Abstract: A non-bleaching fine fabric detergent composition comprises a detersively effective amount of a mixture of anionic and nonionic surfactants, a detergent building effective amount of at least one builder salt, and a softening and whitening effective amount of a sugar ester containing at least one fatty acid chain. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is in the form of an aqueous liquid composition.

Abstract: Hexylene glycol alone or in combination with a lower alkanol or another glycol or glycol ether, or mixtures thereof provide a non-aqueous liquid carrier for cationic fabric softeners, especially the quaternary ammonium and imidazolinium cationic compounds, for preparing stable concentrated fabric softener compositions. The compositions may contain up to 60% by weight of the cationic compound and may additionally include up to 15% by weight of a nonionic surfactant. The concentrated compositions disperse easily in cold water and are easily dispensed from automatic dispensers.

Abstract: Stable concentrated fabric softener compositions comprising a mixture of an imidazolinium quaternary ammonium compound with a dicationic quaternary ammonium compound. Such compositions exhibit stable viscosity characteristics at both low and high ambient temperatures.