Laundry detergent particles
AssigneeConopco, Inc.
InventorsStephen Norman Batchelor, Andrew Paul Chapple, Stephen Thomas Keningley, Jennifer Sian Roseblade
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Abstract
The present invention provides a coated lenticular or disc detergent particle having maximum perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 1 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm, and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises: (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from: anionic surfactant; and, non-ionic surfactant; (ii) from 1 to 40 wt % water soluble inorganic salts; and, (iii) from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % dye, wherein the dye is selected from: anionic dyes; and non-ionic dyes, wherein the inorganic salts are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant and the dye are present as a core.
Claims22
A coated detergent particle having maximum perpendicular dimensions x, y and z, wherein x is from 1 to 2 mm, y is from 2 to 8 mm, and z is from 2 to 8 mm, wherein the particle comprises:
- (i) from 40 to 90 wt % surfactant selected from:
- anionic surfactant;
- and, non-ionic surfactant;
- (ii) from 1 to 40 wt water soluble inorganic salts;
- and,
- from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % dye, wherein the dye is selected:
- from anionic dyes;
- and non-ionic dyes,
- wherein the inorganic salts are present on the detergent particle as a coating and the surfactant and the dye are present as a core.
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