Patent ID: 6929666

Claim:
A dye composition consisting of: (a) 94 to 96 percent by weight of water, (b) a tinctorial amount of at least one dye, (c) 1 to 2 percent by weight of a carrier represented by the following formula, R 1 —[—O—(CH 2 ) n —] m —OR 2 wherein R 2 and R 1 are each independently selected from H, C 1-18 alkyl, benzyl, benzoyl or phenyl radical, n is 2 or 3, and m is 2-35; and (d) 3 to 4 percent by weight of a emulsifier selected from at least one of: ionic emulsifiers; amphoteric emulsifiers; and non-ionic emulsifiers selected from at least one of C 14 -C 18 ethoxylated unsaturated fatty acids, octylphenoxypolyethyleneoxyethanol and poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-phenyl-omega-hydroxy, styrenated, the percents by weight being based on the weight of said dye composition, wherein said dye composition is prepared by, (i) mixing said dye with said carrier and said emulsifier to form a dye-carrier mixture, and (ii) adding water to said dye-carrier mixture to form said dye composition.