Stable non-aqueous liquid compositions comprising a cationic polymer in particulate form

A non-aqueous liquid composition comprising:

• a. a cationic polysaccharide in particulate form;
• b. a non-aqueous dispersant;
• c. less than 20% by weight of water;
• d. spacer particles, wherein the spacer particles are anionically charged, and wherein the spacer particles have an area average D90 diameter of less than 5 microns, and wherein the spacer particles comprise a polyacrylate polymer or copolymer;
• wherein the cationic polysaccharide is stably dispersed in the non-aqueous liquid composition and further wherein the cationic polysaccharide is a cationic cellulose having the structural formula I:
• wherein:
• i. m is an integer from about 20 to 10,000
• ii. each R4 is H, and R1, R2, R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of:
• H;
• C1-C32 alkyl;
• C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl or C6-C32 alkylaryl, or C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, and
• wherein:
• n is an integer selected from 0 to 10 and
• Rx is selected from the group consisting of:
• R5;
• wherein at least one Rx in said polysaccharide has a structure selected from the group consisting of:
• wherein A− is a suitable anion;
• q is an integer selected from 1 to 4;
• each R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
• H;
• C1-C32 alkyl;
• C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl, and OH;
• each R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
• H, C1-C32 alkyl, C1-C32 substituted alkyl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 aryl, C5-C32 or C6-C32 substituted aryl, C6-C32 alkylaryl, and C6-C32 substituted alkylaryl;
• each T is independently selected from the group:
• H,
• wherein each v in said polysaccharide is an integer from 1 to 10;
• the sum of all v indices in each Rx in said polysaccharide is an integer from 1 to 30;
• and in the last
• group in a chain, T is always an H;
• wherein the composition further comprises from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of an external structuring system,
• and wherein the non-aqueous liquid composition is enclosed in a water-soluble or dispersible film.