Process for treating an article of clothing utilizing water-soluble particles comprising an esterquat

A process for treating an article of clothing comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an article of clothing in a washing machine;
• b) contacting said article of clothing during a wash sub-cycle of said washing machine with a composition comprising a plurality of particles, wherein each of said particles has a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g, and said particles comprise:
• i) about 25% to about 94% by weight of a water soluble carrier;
• ii) about 5% to about 45% by weight of an ester quaternary ammonium compound, wherein said ester quaternary ammonium compound is formed from a parent fatty acid compound having an Iodine Value from about 18 to about 60;
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• iii) about 0.5% to about 10% a cationic polymer, wherein said particles have an onset of melt from about 25° C. to about 120° C.