Method of laundering fabrics

Abstract

A method of laundering a fabric in an automatic washing machine using a water-soluble unit dose article including a detergent composition and a water-soluble film, the detergent composition including a surfactant system including an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant in a weight ratio of from 4:1 to 1:2 and a cleaning additive selected from the group consisting of a cleaning polymer, a zwitterionic polyamine, an enzyme system, a chelant, and a mixture thereof, the method including the steps of: a) delivering the water-soluble unit dose article to the washing machine; b) delivering water to the washing machine to release the detergent composition and to achieve a water/detergent dilution of from about 200 to about 700 ml water/g detergent, to create a wash liquor including from 400 to 700 ppm of total surfactant; c) exposing the fabric to the wash liquor resulting from step b; and d) optionally rinsing the fabric; and e) optionally drying the fabric.

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