Finishing Auxiliaries

Our finishing range is built around the performance requirements of the end product, not just the finishing process. Five product families cover every functional finishing requirement from premium silicone handle through organic softening, stiffening and body building, easy-care resin finishing, and colour deepening, to thread lubrication for yarn and garment manufacturing.

REVILON®

The REVILON® range covers cationic, non-ionic, and specialty organic softeners for all fibre types, alongside polyethylene wax emulsions for sewability improvement and yarn lubrication. Products span plant-origin sustainable options through to cost-effective general-purpose softeners and specialist formulations for white textiles, polyester, and yarn processing.

Plant-origin & concentrated cationic softeners

Plant-origin softeners reduce petrochemical-derived chemistry in the finishing bath and support eco-label and GOTS-certified supply chain requirements.

1. REVILON® CEQ is its concentrated cationic counterpart, also hydrophilic, for the same substrate range. 
2. REVILON® KCP Ultra is a plant-origin cationic softener in concentrated liquid form imparting high surface smoothness with high durability, available in both exhaust and padding application at pre-diluted dosages. 
3. REVILON® KCP is universally applicable across all fibre types with excellent surface feel, suited to standard general-purpose softening programmes in both exhaust and padding.

Flake softeners

Cationic softener flakes offer storage efficiency, easy handling, and dissolution flexibility for mills that prepare softener baths from solid form. 

1. REVILON® RTS Flakes is a cold water soluble cationic softener in flake form, imparting high surface smoothness on cellulosic, synthetic, and blended fabrics in both exhaust and padding. 
2. REVILON® HTS is a hot water soluble cationic flake softener for the same substrate range, suited to mills where hot water dissolution is the preferred method for bath preparation.

Specialty & non-yellowing softeners

Yellowing at stenter temperatures is one of the most critical limitations of conventional cationic softeners, particularly problematic for white and pastel fabrics where even minimal shade shift is commercially unacceptable. 

1. REVILON® DWK Paste is a non-yellowing softener specially recommended for white textiles on cellulosic, synthetic, and blended substrates.
2. REVILON® DWK is its counterpart, a non-yellowing softener for white textiles applicable to cellulosic fibres and blends with synthetics, available at higher dosage concentration. 
3. REVILON® PTM is a non-yellowing softener with anti-static properties specially recommended for polyester fibre and blends, combining handle improvement with anti-static function in a single application. 
4. REVILON® SFC is a non-yellowing handle modifier for white textiles with amphoteric ionic character, suited to cellulosic, synthetic, and blended substrates. 
5. REVILON® PFT is a cationic softener blended with silicone, imparting a feathery finish to the textile, suited to applications requiring an exceptionally light, airy hand feel. 
6. REVILON® CLF is a softener blended with wax to impart a waxy surface feel, particularly suited to cellulosic substrates and blends.
7. REVILON® CSP is a cost-effective cationic softener with a smooth feel for standard softening programmes across cellulosic, synthetic, and blended fabrics.
8. REVILON® CYK Plus is a specialty softener cum rope opener for cotton, polyester, and blended fabrics in exhaust processing, combining softening action with the mechanical function of separating rope-entangled fabrics in jet and overflow machines.

Polyethylene wax emulsions

Polyethylene wax emulsions improve sewability and tear strength by lubricating the fibre-to-fibre and fibre-to-needle interface during cutting and sewing operations, reducing needle-hole formation and yarn breakage in high-speed garment manufacturing.

1. REVILON® SEW is a softener cum lubricant for improvement of tear strength and sewability on cotton, polyester, and blended shirting and bottom-weight fabrics, applied by both exhaust and padding. 
2. REVILON® KTY is a special polyethylene emulsion recommended for wet waxing of yarn, ideally suited as a yarn lubricant for cotton and P/C blended yarn, applied by exhaust to reduce friction and minimise yarn breakage in weaving and knitting. 
3. REVILON® TSIM is a special finishing agent for excellent improvement of tear strength and sewability on cotton, P/C woven, knit, and denim fabrics by padding.
4. REVILON® HDPE is a high-density polyethylene emulsion specially recommended as a tear strength improver for resin finish and as a co-applicant to many other finishes, offering natural bulk and surface smoothness on cotton, polyester, and blended substrates.

