Patent ID: 8563499

Claim:
A fabric softener active composition, comprising: a) from 65 to 95% by weight of a bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-dimethylammonium chloride fatty acid ester, having a molar ratio of fatty acid moieties to amine moieties of from 1.80 to 1.96, an average chain length of the fatty acid moieties of from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and an iodine value, calculated for the free fatty acid, of from 0 to 50; b) from 2 to 8% by weight of a fatty acid triglyceride having an average chain length of the fatty acid moieties of from 10 to 14 carbon atoms and an iodine value, calculated for the free fatty acid, of from 0 to 15; and c) from 3 to 12% by weight of an alcohol selected from ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol.