Patent ID: 7572761

Claim:
A process for simultaneously cleaning and softening fabrics, comprising: a) treating a fabric with an aqueous solution or dispersion of a laundry detergent comprising from 10 to 95 wt. % of an anionic and/or nonionic surfactant and a fabric softening effective amount of an alkoxypropylamine compound of structure (I): R 1 —O—(CH 2 ) 3 —NHR 2 (I), wherein R 1 is a C 8-20 alkyl group, and R 2 is (CH 2 ) 3 NH 2; or of a salt of said alkoxypropylamine compound of structure (I); b) rinsing said fabric one or more times with water or an aqueous composition not containing a fabric softener, and c) drying said fabric.