GLIDEX®

GLIDEX® is our flagship silicone finishing series, delivering premium hand feel across all fibre types. The range is structured into four technology platforms, Elite Micro Amino Silicone, Elite Macro Amino Silicone, Velvety Block Silicone, and Hydra Hydrophilic Silicone, each engineered for a distinct handle profile and end-use requirement, from luxurious inner softness and feather-like feel through to moisture-management-compatible hydrophilic softening for knit and towelling substrates.

Elite, micro amino silicone

Micro amino silicones deliver softness at the molecular level, the smaller amino-functional silicone chain penetrates deeper into the fibre structure, producing an inner softness and smooth surface feel that is distinct from the surface-coating character of macro or block silicones. 

1. GLIDEX® MAX is a highly concentrated micro amino silicone emulsion for a luxurious feel, the premium product in the micro amino range, suited to cellulosic, synthetic, and blended fabrics in both drum washer exhaust and padding applications. 
2. GLIDEX® P 180 is a concentrated micro amino silicone for excellent surface smoothness and inner feel on all substrates, applicable by exhaust and padding. 
3. GLIDEX® P 1960 is a micro amino silicone emulsion imparting a super smooth touch to the textile substrate on all fibre types. 
4. GLIDEX® P 3030 offers good all-round softening effect across the same substrate range. 
5. GLIDEX® P 1230 is the cost-effective micro amino option in this family, balancing performance with economics for standard softening programmes.

Elite, macro amino silicone

Macro amino silicones produce a distinctive surface smoothness and a handle profile that differs from micro amino, the larger chain length creates a different sensory feel characterised by special surface smoothness. 

1. GLIDEX® M 40 is a macro amino silicone emulsion with special surface smoothness, applicable by drum washer exhaust and padding on cellulosic, synthetic, and blended fabrics. 
2. GLIDEX® M 20 is the cost-effective macro amino silicone emulsion in this family, suited to programmes where macro amino handle is required at a more economical dosage level.

Velvety, block silicone

Block silicones are high-molecular-weight silicone emulsions that deposit a durable, robust coating on the fibre surface, delivering a velvety, smooth handle with good shear stability and broad pH compatibility, making them particularly suited to pigment-printed fabrics where the silicone must perform over a binder film. 

1. GLIDEX® PRIME is a new-generation robust shear-stable block silicone emulsion giving very good hand feel on all substrates, stable across a wide temperature and pH range, and specifically suited to pigment-printed fabrics, cellulosic, synthetic, and blended fabrics in both exhaust and padding. 
2. GLIDEX® RUN is a block silicone with long runnability, designed for continuous padding applications where consistent performance over extended machine runs is required. 
3. GLIDEX® PP is a new-generation robust shear-stable block silicone highly recommended for polyester and polyester-blend substrates. 
4. GLIDEX® HKY is a highly concentrated block silicone emulsion applicable by both exhaust and padding, offering a natural silky handle on all substrates, available at very low dosage in padding application.

Hydra, hydrophilic silicone

Hydrophilic silicones solve one of the fundamental tensions in textile finishing: conventional silicones improve handle but impair moisture absorption and wicking, making them unsuitable for towelling, sportswear, and activewear applications where both softness and water management must coexist. 

1. GLIDEX® HCFQ Plus is a high-performance hydrophilic silicone emulsion with excellent hydrophilicity and surface softness, specifically suited to cotton knit and towel substrates, the premium option in the hydrophilic range.
2. GLIDEX® HCFQ is a hydrophilic silicone emulsion with chlorine fastness, suited to pool towels and towelling products exposed to chlorinated water. 
3. GLIDEX® SSQ is a hydrophilic silicone emulsion with anti-phenolic yellowing properties, for cotton knit fabrics where protection against phenolic yellowing (from packaging or storage conditions) is required alongside hydrophilicity.
4. GLIDEX® TSQ offers good hydrophilicity and surface softness for cotton knit substrates. 
5. GLIDEX® TSH is the cost-effective hydrophilic silicone emulsion in this family, for standard hydrophilic softening programmes on cotton knit substrates.

