Patent ID: 6995131

Claim:
A clear, or translucent liquid fabric softener composition comprising: A. from about 2% to about 80% by weight of the composition of a fabric softener, wherein the fabric softener is chosen from: (A) a compound having the formula: wherein each R substituent is hydrogen or short chain C 1 —C 6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, benzyl, or mixtures thereof; each m is 2 or 3; each n is from 1 to about 4; each Y is -O—(O)C—, -C(O)—O—, -NR—C(O)—, or -C(O)—NR—; each R 1 is a hydrocarbyl, or substituted hyddrocarbyl, group, the sum of carbons in each R 1 , plus one when Y is -O—(O)C-, being C 12 -C 22 ; the average Iodine Value of the parent fatty acid of the R 1 group being from about 40 to about 140; and wherein the counterion, X - is any softener-compatible anion; (B) a compound having the formula: wherein each Y, R, R 1 , and X (-) have the same meanings as before; and (C) mixtures thereof: B. a principal solvent selected from TMPD having a ClogP of from about −2.0 to about 2.6; present at a level of from about 1% to abour 40% by weight of the composition; C. from about 0.5% to about 10% by weight of the composition of electrolyte; D. from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a phase stabilizer, wherein the phase stabilizer is nonionic surfactant derived from an alkyl aryl carboxylic acid compound, wherein said compound has from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms in the akyl or alkeny chain and contains from about 5 to about 15 of said ethylene oxide moieties to provide an HLB of from about 10 to 18.