The Procter & Gamble Company
Leuco colorants with extended conjugation as bluing agents in laundry care formulations

Abstract:

A laundry care composition including (a) at least one laundry care ingredient and (b) a compound of Formula (XL) ##STR00001## A method of treating a textile comprises the steps of (a) providing such a laundry care composition; (b) adding the laundry care composition to a liquid medium; (c) placing textile articles in the liquid medium; (d) optionally, rinsing the textile; and (e) drying the textile articles.