Detergent composition comprising an acrylamide/maptac cationic polymer

1. A laundry detergent composition comprising a cationic polymer, a silicone, and a surfactant system,

wherein said cationic polymer is characterized by having a calculated cationic charge density of equal to or greater than about 1 meq/g,

wherein said cationic polymer is further characterized by a molecular weight of from about 800 kDaltons to about 2000 kDaltons,

wherein said cationic polymer is acrylamide/MAPTAC,

wherein said cationic polymer is substantially free of any silicone-derived structural unit;

wherein said surfactant system comprises anionic surfactant and nonionic surfactant in a weight ratio of from about 1.5:1 to about 2.5:1, said anionic surfactant comprises linear alkyl benzene sulfate (LAS) and alkyl ether sulfate (AES), wherein said LAS and said AES are present in a weight ratio of from about 0.5:1 to about 2:1, and wherein the nonionic surfactant comprises one or more ethoxylated alcohols;

wherein said detergent composition further comprises an adjunct selected from the group consisting of microencapsulates, enzymes, a soil release polymer, a hueing agent, and combinations thereof.

2. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said cationic polymer is characterized by having a cationic charge density of from about 1.2 meq/g to about 8 meq/g.

3. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said cationic polymer is characterized by having a calculated cationic charge density of from about 1.5 meq/g to about 5 meq/g.

4. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said cationic polymer comprises from about 5 mol % to about 98 mol % of a nonionic structural unit.

5. A detergent composition according to claim 4 , wherein said cationic polymer comprises from about 10 mol % to about 95 mol % of said nonionic structural unit.

6. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said cationic polymer comprises from about 2 mol % to about 100% of a cationic structural unit.

7. A detergent composition according to claim 6 , wherein said cationic polymer comprises from about 5 mol % to about 95 mol % of said cationic structural unit.

8. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said silicone is an aminosilicone.

9. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said silicone is a polydimethylsiloxane.

10. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said silicone is present as a nanoemulsion, wherein said nanoemulsion is characterized by a mean particle size of from about 10 nm to about 500 nm.

11. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said detergent composition further comprises from about 0.1% to about 6%, by weight of the composition, of fatty acid and/or a salt thereof.

12. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said detergent composition further comprises an external structuring system comprising non-polymeric crystalline hydroxy-functional structurants, polymeric structurants, or mixtures thereof.

13. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said detergent composition is a liquid.

14. A detergent composition according to claim 1 , wherein said detergent composition is encapsulated in a pouch, wherein said pouch comprises water-soluble film.

15. A method of treating a fabric, comprising the step of contacting said fabric with said detergent composition of claim 1 .