibiting compositions.C11D3/0005- Other compounding ingredients characterised by their effect.C11D3/00- Other compounding ingredients of detergent compositions covered in group C11D1/00.C11D1/62- Quaternary ammonium compounds.C11D1/00- Detergent compositions based essentially on surface-active compounds Use of these compounds as a detergent.C11D17/047- Arrangements specially adapted for dry cleaning or laundry dryer related applications.C11D17/041- Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means.C11D17/04- Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties combined with or containing other objects.C11D17/00- Detergent materials or soaps characterised by their shape or physical properties.C11D- DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING RESIN SOAPS RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL.C11- ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM DETERGENTS CANDLES.Publication of WO2008057287A1 publication Critical patent/WO2008057287A1/en Links Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.) Filing date Publication date Priority claimed from US86315206P external-priority Application filed by S.

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google Patents WO2008057287A1 - Multifunctional laundry sheet Besides separating dark clothes from lights and whites, it also helps to wash your clothes in cold water.WO2008057287A1 - Multifunctional laundry sheet In fact, in small print on the back of the box, Carbona actually cautions 'new colored clothing should always be washed separately the first few times.' So there is no escaping having to separate your laundry.Ĭonsumer Reports says deep, intense colors like red, blue, and black are more likely to run. Your best bet is to separate your dark colors from your light colors and if you think something is going to bleed, wash it separately,' said Deitrick. In fact, the cloths didn't look any better than the wash done without a color-catching product. It turns out neither Shout nor Carbona could keep the cloths from turning pink. Both the Shout and the Carbona color-catching sheets turned pink, absorbing quite a bit of the dye.ĭeitrick then used a special machine to precisely measure the color levels of the white test cloths.

*Consumer Reports*/' Bernie Deitrick tested the Shout Color Catcher, which claims the sheets absorb the colors that run, along with the Carbona Color and Dirt Grabber, which claims you can 'wash mixed colors with confidence.'ĭeitrick washed sure-to-run red polo shirts with white cloths to see how well the products work.

Color grabber laundry sheets