Fabric softening composition containing molecular sieve zeolite

Claim 1

A method of simultaneously laundering and softening fabrics, which comprises: agitating said fabrics in an aqueous medium containing about 0.28 percent by weight of an anionic detergent composition and about 0.14 percent by weight of a softening composition; said anionic detergent composition comprising in weight percents relative to the total weight of the anionic detergent composition, about 10% sodium linear tridecyl benzene sulfonate, about 2% of a nonionic polyethoxylated fatty alcohol surfactant formed by condensation of a C14 to C15 fatty alcohol and an average of 11 ethyleneoxides per molecule, about 1% of a mixed sodium coconut/tallow fatty acid soap in a weight ratio of 20:80, about 33% of pentasodium tripolyphosphate, about 7% of sodium silicate (Na 2 O:SiO 2 ratio being 1:2.35), about 0.5% of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, about 38% sodium sulfate, about 7% moisture and a minor amount of optical brightener and perfume; said softener composition comprising in weight percents relative to the total weight of the softener composition, about 20% of distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, about 40% of a type 4A sodium molecular sieve zeolite having a mean particle diameter of 5.9 to 6.4 microns and containing about 21% water, and about 40% of sodium perborate.

Claim 2

A method of simultaneously laundering and softening fabrics, which comprises: agitating said fabrics in an aqueous medium containing about 0.28 percent by weight of an anionic detergent composition and about 0.14 percent by weight of a softening composition; said anionic detergent composition comprising in weight percents relative to the total weight of the anionic detergent composition, about 10% sodium linear tridecyl benzene sulfonate, about 2% of a nonionic polyethoxylated fatty alcohol surfactant formed by condensation of a C14 to C15 fatty alcohol and an average of 11 ethyleneoxides per molecule, about 1% of a mixed sodium coconut/tallow fatty acid soap in a weight ratio of 20:80, about 33% of pentasodium tripolyphosphate, about 7% of sodium silicate (Na 2 O:SiO 2 ratio being 1:2.35), about 0.5% of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, about 38% sodium sulfate, about 7% moisture and a minor amount of optical brightener and perfume; said softener composition comprising in weight percents relative to the total weight of the softener composition, about 20% of distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, about 40% of a type 4A sodium molecular sieve zeolite having a mean particle diameter of 5.9 to 6.4 microns and containing about 21% water, and about 40% of sodium perborate.