Pressed, waxy, solid cleaning compositions and methods of making them

A method of making a stable solid cleaning composition comprising:

• providing flowable waxy particles comprising about 40 to about 75 wt % of a solidification agent selected from the group consisting of a polyethylene glycol, an anionic surfactant, urea, and mixtures thereof;
• and an ingredient selected from the group consisting of alkalinity source, acidulant, stabilized microbial or enzyme composition, surfactant, sequestrant, and mixtures thereof;
• putting the flowable waxy particles in a drawer;
• vibrating the flowable waxy particles in the drawer;
• transferring the flowable waxy particles from the drawer into a form;
• gently pressing the flowable waxy particles in the form at ambient temperature, with a force of about 1 to about 1000 psi to produce the stable solid cleaning composition, vibrating the flowable waxy particles in the form to produce the stable solid cleaning composition, or combination thereof;
• and
• removing the solid cleaning composition from the form, wherein the solid composition is a block having a mass of about 1 to about 10 kg and the method does not employ extruding the flowable waxy particles, or a melt and a solidification of the flowable waxy particles to form the solid block.