Laundry sanitizing and softening compositions

A laundry sanitizing or softening composition consisting of 4.5% wt to approximately 8% wt of a benzyl-substituted quaternary ammonium compound, approximately 0.3% wt to approximately 1.5% wt of an alkylamine oxide, approximately 0.4% wt to approximately 1% wt of phenoxyethanol, and balance is water, and optionally:

• approximately 0.5% wt to approximately 1% wt citric acid,
• approximately 0.01% wt to approximately 0.05% wt sodium hydroxide,
• approximately 2% wt to approximately 5% wt of a liquid ethoxyquat,
• approximately 2% wt to approximately 5% wt of an esterquat,
• approximately 0.1% wt to approximately 0.5% wt of a cellulose based material,
• approximately 1% wt to approximately 4% wt fermentation based suspending agent,
• approximately 0.1% wt to approximately 2.5% wt of a non-aqueous polar carrier solvent,
• approximately 0.05% wt to approximately 0.5% wt of an opacifier,
• approximately 1% wt to approximately 3% wt of a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PQ6) having a molecular weight <100kDa (PQ6 <100kDa);
• PQ6 having a molecular weight ranging from 200kDa to 300 kDa (PQ6 200-300kDa);
• PQ6 having a molecular weight ranging from 400 kDa to 500 kDa (PQ6 400-500 kDa);
• copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone (VP) and quaternized vinylimidazole (QVI) (PQ16) having 5% wt VP and 95% wt QVI (PQ16 5VP-95QVI);
• PQ16 having 50% wt VP and 50% wt QVI (PQ16 50VP-50QVI);
• Poly(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) methyl chloride quaternary salt (PQ37);
• 1-propanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-3- [(1-oxo-2-propenyl) amino] chloride, homopolymer (A1000);
• 1-dodecanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-[3- [(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]propyl]-, chloride (1:1), polymer with sodium 2-methyl-2- [(1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]-1-propanesulfonate (1:1) and N,N,N-trimethyl-3- [(1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl) amino]-L propanaminium chloride (1:1) (C113);
• and combinations thereof,
• encapsulated fragrance,
• dye,
• additional fragrance, or any combinations thereof.