Patent ID: 7659238

Claim:
A fabric softener composition comprising a fabric softener component or a mixture of fabric softener components and at least one polymer formed from the polymerisation of a mixture of monomers consisting of a) at least one cationic monomer selected from the group consisting of compounds according to formula (I) wherein R 1 signifies hydrogen or methyl, R 2 signifies hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, R 3 signifies C 1 -C 4 alkylene, R 4 , R 5 and R 6 signify independently from each other hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, X signifies —O— or —NH— and Y signifies Cl; Br; I; hydrogensulphate or methosulfate and at least one non-ionic monomer of formula (II) wherein R 7 signifies hydrogen or methyl, R 8 signifies hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and R 9 and R 10 signify independently from each other hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, b) at least one cross-linking agent in an amount of less than 5 ppm by the weight of component a) wherein the polymerisation optionally occurs in the presence of at least one chain transfer agent, and wherein the polymer when added to said composition is in the form of particles having an average particle size of more than 50 μm.