Patent ID: 7005410

Claim:
A method for providing fabric color care to a fabric comprising the step of applying a composition directly to the fabric in an enclosed chamber, said composition comprising: (A) a fabric color care active selected from the group consisting of a water soluble and/or water dispersible cationic polymer, substituted materials thereof, derivatised materials thereof, and mixtures thereof; water dispersible reactive silicone, including aminofuncrional silicone; and mixtures thereof; (B) optionally, an effective amount to provide olfactory effects of perfume; (C) optionally, to reduce surface tension, and/or to improve performance and formulatability, an effective amount of surfactant; (D) optionally, an effective amount to absorb malodor, of odor control agent; (E) optionally, an effective amount, to kill, or reduce the growth of microbes, of antimicrobial active; (F) optionally, an effective amount to provide improved antimicrobial action of aminocarboxylate chelator; (G) optionally, an effective amount of antimicrobial preservative; and (H) optionally, an aqueous and/or alcoholic carrier; and wherein the color restoration and/or rejuvenation is characterized by the ability of said active to change the properties of a worn, faded black cotton (chino) twill test fabric, said changes in properties comprising: (a) a percentage reflectance reduction ΔR of at least about 3%; and (b) a percentage pill number reduction ΔP of at least about 10% (I) wherein the composition comprises less than 5% of a surfactant by weight of the composition.