The invention claimed is:
1 . A synthetic fiber treatment agent comprising a smoothing agent and a nonionic surfactant, wherein
the smoothing agent contains a condensed hydroxy fatty acid formed by condensation only from a hydroxy fatty acid having a hydroxy group and a carboxy group in the molecule, the smoothing agent further contains a modified silicone that is amino-modified silicone, taking the sum of the content ratios of the smoothing agent and the nonionic surfactant in the synthetic fiber treatment agent as 100% by mass, the content ratio of the condensed hydroxy fatty acid in the synthetic fiber treatment agent is 0.1% to 15% by mass, and the condensed hydroxy fatty acid is a castor oil fatty acid condensate or a hydrogenated castor oil fatty acid condensate.
2 . The synthetic fiber treatment agent according to claim 1 , wherein the condensed hydroxy fatty acid has a degree of condensation of 2 to 10.
3 . The synthetic fiber treatment agent according to claim 1 , further comprising an ionic compound.
4 . The synthetic fiber treatment agent according to claim 3 , wherein taking the sum of the content ratios of the smoothing agent, the nonionic surfactant, and the ionic compound in the synthetic fiber treatment agent as 100% by mass, the content ratio of the condensed hydroxy fatty acid in the synthetic fiber treatment agent is 0.1% to 15% by mass.
5 . The synthetic fiber treatment agent according to claim 1 , wherein the synthetic fiber is a carbon fiber precursor.
6 . A synthetic fiber to which the synthetic fiber treatment agent according to claim 1 is adhered.