TRANSPARENT AND STABLE FABRIC SOFTENER COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

Claims

Transparent, stable compositions comprising 30% to 90% by weight of an active esterquat and 10% to 50% by weight of a particular solvent system are disclosed. The active esterquat is the quaternized reaction product of a fatty acyl source with an iodine value of 40 to 130 reacted with an alkanolamine in a fatty acyl-to-alkanolamine molar ratio of 1.0:1 to 2.2:

1. The transparent, stable compositions have a VOC content of less than 5%, a biorenewable carbon index (BCI) of at least 20, and a viscosity of less than 5000 cP at 25°C. The transparent, stable compositions can be readily diluted in water to form stable aqueous dispersions.