Soil release treatment for moisture wicking socks

Abstract

A treated garment, especially white socks, treated with a soil release composition and a process for treating the garment are disclosed. A majority of polyester yarns from profiled cross section high moisture wicking capacity filaments are disclosed in a garment and sock construction which optionally includes other polyester yarns, polyamide yarns, cotton yarns and spandex. The garments so constructed and treated are rendered resistant to soil re-depositing after repeated wearing and washing cycles.

1 . A treated garment comprising at least 50% polyester yarns, wherein the yarns are comprised of filaments having a profiled individual filament cross section, and wherein the garment is treated with a fluorine containing durable soil release composition, and wherein the treated garment has a wicking height at least 75 millimeters and a soil re-deposition rating of at least 3.  
     
     
         2 . The treated garment of  claim 1  comprising a balance of yarns selected from yarns comprising nonprofiled individual filaments selected from natural cotton and synthetic polymer fibers: polyester, polyamide and spandex yarns.  
     
     
         3 . The treated garment of  claim 1 , comprising a sock.  
     
     
         4 . A process treating garments comprising at least 50% polyester multi-filament yarns comprised of filaments having a profiled individual filament cross section, and comprising the steps of: 
 applying a fluorine containing durable soil release treatment in an aqueous exhaustion bath at greater than 5% based on weight of garments and less than 50 to 1 garments to bath ratio;    dropping the bath without rinsing;    drying the garments in a tumble dryer; and    curing the boarded garments individually at a temperature between 110° C. and 190° C. for time period of about 60 to about 90 seconds.