A DRYER-ADDED FABRIC TREATMENT ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE CONTAINING ANTIOXIDANT AND SUNSCREEN COMPOUNDS FOR SUN-FADE PROTECTION OF FABRICS

The present invention relates to a dryer-added fabric treatment article of manufacturing to reduce the fading of fabrics from sunlight comprising: I) a composition comprising: a) from about 5 % to about 75 %, by weight of the composition, of a sun-fade protection active selected from the group consisting of: (i) a non-fabric staining, light stable, antioxidant compound preferably containing at least one C8-C22 hydrocarbon fatty organic moiety; (ii) a non-fabric staining, light stable, sunscreen compound; and (iii) mixtures thereof; b) from about 10 % to about 95 % by weight of the composition of a fabric conditioning compound; and II) a substrate, on which said composition is attached, which provides for release of an effective amount of said sun-fade protection active and said fabric conditioning compound onto fabrics in an automatic laundry dryer at automatic laundry dry er operating temperatures; wherein said antioxidant compound is a solid having a melting point of less than about 80 ~C, or a liquid at a temperature of less than about 40 ~C; and wherein said sunscreen compound absorbs light at a wavelength of from about 290 nm to about 450 nm and is a solid compound havi ng a melting point of from about 25 ~C to about 90 ~C, or a viscous liquid at a temperature of less than about 40 ~C.