Repellency

bluesign® approved: Yes
Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX® suitable: Yes
ZDHC MRSL compliant: Yes
Actual application for ZDHC Chemical Gateway: Approved - Level 3

• Highly effective water-repellent agent for finishing fabrics of all fibre types
• Imparts very good hydrophobic properties
• Highly resistant to washing when combined with boosters
• Confers resistance to aqueous soil
• Good abrasion resistance
• High gliding properties of the finished textile
• Soft fabric handle
• No high curing temperatures necessary
• Free of organic halogen compounds inclusive of fluorocarbon compounds
• Not resistant to dry cleaning

Chemical basis: Hyperbranched and linear polymers
Ionic character: Cationic

bluesign® approved: Yes
Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX® suitable: Yes
ZDHC MRSL compliant: Yes
Actual application for ZDHC Chemical Gateway: Approved - Level 3

• Highly effective water-repellent agent for finishing fabrics of all fibre types
• Highly resistant to washing when combined with boosters
• Confers resistance to aqueous soil
• Good abrasion resistance
• High gliding properties of the finished textile
• Soft fabric handle

Chemical basis: Hyperbranched and linear polymers
Ionic character: Cationic

bluesign® approved: Yes
Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX® suitable: Yes
ZDHC MRSL compliant: Yes
Actual application for ZDHC Chemical Gateway: Approved - Level 3

• Crosslinking component for RUCO®-DRY ECO and RUCO®-DRY ECO PLUS for hydrophobic and soil-repellent fluorocarbon-free finishes
• Low curing temperature (approx. 150 °C) necessary
• Confers a full handle
• Dimethylpyrazole-blocked
• Free of flammable solvents
• No yellowing

Chemical basis: Blocked polyisocyanate
Ionic character: Cationic

bluesign® approved: Pending
Standard 100 by OEKO-TEX® suitable: Yes, but only class II-IV
ZDHC MRSL compliant: Yes
Actual application for ZDHC Chemical Gateway: Approved - Level 0

• Ecologically optimised agent for the hydrophobic, oleophobic and soil-repellent finish and lubri cant of all fibre types’ substrates and made-up garments with excellent wash permanence
• Highly resistant to washing
• Better abrasion resistance than previous fluorocarbon finishes
• Confers a soft, full handle
• Not suitable for optically brightened white goods
• No high curing temperatures necessary
• Usually highly compatible with many N-methylol compounds

Chemical basis: C6-Fluorocarbon resin with hyperbranched polymers in a hydrocarbon matrix Free of perfluoro octanoic acid (PFOA*), perfluoro octane sulphonic acid (PFOS*) and alkylphenolethoxylate (APEO)
Ionic character: Cationic