Preferably, these softeners are dispersible in water at a temperature of about 1??? C. to about 40??? C. and have a melting range below 40??? C. The imidazoline moiety is of the formula: wherein X is an anion and R is selected from the group of saturated and unsaturated paraffinic moieties having a carbon chain length of C12 to C20 and R1 is selected from the group of saturated paraffinic moieties