Patent ID: 6943144

Claim:
A clear or translucent fabric softening composition comprising: a) from about 2% to about 80% by weight, of a fabric softener active selected from the group consisting of: i) a compound having the formula: [(R) 4-m —N (+) —[(CH 2 ) n —Y—R 1 ] m ]X (−) wherein each R substituent is c 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 hydroxyalkyl, or mixtures thereof; each m is 2 or 3; each n is from 1 to about 4; each Y has the formula: the sum of the carbons in each R 1 , plus one when Y has the formula: is C 6 -C 22 but no more than one R 1 or YR 1 sum being less than about 12 and then the other R 1 or YR 1 sum is at least about 16, with each R 1 comprising a long chain C 5 -C 22 straight, branched, unsaturated or polyunsaturated alkyl, the average Iodine Value of the parent fatty acid of the R 1 being from about 50 to about 140; X (−) is a softener compatible ion; ii) a compound having the formula: wherein each Y, R, R 1 , and X (−) have the same meanings as before; and iii) mixtures thereof; b) from about 2.5% to about 10% by weight, of a chelant; wherein the chelant is chosen from at least one of the following: diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid, diethylenetriamine-N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentakis(methane phosphonic acid), nitrilotriacetic acid, and a mixture thereof.