Patent ID: 7858575

Claim:
A fabric softening composition comprising: 1) from about 1% to 25% by weight of a fabric softening active comprising a compound or a mixture of compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds having the following formula: {R 4−m —N + -[(CH 2 ) n —Y—R 1 ] m }X- (a) wherein each R substituent is either hydrogen, a short chain C 1 -C 6 alkyl, poly (C 2-3 alkoxy), benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each m is 2 or 3; each n is from 1 to about 4; each Y is —O— (O)C— or —C(O)—O; the sum of carbons in each R 1 is C 11 -C 21 , with each R 1 being a hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl group; and X − can be any softener-compatible anion; or {R 4−m —N + -[(CH 2 ) n —Y—R 1 ] m }X- (b) wherein each R substituent is either hydrogen, a short chain C 1 -C 6 alkyl, poly (C 2-3 alkoxy), benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each m is 2 or 3; each n is from 1 to about 4; each Y is CH 2 , or —NR—C(O)—, or —C(O)—NR— and it is acceptable for each Y to be the same or different; the sum of carbons in each R 1 , minus (n+1) when Y is CH 2 , is C 12 -C 22 , with each R 1 being a hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl group; and X − can be any softener-compatible anion; or wherein each R, R 1 , and A − have the definitions given above; each R 2 is a C 1 -C 6 alkylene group, and G is an oxygen atom or an —NR— group; 2) from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of a hydrophobic ester having a Clog P of greater than 4, wherein the hydrophobic ester is glycerol tricaprylate; and 3) from about 0.001% to 5% by weight of a chelant, wherein the chelant is the pentasodium salt of Diethylene Triamine Pentaacetic acid (DTPA), wherein said composition is essentially free of a nonionic surfactant.