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Figure 1. Water uptake of terry towels in % according to DIN 53923 after 6 softener applications. The different softener solutions are based on the same esterquat formulation (EQ). An addition of a softener booster (SB) has been made in case of the lower EQ concentration.

Comparison of different methods measuring the influences of fabric softener on the water absorbing properties

KEYWORDS: Water uptake, fabric softener, terry towels, water absorbing properties; short-time contact method.   Abstract The application of fabric softener in the rinsing step is usually done for maintaining a soft hand in certain fabrics e.g. terry towels. Softener formulations can show a negative influence on the water absorbing properties. In this work, the water…