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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1994
Simon R Ellis, Little Sutton, GB;
Graham A Turner, Bromborough, GB;
Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A fabric softening composition comprising a water insoluble cationic fabric softening agent and a nonionic stabilizing agent wherein the water insoluble cationic fabric softening agent is a quaternary ammonium material and the nonionic stabilizing agent is preferably selected from a predominantly linear C.sub.8 to C.sub.22 alcohol alkoxylated with 10 or more moles of alkylene oxide. The nonionic stabilizing agent may also be a C.sub.10 to C.sub.20 alcohol or mixtures thereof. For high temperature stability the nonionic stability agent is an alkoxylated alcohol having a clear phase at a 1% concentration in water somewhere in the range of 0.degree. C. and 45.degree. C. and a Krafft point of less than 30.degree. C.