Abstract: A method of cleaning household articles entails contacting cleaning water with a container containing a substantially water-insoluble modifying agent able to bind calcium ions. The container is permeable to water and to calcium ions but retains the modifying agent. The container may be a bag, for example of textile or paper.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 3, 2001
Date of Patent:
May 27, 2008
Assignee:
Reckltt Bencklser (UK) Limited
Inventors:
Gay Joyce Cornelius, Malcolm Tom McKechnie