Cool finish, wicking & anti-static

Performance fabrics for sportswear, activewear, and technical end uses require functional finishes that go beyond handle, providing moisture management, anti-static behaviour, and wash-durable comfort. 

Upshades, colour deepening agents

Colour deepening agents are applied at the finishing stage to enhance the perceived depth of shade on dyed polyester and blended fabrics without additional dyeing, particularly effective on polyester where achieving deep blacks, navies, and other dark shades is inherently limited by the dye-fibre interaction. 

1. GLIDEX® PUD is a colour deepening agent specially designed to impart depth enhancement with a bluish tone on polyester and blended substrates by padding. 
2. GLIDEX® RNS is a colour deepening agent for depth enhancement with a reddish tone on the same substrate range, allowing selection between cool and warm depth enhancement to match the target shade direction. 
3. GLIDEX® HA is a silicone-based blooming agent specially recommended for cotton and cotton-blend substrates, improving the perceived richness and depth of reactive-dyed cotton fabrics by padding.

Thread lubricants

Sewing thread lubricants reduce friction in high-speed sewing and embroidery operations, preventing thread breakage, needle heating, and loop formation that cause production stoppages.

GLIDEX® STL Ultra, GLIDEX® STL Conc., and GLIDEX® STL are non-aqueous sewing thread lubricants for lick roll application on sewing and embroidery threads, all three share the same functional profile: excellent non-aqueous lubrication, quick-drying after application, no fungal growth on finished threads, and compatibility with both sewing and embroidery thread production. The Ultra, Conc., and standard grades offer dosage flexibility for different thread types and application conditions.

AMBITAC®

The AMBITAC® range provides body, stiffness, and drape modification for textile substrates where the end use demands a structured handle, shirting and bottom weights that require crispness, home textiles that need body and drape, and woven fabrics that require dimensional stability during cutting and sewing. 

Stiffeners & body fillers

1. AMBITAC® EMS is a stiffener cum body filler for textile, providing combined stiffness and body-filling effect on cotton, polyester, and blended fabrics by padding. 
2. AMBITAC® EMF is a stiffening agent with good body gain on the same substrate range. 
3. AMBITAC® EMD is a finishing agent acting as a body filler in textile, suited to cotton, polyester, and blends by padding. 
4. AMBITAC® MB 5010 and AMBITAC® MB 5400 are finishing agents for body and stiffness gain on cotton, polyester, and blended substrates.
5. AMBITAC® MB 5511 is an anionic finishing agent for body and stiffness gain. 
6. AMBITAC® MB 5515 is a stiffening agent copolymer for programmes requiring higher body gain at higher dosage. 
7. AMBITAC® BF 600 is a finishing agent acting as a body filler with a soft effect, suited to applications where body improvement is needed without the crisp or harsh handle associated with conventional stiffeners, combining body-building and gentle softening in a single product.

PRESTOFIN®

PRESTOFIN® resins cross-link cellulosic fibres to impart durable press, easy-care performance, and wrinkle recovery, the chemical finishing that allows cotton shirting and bottom-weight fabrics to hold their shape through washing and wear. 

Easy-care resins, low formaldehyde & formaldehyde-free

1. PRESTOFIN® R-PC is a low formaldehyde pre-catalysed cross-linking agent for easy-care finishing, the catalyst is already incorporated in the product, simplifying bath preparation and dosing. Suited to cotton shirting and bottoms, viscose, P/C, and PV fabrics by padding. 
2. PRESTOFIN® R-LF is a low formaldehyde cross-linking agent for easy-care finishing on the same substrate range, where a separate catalyst system is preferred. 
3. PRESTOFIN® R-FFC is a formaldehyde-free catalyst for easy-care finishing on cotton shirting and bottoms, viscose, P/C, and PV fabrics, suited to mills supplying GOTS-certified or export programmes with strict formaldehyde-free requirements. 
4. PRESTOFIN® R-FF is a formaldehyde-free resin for easy-care finishing on the same substrate range, providing complete cross-linking performance without any formaldehyde contribution to the finished fabric.