AQUEOUS DYE FORMATIONS: WATER INSOLUBLE DYE AND ETHOXYLATED SULFATED ALKYL-PHENOL OR FATTY ALCOHOL IN WATER

Aqueous dye formations which comprise: a) at least one water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble dye, b) at least one sulfated polyadduct of an alkylphenol containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety with at least 20 mol of ethylene oxide or a sulfated polyadduct of a fatty alcohol with at least 20 mol of ethylene oxide, and, as additional optional components, c) a betain monohydrate, and d) an anionic dispersant of the general formula I (I) wherein X is a direct bond or oxygen, A is hydrogen or the radical of an aromatic compound which is attached through a ring carbon atom to the methylene group, n and p are each independently of the other a value from 1 to 4, and M is a monovalent cation, and/or condensates of these compounds with formaldehyde, as well as e) further optional auxiliaries and f) water. Such formulations have very good storage stability in the temperature range from -10 DEG C. to +50 DEG C. and, in particular, have very good redispersibility after drying in the air. For printing synthetic textile materials it is also very readily possible to use synthetic thickeners to give spot-free prints.