Fabric Conditioning Compositions Including Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin and Methods for Using the Same

1 . A fabric conditioning composition comprising:

a fabric softening agent;

a highly-branched cyclic dextrin, wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is shaped in the form of a coil, and wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of from about 1.0 wt.-% to about 8.0 wt.-%, based on a total weight of the fabric conditioning composition; and

water.

2 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 1 , wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin has an average molecular weight of about 100 Daltons to about 5000 kilo Daltons.

3 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 2 , wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin has an average molecular weight of about 500 Daltons to about 3000 kilo Daltons.

4 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 1 , wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 2.5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

5 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 1 , wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 2.0 wt.-% to about 4.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

6 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 1 , wherein the fabric softening agent comprises a quaternary ammonium ester compound.

7 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 6 , wherein the fabric softening agent is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 4.0 wt.-% to about 15.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

8 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 1 , wherein the water is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 75 wt.-% to about 95 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

9 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 1 , further comprising a rheology polymer.

10 . The fabric conditioning composition of claim 9 , wherein the rheology polymer is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 0.001 wt.-% to about 0.5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

11 . A method for laundering fabric, comprising:

applying a detergent composition to the fabric;

rinsing the detergent composition from the fabric;

after rinsing the detergent composition from the fabric, applying a fabric conditioning composition to the fabric, wherein the fabric conditioning composition comprises a fabric softening agent, a highly-branched cyclic dextrin, and water, wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is shaped in the form of a coil, and wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of from about 1.0 wt.-% to about 8.0 wt.-%, based on a total weight of the fabric conditioning composition; and

rinsing the fabric conditioning composition from the fabric.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in the fabric conditioning composition, the highly-branched cyclic dextrin has an average molecular weight of about 100 Daltons to about 5000 kilo Daltons.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein in the fabric conditioning composition, the highly-branched cyclic dextrin has an average molecular weight of about 500 Daltons to about 3000 kilo Daltons.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in the fabric conditioning composition, the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 2.5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein in the fabric conditioning composition, the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 2.0 wt.-% to about 4.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in the fabric conditioning composition, the fabric softening agent comprises a quaternary ammonium ester compound.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein in the fabric conditioning composition, the fabric softening agent is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 4.0 wt.-% to about 15.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in the fabric conditioning composition, the water is present in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 75 wt.-% to about 95 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising a rheology polymer in the fabric conditioning composition in an amount of about 0.001 wt.-% to about 0.5 wt.-% based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.

20 . A fabric conditioning composition comprising:

a fabric softening agent comprising a quaternary ammonium ester compound in an amount of about 4.0 wt.-% to about 15.0 wt.-%, based on a total weight of the fabric conditioning composition;

a highly-branched cyclic dextrin having an average molecular weight of about 500 Daltons to about 3000 kilo Daltons in an amount of about 2.0 wt.-% to about 4.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition, wherein the highly-branched cyclic dextrin is shaped in the form of a coil; and

water in an amount of about 85 wt.-% to about 92 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the fabric conditioning composition.