DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS

摘要

The invention provides a tablet of a compacted particulate composition for use in fabric washing which contains detergent-active, detergency builder and other ingredients, characterised in that the tablet contains: i) a smectite clay mineral; and ii) a material with a water-solubility which exceeds 50 gm per 100 gm of water at 20 DEG C; and iii) 0.5 to 40 % by weight of an anionic surfactant. The tablets of the invention exhibit good disintegration properties and good tablet strength. The tablets further typically provide a fabric softening or conditioning benefit. Also provided is the use of a smectite clay mineral in a tablet of a compacted particulate composition used in fabric washing as a tablet disintegration aid.