Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, at least 50 wt. % of an ethoxylated alcohol having a melting point higher than 20° C. It also relates to a product comprising said solid composition in the form of a powder and a container, wherein said solid composition is comprised in said container. It also relates to product comprising said solid composition and a cage, wherein said solid composition is contained in said cage. It further relates to a product comprising said solid composition and a porous solid support, wherein said solid composition is attached to said porous solid support. It further relates to a method for the controlled release of one or more actives in an automatic washing operation by providing said solid composition or any of the products to the machine in which said automatic washing operation is performed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of automatic dishwashing, comprising: placing soiled wares inside a cleaning volume; providing a first cleaning composition comprising a bleach and a second cleaning composition different from the first composition; and delivering the first composition and the second composition separately to the cleaning volume to contact the soiled wares, wherein: the first composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a mist and the second composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a jet; and the first and second compositions are delivered to the cleaning volume at a temperature below 100° C. The invention also relates to a dishwasher and a kit for use in the inventive method.

Abstract: A granulate for a detergent composition, the granulate comprising a nitrogen-containing builder, wherein the granulate is at least partially coated with a coating material comprising an alkoxy polyalkylene glycol.

Abstract: A method of automatic dishwashing of dishware, including electrolytically generating a bleaching species, washing the dishware with a composition comprising the bleaching species, and washing the dishware with a composition including an enzyme. The invention also includes an automatic dishwasher including a wash tank, an electrochemical cell, and a first reservoir containing a composition including an enzyme, wherein the electrochemical cell contains a solution including an alkali metal chloride salt, wherein the dishwasher is configured to electrolyze the solution, and to dose the electrolyzed solution into the wash tank before dosing the composition including the enzyme into the wash tank. The invention also includes a kit for use in the method of automatic dishwashing of dishware.

Abstract: A method of making a detergent composition including the following steps in the recited order: providing an aqueous composition comprising a citrate salt; lowering the pH by adding a first, un-neutralized or partially neutralized, polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a second mixture; increasing the pH by adding alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal bicarbonate to form a third mixture; and adding a second polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a fourth mixture; wherein the detergent composition is preferably an automatic dishwashing detergent composition or a laundry detergent composition.

Abstract: A package for an automatic dishwashing cycle, the package comprising at least one detergent composition in the form of a solid and at least one detergent composition in the form of a gel, wherein the weight ratio of the total amount of solid detergent composition to the total amount of gel detergent composition is between about 1.60:1 and about 3.00:1.

Abstract: A multi-compartment package for an automatic dishwashing cycle, the multi-compartment package comprising an external sealing web extending around a periphery of the package, and an internal sealing web which partitions the package to form a first compartment comprising a first detergent composition in the form of a solid, a second compartment comprising a second detergent composition in the form of a non-solid, and a third compartment comprising a third detergent composition in the form of a non-solid having a viscosity lower than the viscosity of the second detergent composition, wherein the internal sealing web comprises at least a first internal sealing region arranged across the package to partition the first compartment and the second compartment, and a second internal sealing region arranged across the package to partition the second compartment and the third compartment, wherein the first detergent composition is separated from the third detergent composition by the first internal sealing region, the s

Abstract: A dosing device or system for dispensing tablets, which can include at least one active ingredient for an automatic washing process, into an automatic washing machine, wherein the dosing device or system is for dispensing one or more, but not all, of the tablets at once into the automatic washing machine, and wherein the dosing device or system can be for dispensing only one tablet at once.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of automatic dishwashing, comprising: placing soiled wares inside a cleaning volume; providing a first cleaning composition comprising a bleach and a second cleaning composition different from the first composition; and delivering the first composition and the second composition separately to the cleaning volume to contact the soiled wares, wherein: the first composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a mist and the second composition is delivered to the cleaning volume as a jet; and the first and second compositions are delivered to the cleaning volume at a temperature below 100° C. The invention also relates to a dishwasher and a kit for use in the inventive method.

Abstract: A dosing device or system for dispensing tablets, which can include at least one active ingredient for an automatic washing process, into an automatic washing machine, wherein the dosing device or system is for dispensing one or more, but not all, of the tablets at once into the automatic washing machine, and wherein the dosing device or system can be for dispensing only one tablet at once.

Abstract: A dosing device or system for dispensing tablets, which can include at least one active ingredient for an automatic washing process, into an automatic washing machine, wherein the dosing device or system is for dispensing one or more, but not all, of the tablets at once into the automatic washing machine, and wherein the dosing device or system can be for dispensing only one tablet at once.

Abstract: An automatic dishwashing product comprising a bleaching agent and a compound in accordance with formula (1) or a salt or tautomer thereof, wherein A and B are independently selected from the group consisting of H, OR1, and NHR2, wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C4 alkyl, with the proviso that A and B are not both H and are not both OH.

Abstract: A method of forming an automatic dishwashing pouch comprising the steps of: providing a sheet of material (10); identifying one or more regions of the material; heating the material with a heating device having a non-uniform heating profile, the non-uniform heating profile arranged to heat the identified region(s) to a greater temperature than other regions of the material; and forming the material in a mould to form the automatic dishwashing pouch, the automatic dishwashing pouch including a plurality of cavities (12).

Abstract: A method of making a detergent composition including the following steps in the recited order: providing an aqueous composition comprising a citrate salt; lowering the pH by adding a first, un-neutralized or partially neutralized, polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a second mixture; increasing the pH by adding alkali metal carbonate and/or alkali metal bicarbonate to form a third mixture; and adding a second polyacrylic acid having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 6000 to form a fourth mixture; wherein the detergent composition is preferably an automatic dishwashing detergent composition or a laundry detergent composition.