Claims
- 1. An aqueous multi-phase liquid fabric softener composition comprised of at least two phases, all of said phases being transparent or translucent, said fabric softener composition comprising:
(a) from about 5% to about 45%, by weight, of a cationic softening material; (b) from about 5% to about 15%, by weight, of a solvent having a partition coefficient of log P of from about 0.70 to about 2.0; (c) from about 0.2% to about 1.5%, by weight, of a mineral electrolyte; (d) a water-immiscible oil-based perfume in an amount sufficient to provide the desired degree of fragrance; and (e) balance water whereby said multi-phase softener composition is capable of being converted to a milky macroemulsion upon dilution with water, and wherein said softener composition does not contain a polyoxyalkylene amide surface active agent.
- 2. An aqueous fabric softener composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said solvent is an alcohol or a diol.
- 3. An aqueous fabric softener composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said solvent is dipropylene glycol n-propyl ether.
- 4. An aqueous fabric softener composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said solvent is dipropylene glycol n-butyl ether.
- 5. An aqueous fabric softener composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said solvent is tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether.
- 6. An aqueous fabric softener composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein said solvent is a propylene glycol ether.
- 7. An aqueous fabric softener composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the cationic softening material is a diester quaternary ammonium surfactant.
- 8. An aqueous fabric softener composition as in claim 7 wherein the diester is methyl bis[ethyl(oleyl)]-2-hydroxyethyl ammonium methyl sulfate.
- 9. An aqueous fabric softener composition as in claim 1 comprised of two transparent phases.
- 10. An aqueous phase fabric softener composition as in claim 1 comprised of three transparent phases.
- 11. A method of softening fabrics comprising the step of contacting said fabrics in a rinse bath with an effective amount of the fabric softener composition of claim 1.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of prior copending application U.S. Ser. No. 10/012,575 filed Nov. 12, 2001 which in turn is a divisonal application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/607,033 filed Jun. 28, 2000.
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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