Patent ID: 7060666

Claim:
An aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprising (a) a cationic softening agent comprising a quaternary ammonium material represented by formula (I): wherein each R is independently selected from a C 5-35 alkyl or alkenyl group, R 1 represents a C 1-4 alkyl, C 2-4 alkenyl or a C 1-4 hydroxyalkyl group, T is n is 0 or a number selected from 1 to 4, m is 1, 2 or 3 and denotes the number of moieties to which it relates that pend directly from the N atom, and X − is an anionic group; wherein the parent fatty acid or acyl group of the quaternary ammonium material has an iodine value of from 0 to 4; and (b) from 1 to 12% of a silicone comprising a cyclic polydimethyl siloxane having a viscosity of from 1 to less than 5,000 cSt.