Aqueous silicone emulsions are disclosed comprising: A) an aminofunctional organopolysiloxane, B) a quaternary ammonium surfactant having a formula R1 R2 R3 R4 N+ X−, where R1 is an organofunctional group containing at least 10 carbon atoms, R2 is R1 or a hydrocarbyl containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R3 is R1, R2, or an alcohol group containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, R4 is R1, R2, or R3, X− is a halide, sulfate, sulfonate, methosulfate, or ethosulfate, C) a nonionic surfactant, where the aqueous silicone emulsion contains less than 0.2 weight % of D4 and D5 cyclic siloxanes.