Particulate laundry scent additive comprising a perfume/water-soluble polymer/salt hydrate matrix

A process for forming particles comprising the steps of:

• providing a melt composition comprising:
• about 40% to about 90% by weight water soluble polymer;
• about 1% to about 20% by weight perfume;
• and
• about 1% to about 40% by weight water;
• mixing anhydrous salt with said melt composition or a component thereof and hydrating said anhydrous salt to form a salt hydrate, wherein said salt hydrate has a salt hydrate onset of melt;
• providing a distributor having one or more apertures;
• passing a mixture comprising said water soluble polymer, said perfume, and said salt hydrate through said one or more apertures and depositing said mixture on a moving conveyor beneath said one or more apertures, wherein said mixture has a temperature less than said salt hydrate onset of melt;
• and
• solidifying said mixture;
• wherein said mixture is deposited on said moving conveyor as an extrudate and said extrudate is cut to form said particles or said mixture is passed though said one or more apertures to form droplets on said moving conveyor and said droplets are solidified to form said particles.