Fabric treatment compositions

1. A fabric treatment composition comprising, based upon total composition weight:

a) from about 0.05% to about 5% of a dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound;

b) from about 0.01% to about 1% of a polymeric material comprising one or more polymers said polymeric material having:

(i) comprising a polymer produced by the process of inverse emulsion polymerization or solution polymerization; and/or

(ii) a polymer comprising a multi-dentate cross-linking agent; and at least one ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer; with the proviso that at least 40% of said polymers' monomeric units are ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer units and said polymer's overall net charge is cationic;

c.) from about 0.05% to about 10% of a silicone polymer, said silicone polymer having a structure selected from:

wherein:

k is an integer from 2 to about 100;

m is an integer from 4 to about 5,000;

each X is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkylene radical comprising 2-12 carbon atoms;

R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C 1 -C 32 alkyl, C 1 -C 32 substituted alkyl, C 5 -C 32 or C 6 -C 32 aryl, C 5 -C 32 or C 6 -C 32 substituted aryl, C 6 -C 32 alkylaryl, C 6 -C 32 substituted alkylaryl, C 1 -C 32 alkoxy, and C 1 -C 32 substituted alkoxy;

each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C 1 -C 32 alkyl, C 1 -C 32 substituted alkyl, C 5 -C 32 or C 6 -C 32 aryl, C 5 -C 32 or C 6 -C 32 substituted aryl, C 6 -C 32 alkylaryl, C 6 -C 32 substituted alkylaryl, C 1 -C 32 alkoxy and C 1 -C 32 substituted alkoxy;

wherein at least one Q in said silicone polymer is independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —R 5 ;

and each additional Q in said silicone polymer is independently selected from the group comprising of H, C 1 -C 32 alkyl, C 1 -C 32 substituted alkyl, C 5 -C 32 or C 6 -C 32 aryl, C 5 -C 32 or C 6 -C 32 substituted aryl, C 6 -C 32 alkylaryl, C 6 -C 32 substituted alkylaryl; —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —R 5 ;

and

w is an integer from 1 to about 10;

wherein each R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 32 alkyl;

each R 6 is independently selected from H, C 1 -C 18 alkyl;

each T moiety is independently selected from H, and

and

when v is absent for a respective T moiety said T moiety is H, each v in said silicone polymer is an integer from 1 to about 10, and the sum of all v indices in each Q in the said silicone polymer is an integer from 1 to about 30; and

d.) from about 1% to about 30% of a fabric softener active, said composition being a fluid.

2. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 , wherein said dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound comprises a water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound.

3. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 2 wherein said water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure:

wherein each R 1 and R 2 are independently C 8 to C 10 hydrocarbyl chains;

R 3 and R 4 are each methyl; and X − is a halide or an organic sulphate;

b) a material having the structure

wherein R 1 is tallowyl and R 2 is 2-ethylhexyl, and R 3 and R 4 are methyl; and X − is a halide or an organic sulphate; and

c) mixtures thereof.

4. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is selected from the group consisting of polydimethylsiloxanes, aminosilicones, cationic silicones, silicone polyethers, silicone resins, and mixtures thereof.

5. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 4 , wherein said dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound comprises a water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure:

wherein each R 1 and R 2 are independently C 6 to C 12 hydrocarbyl chains;

R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxy hydrocarbyl, benzyl, —(C 2 H 4 O)xH, wherein x has a value from about 1 to about 10, and mixtures thereof; and X − is a anion;

b) a material having the structure:

wherein R 1 comprises a C 12 to C 22 hydrocarbyl chain, R 2 comprises a C 6 to C 12 hydrocarbyl chain, wherein R 1 has at least two more carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl chain than R 2 ; R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxy hydrocarbyl, benzyl, —(C 2 H 4 O)xH, wherein x has a value from about 1 to about 10, and mixtures thereof; and X − is a anion;

c) a material having the structure:

wherein R 1 comprises a C 12 to C 22 hydrocarbyl chain, R 2 and R 3 form a saturated or unsaturated ring containing 3-6 hydrocarbyl atoms and may be interrupted by N, O, or S, wherein R 1 has at least two more carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl chain, and R 4 is absent when the ring is unsaturated at nitrogen or otherwise is selected from C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxy hydrocarbyl, benzyl, —(C 2 H 4 O) x H, wherein x has a value from about 1 to about 10, and mixtures thereof; and X − is a anion; and

d) mixtures thereof.

6. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 5 wherein the water said water-soluble dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure:

wherein each R 1 and R 2 are independently C 8 to C 10 hydrocarbyl chains; R 3 and R 4 are each methyl; and X − is a halide or an organic sulphate;

b) a material having the structure

wherein R 1 is tallowyl and R 2 is 2-ethylhexyl, and R 3 and R 4 are methyl; and X − is a halide or an organic sulphate; and

c) mixtures thereof.

7. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein said silicone polymer has a structure selected from:

wherein:

k is an integer from 2 to about 10;

m is an integer from 50 to about 500;

R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C 1 -C 32 alkyl, and C 1 -C 32 alkoxy;

each R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, C 1 -C 32 alkyl, and C 1 -C 32 alkoxy;

wherein at least one Q in said silicone polymer is independently selected from the group consisting of

and each additional Q in said silicone polymer is independently selected from the group comprising of H, C 1 -C 32 alkyl, C 1 -C 32 substituted alkyl;

and

w is an integer from 1 to about 10;

wherein each R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C 1 -C 32 alkyl;

each R 6 is independently selected from H, C 1 -C 2 alkyl;

each T moiety is independently selected from H, and

and

when v is absent for a respective T moiety said T moiety is H, each v in said silicone polymer is an integer from 1 to about 5, and the sum of all v indices in each Q in the said silicone polymer is an integer from 1 to about 20.

8. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 , wherein said dialkyl quaternary ammonium compound is selected from the group consisting of:

a) a material having the structure:

wherein each R 1 and R 2 are independently C 6 to C 12 hydrocarbyl chains;

R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxy hydrocarbyl, benzyl, —(C 2 H 4 O) x H, wherein x has a value from about 1 to about 10, and mixtures thereof; and X − is a anion;

b) a material having the structure:

R 1 comprises a C 12 to C 22 hydrocarbyl chain, R 2 comprises a C 6 to C 12 hydrocarbyl chain, wherein R 1 has at least two more carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl chain than R 2 ; R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxy hydrocarbyl, benzyl, —(C 2 H 4 O) x H, wherein x has a value from about 1 to about 10, and mixtures thereof; and X − is a anion;

c) a material having the structure:

wherein R 1 comprises a C 12 to C 22 hydrocarbyl chain, R 2 and R 3 form a saturated or unsaturated ring containing 3-6 hydrocarbyl atoms and may be interrupted by N, O, or S, wherein R 1 has at least two more carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl chain, and R 4 is absent when the ring is unsaturated at nitrogen or otherwise is selected from C 1 -C 4 hydrocarbyl, C 1 -C 4 hydroxy hydrocarbyl, benzyl, —(C 2 H 4 O) x H, wherein x has a value from about 1 to about 10, and mixtures thereof; and X − is a anion; and

d) mixtures thereof.

9. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 wherein said fabric softener active is selected from the group consisting of di-tail fabric softener actives, mono-tail fabric softener actives, ion pair fabric softener actives, sucrose ester-based fabric softening actives and mixtures thereof, said composition optionally comprising a softener active selected from the group consisting of amines, fatty esters, dispersible polyolefins, clays, polysaccharides, hydrophobic polysaccharides, imidazolines, fatty oils, polymer latexes and mixtures thereof.

10. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition having an initial finished product viscosity of 20-500 cps or 30-400 cps.

11. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition having a silicone deposition efficiency index of from about 6% to about 90%.

12. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition having a stability index of less than 10% separation after 12 weeks at 35° C.

13. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 1 said composition comprising perfume and/or a perfume delivery system.

14. A process of making a fabric treatment composition comprising adding a combination of silicone polymer according to claim 1 and dialkyl quaternary compound to a softener active that is dispersed in a solvent.

15. A method of treating a fabric comprising contacting said fabric with a composition of claim before, during, or after cleaning said fabric.

16. A fabric treatment composition comprising a polymeric material having:

a) a viscosity slope of from about 3.7 to about 6.5 and/or having a micro gel content of greater than 60%;

b) comprising a polymer produced by the process of inverse emulsion polymerization of dialkyl ammonium halides or compounds according to formula (I):

wherein:

R 1 is chosen from hydrogen or methyl;

R 2 is chosen hydrogen, or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

R 3 is chosen C 1 -C 4 alkylene;

R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each independently chosen from hydrogen, or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

X is chosen from —O—, or —NH—; and

Y is chosen from Cl, Br, I, hydrogensulfate or methosulfate,

and, optionally, non-ionic monomers of formula (II) wherein

wherein:

R 7 is chosen from hydrogen or methyl;

R 8 is chosen from hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl;

R 9 and R 10 are each independently chosen from hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl,

c) a polymer comprising a multi-dentate cross-linking agent selected from the group consisting of divinylbenzene, tetraallylammonium chloride, allyl acrylates, allyl methacrylates, diacrylates and dimethacrylates of glycols or polyglycols, butadiene, 1,7-octadiene, allylacrylamides or allylmethacrylamides, bisacrylamidoacetic acid, N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide or polyol polyallyl ethers, and/or mixtures thereof, and at least one ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer selected from the group consisting of quaternized dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and mixtures thereof; with the proviso that at least 40% of said polymers' monomeric units are ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer units and said polymer's overall net charge is cationic.

17. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 16 wherein the monomers are dimethyl aminoethyl acrylate methyl chloride and acrylamide.

18. A fabric treatment composition according to claim 17 said composition having a stability index of less than 10% separation after 12 weeks at 35° C.