Patent ID: 6919074

Claim:
A composition comprising a) 30 to 90% by weight based on the composition of a quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (1) where R 1 is an unbranched or branched alkyl or alkenyl group having 12 to 36 carbon atoms, a group R 5 CONH(CH 2 ) n — or a group R 5 COO(CH 2 ) n —, where R 5 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 12 to 36 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 8, and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , independently of one another, may be identical or different and are a —CH 3 , CH 3 CH 2 —, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 —, CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 —, CH 2 CH 2 OH or CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH group, and X − is an anion, and b) at least one branched alcohol b1) having 8 to 36 carbon atoms or a mixture of at least one branched alcohol b1) and at least one unbranched alcohol b2) having 8 to 36 carbon atoms, wherein the composition is essentially free of polyhydric alcohols having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.