Abstract: Surfactant compositions suitable for use in textile treatment or detergent applications comprising a cationic surfactant having an endotherm melting completion temperature greater than 20.degree. C., an aromatic adjunct having one or more acidic, hydroxylic or aldehydic substituents or an alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or alkaryl derivative thereof in the form respectively of an ester, ether or ketone, and optionally a non-aromatic solvent, a water-insoluble non-aromatic nonionic extender and an auxiliary cationic surfactant having an endotherm melting completion temperature of less than 20.degree. C., wherein the cationic surfactant, aromatic adjunct, organic solvent, nonionic extender and auxiliary cationic surfactant, if present, constitute in total at least 70% by weight of composition. Preferred compositions are textile softeners suitable for use in automatic washing machine or automatic clothes dryer applications.

Abstract: Concentrated textile treatment compositions suitable for use in the rinse cycle of a textile laundering operation containing from 12.3% to 25% of water-insoluble cationic fabric softener or of a mixture thereof with a water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener in a weight ratio of cationic:nonionic softener of at least 2.5:1, and 0.1% to 3% of an alkoxylated amine, or ammonium derivative thereof, having the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 alkyl or alkenyl, R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or (C.sub.n H.sub.2n O).sub.y H, where n is 2 or 3 and x, y are from 0 to 14 with (x+y) from 2 to 14. The compositions provide fabric softening/static control benefits combined with excellent storage stability and viscosity characteristics.

Abstract: Concentrated textile treatment compositions suitable for use in the rinse cycle of a textile laundering operation containing from 12.3% to 25% of water-insoluble cationic fabric softener or of a mixture thereof with a water-insoluble nonionic fabric softener in a weight ratio of cationic:nonionic softener of at least 2.5:1, and 0.1% to 3% of an alkoxylated amine, or ammonium derivative thereof, having the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 alkyl or alkenyl, R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or (C.sub.n H.sub.2n O).sub.y H, where n is 2 or 3 and x, y are from 0 to 14 with (x+y) from 2 to 14. The compositions provide fabric softening/static control benefits combined with excellent storage stability and viscosity characteristics.

Abstract: Concentrated textile treatment compositions suitable for use in the rinse cycle of a textile laundering operation containing from 12% to 25% of an active mixture comprising a water-insoluble quaternary ammonium fabric softener, a water-soluble alkoxylated ammonium surfactant and a fatty acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol. The compositions are stable dispersions displaying excellent viscosity characteristics at both low and high temperature over prolonged periods of storage.

Abstract: A process for producing transparent variegated soap bars, wherein soap scrap material resulting from the formation of the soap bars is reintroduced into the process by adding it into the final extrusion device, e.g., the plodder. An apparatus for carrying out this process is also described.