A composition comprising a plurality of particles and methods for producing the plurality of particles. The particles comprise: 30 to 95 wt. % polyethylene glycol and the polyethylene glycol has a weight average molecular weight from 4000 to 12000. The plurality of particles further includes 0.1 to 60 wt. % of a secondary carrier. The secondary carrier is provided in the form of particles having a volume average particle size of 35 to 75 m. The plurality of particles also includes 0.1 to 30 wt. % perfume materials.

A granular laundry detergent composition containing a first granule, a method making the granular laundry detergent composition and a method of using the granular laundry detergent composition.

A dissolvable solid article which can include multiple layers of flexible, dissolvable, porous sheets, in which a coating composition including solid particles is present on at least one internal surface of at least one sheet in said solid articles and a process for making such solid articles.

Described are novel defoamer powders containing (A) 100 parts by weight of a defoamer formulation containing (Aa) a polysiloxane containing units of formula (I): R1R2SiO2/2, in which R1 is a monovalent, optionally branched, SiC-bonded hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R2 is a monovalent, optionally branched, SiC-bonded hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, (Ab) a filler, (Ac) an organopolysiloxane resin composed of units of the general formula (II): R3a(R4O)bSiO(4-a-b)/2, in which R3 is a monovalent, optionally substituted, SiC-bonded hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R4 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and b is 0, 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that the sum total of a+b is 3 and, in less than 50% of all units of formula (II), the sum total of a+b=2, optionally a further organopolysiloxane (Ad), optionally water-insoluble organic compound (Ae) and optionally catalyst (Af), (B) 10 to 45 parts by weight of a waxy additive containing a monoester (B) of glycerol and a fatty acid that is free of a polysiloxane-containing additive and that contains less than 5% by weight of a triester (B) of glycerol and a fatty acid, (C) 10 to 50 parts by weight of a polycarboxylate binder that has a pH of 3 or less when it is dissolved in water, (D) 120 to 5000 parts by weight of at least one pulverulent carrier material, with the proviso that the carrier material contains less than 50% by weight of alkaline carrier material.

The present invention relates to the field of perfumed particles in particular for solid consumer product formulations such as textile care products or the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a powder or of a pastille, consisting of or comprising a plurality of microcapsules containing one or more ingredients. Moreover, the present invention relates to a powder or a pastille obtained by the process. The present invention further relates to a consumer product comprising a powder or a pastille or more pastilles according to the invention and the use of a powder or a pastille for perfuming a consumer product according to the invention.

Effervescent compositions for preparing home care products and methods for preparing the same are disclosed. The effervescent compositions may include an effervescent base, one or more surfactants, one or more solidifying agents, and one or more disintegrant agents. The effervescent base may include one or more alkali metal carbonates and one or more acids. The one or more alkali metal carbonates and the one or more acids may be present in a weight ratio of from about 1:1 to about 5:1. The effervescent composition may be substantially free of water. The effervescent composition may have a dissolution time of from about 6 min to about 12 min. The method for preparing the effervescent composition may include contacting the effervescent base, the surfactants, the solidifying agents, and the disintegrant agents with one another to prepare a mixture, which may be a homogenous mixture.

Substantive, biodegradable, antimicrobialdiamidoquats of Formula I, comprising a quaternary ammonium center and amide functionality and having conditioning properties along with good antimicrobial efficacy wherein, R and R1 are selected from C.sub.6 to C.sub.24. Home care, fabric care composition comprising novel compounds are effective even at lower dosage compared to other traditional conditioning compounds. ##STR00001##
wherein, R and R.sup.1 may or may not be same and are selected from C.sub.6 to C.sub.24 straight or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl residue.

A method for manufacturing a water-soluble laundry detergent sheet from a liquid composition including the following components: (a) at least one acrylamide polymer, (b) at least one surfactant, (c) at least one water-soluble polymer, (d) optionally at least one washing booster, (e) optionally at least one perfume component, and (f) optionally at least one adjunct detergent ingredient. Also encompassed are the water-soluble laundry detergent sheets obtainable by the method and the use thereof for cleaning textiles and in methods for cleaning textiles.

Process for making a granule comprising an alkali metal salt of an aminocarboxylate complexing agent (A), said process comprising the steps of (a) providing an aqueous slurry or solution comprising an alkali metal salt of an aminocarboxylate complexing agent (A), (b) treating said slurry or solution with carbon dioxide, (c) removing most of the water by evaporation.