Claims
- 1. A composition for conditioning fabrics comprising:
- a. 1 to 99 wt. % of a fabric conditioning compound of formula
- (i) a compound of formula (1) ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 is a C.sub.15-22 branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl or hydroxyalkyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each a C.sub.15 to C.sub.22 branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl, a hydroxyalkyl or a trimethylammoniomethyl, provided that one and only one trimethylammoniomethyl moiety is present in the molecule, and X.sup.- is a water soluble anion; and
- b. 99% to 1% water.
- 2. The composition according to claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 is a straight chain C.sub.15-22 alkyl.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein X.sup.- is selected from a group consisting of a halide, a sulfate and a nitrate.
- 4. The composition according to claim 3 wherein X.sup.- is selected from a group consisting of a chloride, a bromide, an iodide, and a methyl sulfate.
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/260,642, filed Jun. 16, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,429,755 .
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