Disclosed are automatic dryer added fabric conditioning articles and methods
utilizing fabric conditioning compositions comprising from about 20 percent to
about 80 percent by weight of a mixture of quaternary ammonium compounds, and between
about 80 percent to about 20 percent by weight of a mixture of glycerin and glyceryl
esters, wherein the fabric conditioning compositions possess a melting point of
about 30 C. to about 65 C. The conditioning compositions of the present
invention are preferably employed in combination with a dispensing means adapted
for use in an automatic clothes dryer. The fabric conditioning compositions may
be coated onto substrates, and the fabric conditioning articles thereby obtained
used to impart softness and anti-static properties to fabric. The method portion
of the invention involves the commingling of damp fabrics with the fabric conditioning
compositions in an automatic clothes dryer to impart softness and anti-static properties
to the fabric. The compositions of this invention, when coated onto substrates
are mechanically and thermally stable and thus are not dislodged or prematurely
released when substrate is flexed, twisted and/or stored at room temperature.
