US Patent 11186803 Particulate laundry softening wash additive

A composition including a plurality of particles, the particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound; and about 0.5% to about 10% by weight a cationic polymer; wherein the plurality of particles comprises individual particles; wherein each of the individual particles has a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g; wherein each of the individual particles has a density less than about 0.98 g/cm3.