Magnasoft 238
Magnasoft 238-LT textile enhancer is a copolymer based on our (AB)n technology with each residual cyclic siloxane (D4, D5 and D6) content less than 1000ppm, allowing compliance with the latest EU REACH SVHC requirement. Magnasoft 238-LT textile enhancer offers outstanding softness and slickness to fabrics and garments, with minimal contribution to yellowing, shear stability loss, and thermal migration. It is water dispersible and can be effective at deficient dosage levels compared to traditional amino-silicone fluids.
Magnasoft 238-LT textile enhancer is a copolymer based on our (AB)n technology with each residual cyclic siloxane (D4, D5 and D6) content less than 1000ppm, allowing compliance with the latest EU REACH SVHC requirement.
Magnasoft 238-LT textile enhancer offers outstanding softness and slickness to fabrics and garments, with minimal contribution to yellowing, shear stability loss, and thermal migration. It is water dispersible and can be effective at deficient dosage levels compared to traditional amino-silicone fluids.
Magnasoft 238-LT textile enhancer is compatible with various fabrics, offering particular effectiveness with synthetic/cotton blends, polyester fleece and wool.
Key Features and Typical Benefits:
- Effectiveness at 3-5g/l in the bath, as received, offers a high level of natural softness to synthetics and their blends with natural fibers.
- Delivery of properties similar to those of reactive elastomeric finishes, such as durability and resistance.
- Low yellowing.
- Good lubricity and hand-feel to polyester fleece.
- Good stability under typical finishing conditions, including jet/overflow.
- Co-applicability with crease (durable press) resist resin, their catalysts and optionally OBA’s.
- Self-dispersibility without the need for emulsifiers, enabling potential cost savings for formulators and mills.
- Direct blending into the textile finishing bath with minimal agitation.
- Ease of handling.
- D4, D5 and D6 content less than 1000ppm by each.
Typical Physical Properties:
| Property | Unit | Result |
| Appearance | - | Pale yellow |
| Viscosity at 25 °C | cSt | 5000 |
| Specific Gravity at 25 °C | - | 1.046 |
| Amine Content | % | 0.12 |
| Preferred Diluent | - | Water |
Potential Applications:
Magnasoft 238-LT textile enhancer is an excellent candidate to consider for use in textile finishing of all synthetics, synthetic/cotton blends, polyester fleece and wool, as well as cotton fabrics.
General Considerations for Use:
Typical product usage level ranges between 3-5g/l in the bath; higher dosage levels are not recommended and, in some instances, may be detrimental to product performance.
While Magnasoft 238-LT textile enhancer offers outstanding dilution stability, it is best to use soft water for its dilutions. If soft water is not available, the complete bath should be tested for stability before applying it in production.