Formaldehyde-free durable press finishing agent

摘要

The present invention relates to a durable press finish composition, which contains a crosslinker for giving wrinkle-free performance to fabrics, a catalyst, and an additive allowing reductions in strength and whiteness of fabrics to be minimized. As the crosslinker, there is used glyoxal containing no formaldehyde. As the catalyst, there is used one selected from aluminum salt, magnesium salt, citric acid and a mixture thereof. As the additive, there is used sodium tetraborate, sodium peroxoborate, sodium chlorite, or sodium hydrogen sulfate.