Detergent softener compositions

Claim 1

A detergent softener composition capable of imparting improved softness, detergency antistatic and soil antiredeposition properties to fabrics treated therewith in the wash cycle of a laundering process comprising, (a) spray-dried detergent particles comprising in percents relative to the weight of the composition, from about 5 to 40% of water soluble nonsoap organic surfactant at least about 90% thereof being an anionic surfactant, from about 1.6 to 7% soap dispersed throughout the particles, and from about 10 to 60% of water soluble neutral to alkaline builder salt; (b) about 2 to 20% by weight relative to the weight of the composition, of discrete particles of soap; and (c) about 2 to 20% by weight relative to the weight of the composition, of discrete particles of cationic amine softener, wherein said discrete soap particles do not contain cationic softener and said cationic softener particles do not contain soap, wherein said discrete particles are in admixture with said spray-dried detergent particles and said spray-dried detergent particles do not include cationic amine softener, and wherein said soap is a water soluble or dispersible fatty acid soap, and said cationic softener is a cationic amine softener selected from the group consisting of (1) aliphatic di-(lower)C 1 -C 4 alkyl, di(higher)C 14 -C 24 alkyl quaternary ammonium salts (2) heterocyclic imide compounds, and mixtures of (1) and (2), the weight ratio of soap to softener being from about 8:1 to 1:3 and the percent concentration of anionic surfactant being at least about 1.5x+5, wherein x represents the percent concentration of softener.