To obtain a softening and finishing agent composition containing a soft substrate excellent in softness and good in biodegradability by compounding a specific nonionic compound with a cationic surfactant or an amphoteric surfactant.
This softening and finishing agent composition is obtained by compounding a nonionic compound containing at least a 5-36C alkyl group or a 5-36C alkenyl group and having amide bond, e.g. a compound represented by the formula [R1 is a 5-35C alkyl or a 5-35C alkenyl; R2 is H or COR1; R3 is H or a 1-3C alkyl, a 1-3C hydroxyalkyl or the like; A is ethylene or propylene; (n) and (m) are each a number of 1-100] with a cationic surfactant or an amphoteric surfactant having a 5-36C alkyl, a 5-36C alkenyl, aryl or the like in a weight ratio within the range of (1/9) to (9/1). A sheetlike carrier such as a nonwoven fabric is impregnated with the resultant composition to afford a sheetlike softening agent for a dryer.
KATO TORU
NISHIMOTO UICHIRO
HATAYAMA YOSHIO
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