The application relates to a medium viscosity, clear fabric softening composition, comprising
- (a) from about 1 to 20 wt. % of an oligomeric esterquat, derived from
the reaction of an alkanol amine with (i) a polycarboxylic acid; and (ii) a fatty
alcohol or a fatty acid; or (iii) a mixture of a fatty alcohol and a fatty acid,
followed by partial quaternization (leading to a mixture of oligomeric esteramine
and of esterquat);
- (b) at least about 0.2 wt. % dipropylene glycol, said fabric softening
composition being free of isopropanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and polyglycols;
- (c) an effective amount of a water insoluble perfume; and
- (d) an effective amount of a thickening agent to provide a viscosity
of from 80 to 700 mPa.s in the softening composition, said thickening agent being
selected from the group consisting of (i) non-ionic water-soluble cellulosic polymer
derived from the condensation of cellulose and ethylene oxide and/or propylene
oxide; (ii) ethoxylated and/or propoxylated fatty alcohol polyurethane associative
thickener; and (iii) cationic polyacrylate copolymer.
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