Environmental protection-type particulate detergent compositions

An environmentally friendly particulate detergent composition comprising:

• (a) 0.1-10% by weight of one or more detergent components selected from the group consisting of α-pinenes, β-pinenes, limonenes, and mixtures thereof, said detergent components being present in an amount to solubilize fats,
• (b) (i) 0.1-10% by weight of an oily surfactant selected from the group consisting of sucrose fatty acid esters and liquid N-acylamino acid triethanolamines wherein the acyl group is an alkyl group containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and (ii) 0-20% by weight of a powdery surfactant of a N-acylamino acid salt wherein the acyl group has the formula RCO-, where R is an alkyl group containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms, said powdery surfactant functioning as a co-surfactant,
• (c) an enzyme selected from the group consisting of lipase, protease, amylase, cellulase, and mixtures thereof, and
• (d) 10-90% by weight of a particulate expanding agent or enzymatic activity promoter comprising sodium bicarbonate, wherein the weight ratio of said (a) to (b) ranges from 1:0.5 to 1:15 and wherein said detergent composition is prepared by the steps of solubilizing component (a) in component (b) and thereafter impregnating the resulting mixture of component (a) and component (b) into component (d), and wherein said oily surfactant is included in an amount to solubilize said detergent components to help their impregnation into said component (d).