| CPC C11D 3/0015 (2013.01) [C11D 3/222 (2013.01); D06M 15/03 (2013.01); D06M 19/00 (2013.01); C11D 2111/12 (2024.01); D06M 2101/06 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |

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1. A laundry composition and/or fabric softening agent comprising an anionic, cationic, nonionic, or amphoteric detergent and one or more water soluble 1,3:1,4-β-D-glucans derived from oats, barley or a combination thereof, wherein
the anionic detergent is selected from the group consisting of soap, Sodium Lauryl ethyl Sulphate, MIPA laureth sulphate, Alfa Olefin Sulphonate, and Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate;
the cationic detergent is selected from the group consisting of Esterquats, and Alkyl Quaternary Ammonium salts;
the nonionic detergent is selected from the group consisting of Alkyl Polyglucoside, Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate, and Glucamides;
the amphoteric detergent is selected from the group consisting of Cocamidepropyl Betaine, Amine Oxide, and Amphoacetate; and
the one or more water soluble 1,3:1,4-β-D-glucans have a weight average molecular weight of at least 800,000 Daltons.
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