Patent ID: 6953485

Claim:
A process for providing at least three enhanced benefits to a fabric fiber-comprising substrate, said benefits selected from the group consisting of: i) durable press, as compared with untreated fabric fiber-comprising substrate; ii) hand feel, as compared with untreated fabric fiber-comprising substrate; iii) anti-abrasion, as compared with fabric fiber-comprising substrate treated with formaldehyde and catalyst in the absence of polyethylene glycol; iv) anti-shrinking, as compared with untreated fabric fiber-comprising substrate; and v) anti-yellowing, as compared with at least one of untreated fabric fiber-comprising substrate and fabric fiber-comprising substrate treated with formaldehyde and catalyst in the absence of polyethylene glycol; wherein said process comprises the steps of: A) treating a fabric fiber-comprising substrate with a composition comprising: a) formaldehyde; b) polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from about 700 gm/mol to about 2500 gm/mol; and c) an acid catalyst; and B) curing said composition on the surface of said substrate.