Magnasoft OPS
Magnasoft OPS textile softener is a specialty silicone emulsion that has been shown to provide multiple performance benefits on virtually all types of fabric. It is an excellent candidate to consider for an optimum balance of in-depth softness with dry/cool feel, fabric drape ability, hydrophilicity for absorbency fabric and bath stability in textile finishing processes.
Magnasoft OPS textile softener is a specialty silicone emulsion that has been shown to provide multiple performance benefits on virtually all types of fabric. It is an excellent candidate to consider for an optimum balance of in-depth softness with dry/cool feel, fabric drape ability, hydrophilicity for absorbency fabric and bath stability in textile finishing processes.
Magnasoft OPS textile softener has been tested and shown to deliver a differentiated feel compared to fabrics treated with conventional amino-functional silicones. In contrast with the conventional amino-functional silicone softeners, Magnasoft OPS textile softener provided a more comfortable feel, with skin-like touch, in addition to being virtually non-yellowing on fabrics and minimizing processing difficulties in a variety of textile finishing conditions.
Magnasoft OPS textile softener is a water-based emulsion manufactured without using alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO). Therefore, it is readily applicable in virtually any conventional finishing and printing process in textile dyeing and finishing mills.
Key Features and Typical Benefits:
- Full softness, slickness and resilience
- A “dry and cool-touch” for cotton and cotton blended fabrics; non-greasy and natural touch noticeably distinguishable from that of conventional amino-functional silicones
- Improved fabric drapability and wrinkle resistance
- Minimal impact on the hydrophilic nature of cotton and other cellulose fabrics
- Shear stability, even in alkaline and high-temperature bath conditions
- Highly resistant to yellowing on white fabrics and discoloration on colored fabrics
- Versatile compatibility with typical bath conditions for textile finishing
- Water dispersible; ready-to-use in textile finishing processes
- Widely applicable for most available methods and equipment for textile finishing
| Typical Physical Properties | ||
| Property | Unit | Current |
| Appearance | - | Transparent to translucent liquid |
| Viscosity at 25 °C | cPs | 150 |
| pH at 25 °C | - | 6.5 |
| Emulsion | - | Nonionic |
| Density g/ml | 1.0 | |
Potential Applications:
Magnasoft OPS textile softener is an excellent candidate to consider for a wide range of advantages on virtually all types of fabric.
It has been shown to be particularly effective on cotton knits, cotton sheets, cotton/spandex blends, polyester knits, polyester/cotton blends and other cellulose fabrics, where it helped provide an optimally balanced hand of softness, slickness and smoothness with a dry and cool feel, as well as a reasonable level of hydrophilicity for absorbency.
In tests, Magnasoft OPS textile softener generally possessed excellent shear stability over a wide bath pH range (4-10) at high bath temperature (up to 60 °C) in the presence of salts. These test results indicated that Magnasoft OPS textile softener might be considered for use in most textile finishing methods, including padding, exhaustion and spray.
Optimal dosage levels of Magnasoft OPS textile softener depend on the type of fabric level of softness required, but 10-50 g is recommended as a typical starting point.