Water-repellent softening agent

A softening agent composition, comprising

• (1) a silicone polymer,
• (2) at least one water-repellent polymer which is polymerized in the presence of the silicone polymer, and selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-free polymer,
• (3) a liquid medium which is water or a mixture of water and an organic solvent, and
• (4) an emulsifier,
• wherein an amount of the silicone polymer is 20% by weight or more, based on a total amount of the silicone polymer and the water-repellent polymer;
• wherein the silicone polymer (1) is a polymer represented by the formula:
• (R3—)3Si-O—[—Si(—R1)2—O-]a-[—Si(—R1)(—X1—R2)—O-]b-Si(—R3)3
• wherein R1 each is independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
• R2 each is independently a functional group,
• R3 each is independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
• X1 each is a direct bond or a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,
• a is an integer of 0 or larger, b is an integer of 0 or larger, and (a+b) is 5 to 200, and
• wherein the functional group is at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, an amino group, a vinyl group, a (meth)acrylamide group, a (meth)acrylate group and a hydrocarbon group having 7 to 40 carbon atoms;
• and
• wherein the water-repellent polymer (2) further comprises a repeating unit formed from a fluorine-free non-crosslinkable monomer and/or a fluorine-free crosslinkable monomer.