Fabric softener

Claim 1

A fabric softener composition, comprising: a. a conditioning amount of dispersed water-insoluble softener component particles having a size such that about 40% to about 50% of the particles pass through a filter having an average pore diameter of about 0.5 microns, said particles comprising a mixture of i. from about 2 parts to about 10 parts by weight of a substantially water-insoluble quaternary ammonium compound of the formula ##EQU1## wherein R 1 and R 2 are each hydrocarbyl groups containing from about 1 to about 25 carbon atoms, the sum of R 1 and R 2 being at least 22 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 are each hydrocarbyl groups containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, X is an anion and n is an integer from 1 to about 3; ii. from about 0.1 part to about 2 parts by weight of a substantially water-insoluble straight chain alcohol containing from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms, the weight ratio of said quaternary compound to said alcohol being in the range of from about 100:1 to about 3:1; b. from about 0.1% to about 2.0% by weight of a nonionic surfactant containing a lipophilic hydrocarbyl group of from about 6 to about 20 equivalent carbon atoms and from about 5 to about 15 ethylene oxide moieties; c. from about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of a water-soluble ethoxylated quaternary ammonium compound of the formula ##EQU2## wherein R is a substantially straight chain alkyl group of from about 14 to about 20 carbon atoms; x and y are each integers of from 1 to 5, the sum of x + y being from about 2 to about 6; X is an anion and n is an integer from 1 to 3; and d. the balance comprising a water-soluble liquid carrier.