Dye transfer inhibiting fabric softener compositions

A method of inhibiting dye transfer in fabrics comprising:

• a) preparing a colored concentrated aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprising:
• i) from about 3% to about 35% by weight of a fabric conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of a cationic softening active, a nonionic softening active and mixtures thereof,
• ii) from about 0.0001% (1 ppm) to about 0.05% by (500 ppm) by weight of a colorant selected from the group consisting of dyestuffs and pigments that exhibit a low degree of fabric staining when used in a rinse cycle product and,
• iii) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a dye transfer inhibiting compound, and
• iv) water;
• and
• b) introducing the composition into a rinsing cycle to condition and prevent dye transfer of fabrics.

A colored concentrated aqueous fabric conditioning composition comprising:

• a) from about 12 to about 20 wt. % of an ethoxylated methyl ammonium methylsulfate;
• b) from about 3 to about 8 wt. % of dihydrogenated tallow dimethylammonium chloride;
• c) from about 0.1 to about 10.0 wt. % of polyvinyl pyrrolidone;
• d) from about 0.05 to about 0.5 wt. % of lactic acid;
• e) from about 0.05 to about 0.4 wt. % calcium chloride;
• f) from about 0.02 to about 0.10 of glutaraldehyde;
• g) from about 0.2 to about 1.0 wt % of a perfume;
• h) from about 0.0001 to about 0.05 wt. % of at least one dye selected from the group consisting of Acid Blue 80, FD&C Blue 1, Acid Yellow 17, Acid Yellow 23, FD&C Green 3, FD&C Red 4, Acid Red #52 and mixtures thereof;
• and
• i) water in an amount to bring to the total composition to 100 wt. %.

A method of preparing a colored concentrated fabric conditioning composition comprising the steps of:

• a) introducing into a solution of water and colorant about 3% to about 35% by wt. of a molten fabric conditioning agent;
• b) subsequently adding into the solution of step a) a salt solution under controlled shear and in a series of distinct sequential addition;
• and
• c) subsequently adding from about 0.1% to about 10 wt. % of a dye transfer inhibiting compound as a solution in deionized water to form a homogeneous fabric conditioning composition having an average diameter size of about 2 to about 8 microns.