Composition for softening fabrics: clay softening agent and nonionic surfactant in cloudy phase

摘要

A particulate composition useful in the softening of fabrics from a wash liquor, especially in the form of a fabric washing product, comprises a fabric softening clay in intimate contact with a nonionic surfactant system which has a cloud point below 80 C. The clay/nonionic weight ratio is from 2:3 to 20:1. A typical nonionic surfactant is a fatty alcohol with a low degree of ethoxylation, such as a C.sub.13-15 alcohol with 3 ethylene oxide groups per molecule.