Rinse added fabric softener compositions containing antioxidants for sun-fade protection for fabrics

A rinse-added fabric softener composition comprising:

• A. from about 1% to about 25%, by weight of the composition, of a non-fabric staining, light stable antioxidant compound selected from the group consisting of:
• ##STR16## and mixtures thereof (VII);
• wherein
• each R.sup.4 is a saturated or unsaturated C.sub.1 to C.sub.22 alkyl group or hydrogen;
• each R.sup.5 is a saturated or unsaturated C.sub.1 to C.sub.22 alkyl group which can contain ethoxylated or propoxylated groups;
• each R.sup.6 is a branched or straight chained, saturated or unsaturated, C.sub.8 to C.sub.22 alkyl group;
• each T is O or ##STR17## each W is ##STR18## wherein Y is hydrogen or a C .sub.1 to C.sub.5 alkyl group;
• wherein Z is hydrogen, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 alkyl group, which may be interrupted by an ester, amide, or ether group, or a C.sub.1 to C.sub.30 alkoxy group, which may be interrupted by an ester, amide, or ether group;
• each n is from 1 to 50;
• each q is from 1 to 10;
• and
• wherein the antioxidant compound can also comprise quaternary ammonium compounds of (III), (IV), and (V);
• and
• B. from about 3% to 50% by weight of the composition of a fabric softening composition selected from the group consisting of:
• 1. compounds having the formula:
• ##STR19## wherein each Y' is --O--(O)C--, or --C(O)--O--;
• p is 2 or 3;
• each q.sup.2 is 1 to 5;
• each R.sup.7 substituent is selected from short chain C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group, benzyl group and mixtures thereof;
• each R.sup.8 is a long chain C.sub.11 to C.sub.21 hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl substituent;
• and counterion, X.sup.-, is any softener-compatible anion;
• 2.