An aqueous silicone emulsion comprising: A) an aminofunctional organopolysiloxane selected from aminofunctional diorganopolysiloxanes containing siloxy units of average formula; [R 2 SiO 2/2] a [RR N SiO 2/2] b where a is 1-1000, b is 1-100, R is independently a hydrocarbon containing 1- 30 carbon atoms, and R N is an amino-functional organic group; B) a quaternary ammonium surfactant having a formula: R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 N + X -, Where R 1 and R 4 have the formula R 5 C OR 6 where R 5 C is derived from the fatty acid oleic acid and R 6 is -CH 2 CH 2; or R 1 has the formula R 5 C NHR 6 where R 5 C is derived from the fatty acid mink oil, R 6 is -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2, and R 4 is methyl, R 2 is R 1 or a hydrocarbyl containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 is R 1, R 2, or an alcohol group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and X - is a halide, sulfate, sulfonate, methosulfate, ethosulfate or phosphate; and C) a nonionic surfactant, where the aqueous silicone emulsion contains octamethylcyclotetrasiloxanes and decamethylcyclopentasiloxanes, the content of D4 and D5 is less than 0.2 weight% (wt.%), and upon ageing the emulsion for one month at 50°C, the content of D4, D5 or both D4 and D5 is lower than one of the following: 0.11 wt. % of D4 or 0.12 wt. % of D5 for the emulsion; 0.1 for D4 or 0.07 for D5, when the content of D4 and D5 is expressed as a ratio of the D4 and D5 to the non-water content of the quaternary ammonium surfactant B); or, 1.3 for D4 when the content of D4 is expressed as ((D4 AGED -D4 (t=0))/%CS)*100, where D4 AGED is wt. % the percentage of D4 in the aged emulsion, D4 (t=0) is wt. % the percentage of D4 in the starting emulsion, and % CS is the mass fraction of the non-water content of the quaternary ammonium surfactant B) in the emulsion; wherein A) is present in an amount of from 15 to 80 wt.%, B) is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 wt.%, and C) is present in an amount from 2 to 8 wt.%, each based on 100wt.% of the emulsion. A) an aminofunctional organopolysiloxane selected from aminofunctional diorganopolysiloxanes containing siloxy units of average formula; [R 2 SiO 2/2] a [RR N SiO 2/2] b where a is 1-1000, b is 1-100, R is independently a hydrocarbon containing 1- 30 carbon atoms, and R N is an amino-functional organic group; [R 2 SiO 2/2] a [RR N SiO 2/2] b where a is 1-1000, b is 1-100, R is independently a hydrocarbon containing 1- 30 carbon atoms, and R N is an amino-functional organic group; B) a quaternary ammonium surfactant having a formula: R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 N + X -, Where R 1 and R 4 have the formula R 5 C OR 6 where R 5 C is derived from the fatty acid oleic acid and R 6 is -CH 2 CH 2; or R 1 has the formula R 5 C NHR 6 where R 5 C is derived from the fatty acid mink oil, R 6 is -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2, and R 4 is methyl, R 2 is R 1 or a hydrocarbyl containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 is R 1, R 2, or an alcohol group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and X - is a halide, sulfate, sulfonate, methosulfate, ethosulfate or phosphate; and R 1 has the formula R 5 C NHR 6 where R 5 C is derived from the fatty acid mink oil, R 6 is -CH 2 CH 2 CH 2, and R 4 is methyl, R 2 is R 1 or a hydrocarbyl containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 is R 1, R 2, or an alcohol group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and X - is a halide, sulfate, sulfonate, methosulfate, ethosulfate or phosphate; and R 2 is R 1 or a hydrocarbyl containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 is R 1, R 2, or an alcohol group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and X - is a halide, sulfate, sulfonate, methosulfate, ethosulfate or phosphate; C) a nonionic surfactant, where the aqueous silicone emulsion contains octamethylcyclotetrasiloxanes and decamethylcyclopentasiloxanes, the content of D4 and D5 is less than 0.2 weight% (wt.%), and upon ageing the emulsion for one month at 50°C, the content of D4, D5 or both D4 and D5 is lower than one of the following: 0.11 wt. % of D4 or 0.12 wt. % of D5 for the emulsion; 0.1 for D4 or 0.07 for D5, when the content of D4 and D5 is expressed as a ratio of the D4 and D5 to the non-water content of the quaternary ammonium surfactant B); or, 1.3 for D4 when the content of D4 is expressed as ((D4 AGED -D4 (t=0))/%CS)*100, where D4 AGED is wt. % the percentage of D4 in the aged emulsion, D4 (t=0) is wt. % the percentage of D4 in the starting emulsion, and % CS is the mass fraction of the non-water content of the quaternary ammonium surfactant B) in the emulsion; wherein A) is present in an amount of from 15 to 80 wt.%, B) is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 wt.%, and C) is present in an amount from 2 to 8 wt.%, each based on 100wt.% of the emulsion. 0.11 wt. % of D4 or 0.12 wt. % of D5 for the emulsion; 0.1 for D4 or 0.07 for D5, when the content of D4 and D5 is expressed as a ratio of the D4 and D5 to the non-water content of the quaternary ammonium surfactant B); or, 1.3 for D4 when the content of D4 is expressed as ((D4 AGED -D4 (t=0))/%CS)*100, where D4 AGED is wt. % the percentage of D4 in the aged emulsion, D4 (t=0) is wt. % the percentage of D4 in the starting emulsion, and % CS is the mass fraction of the non-water content of the quaternary ammonium surfactant B) in the emulsion; wherein A) is present in an amount of from 15 to 80 wt.%, B) is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 wt.%, and C) is present in an amount from 2 to 8 wt.%, each based on 100wt.% of the emulsion. A) is present in an amount of from 15 to 80 wt.%, B) is present in an amount of from 0.5 to 10 wt.%, and C) is present in an amount from 2 to 8 wt.%, each based on 100wt.% of the emulsion.