The present invention provides finishes for elastic fiber, which produce
elastic fiber yarn having superior antistatic, unwinding, package buildup
performance and lubricity properties. The present finishes further
minimize fly sticking on the elastic fiber during the knitting operation
of elastic fiber yarn and cotton spun yarn.The finishes of the present
invention contain 80 to 99.99 parts by weight of at least one base
component selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, mineral
oils and ester oils, 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of amino-modified
silicones and 0.0001 to 10 parts by weight of phosphate esters containing
an acidic hydroxyl group and at least one hydrocarbon or oxyalkylene
group per molecule.The elastic fiber of the present invention is
characterized with the application of the finish in an amount of 0.1 to
15 weight percent of the fiber.