Abstract: An article for storing and dispensing a detergent composition in the form of separate units of at least two detergent composition components is disclosed which comprises a holder which holds 2 to 10 receptacles attached thereto by readily removable attaching means and contains means for fastening said holder to a washing machine or to a wall. Each receptacle has a filling opening at the top, retaining means at the bottom, viewing openings or a transparent section and openings in the side walls at the lower end through which units may be removed; is sized to hold units having a weight of 5-30 grams, a volume of 5-20 milliliters, and a density of 0.8 to 2 g./ml.; and contains only units of a single detergent composition component. Such a dispensing apparatus is designed to enable the housewife to formulate her own detergent composition based upon her own particular needs by dispensing, if needed, a plurality of units of each detergent composition component.

Abstract: A packaged detergent composition consisting essentially of a container and, packed in the container, a first plurality of units each comprising a water-soluble synthetic organic detergent component of the composition, and at least one other plurality of units different from those of the first plurality and comprising at least one other component of the composition selected from the group consisting of detergent builders and detergent adjuvants each unit being in tablet, envelope, packet, capsule or other container form and having a weight of 5 to 30 grams and a volume of 4 to 20 milliliters.

Abstract: A method of washing laundry which comprises admixing with laundry and wash water at a washing temperature in the tub of a washing machine, a plurality of separate units of different detergent composition components, in the range of 1 to 10 of each of said units, to produce a liquid washing medium containing 0.05% to 0.5% of an operator formulated synthetic organic detergent composition and agitating the medium for a time sufficient to remove soil from the laundry being washed, said units being of tablet, envelope, packet, capsule or other container form having a weight of 5 to 30 grams each and a volume of 4 to 20 milliliters.