Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition can include a particle, wherein the particle includes a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase, wherein the continuous phase includes fatty material selected from: fatty acid and/or salts thereof; fatty alcohol; and any combination thereof, wherein the discontinuous phase includes: non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifier surfactant; hydrophobized polyethylene glycol polymer; silicone and/or petrolatum; and perfume.

Abstract: A method of quantifying the removal of hydrocarbon component from a soiled fabric by a washing process, wherein the soiled fabric includes at least about 0.5 wt % hydrocarbon component wherein the method uses near infra-red (NIR) analysis, wherein the method includes the steps of: (a) performing non-contact NIR analysis of the soiled fabric to determine the concentration of hydrocarbon component present on the soiled fabric at multiple points; (b) washing the soiled fabric to obtain a washed fabric; (c) performing non-contact NIR analysis of the washed fabric to determine the concentration of hydrocarbon component present on the washed fabric at the same multiple points that were used in step (a); and (d) quantifying the removal of hydrocarbon component from the soiled fabric by the washing process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating fabrics by employing an automatic laundry washing machine to selectively add agitation-sensitive detersive actives into the wash liquor during a wash cycle when the mechanical agitation power applied to the fabrics by said washing machine is more than 12 W/kg, so as to improve or optimize the cleaning performance of such agitation-sensitive detersive actives.

Abstract: A method of laundering fabric including: (a) calculating a final amount of water to be added to a final wash bath; (b) calculating the amount of energy needed to heat this final amount of water to a desired final temperature; (c) contacting an amount of water that is less than the final amount water with fabric to form an intermediate wash bath, wherein a detergent composition is contacted to the fabric during the formation of the intermediate wash bath, or prior to the formation of the intermediate wash bath; (d) heating the water that contacts the fabric during (c) with the energy calculated in (b) such that the intermediate wash bath has a temperature above the desired final temperature; (e) washing the fabric in the intermediate wash bath for at least 3 minutes; (f) contacting the remaining amount of water to the intermediate wash bath to form the final wash bath having the desired final temperature; (g) washing the fabric in the final wash bath for at least 5 minutes; and (h) rinsing the fabric.

Abstract: A method of laundering fabric, where the method includes the steps of: (a) in a main washing step, washing soiled fabric with an aqueous wash bath including detersive surfactant and photo-bleach; and (b) in a rinsing step, rinsing the soiled fabric with an aqueous rinsing solution including perfume, where an artificial light source is present and turned on during at least part of the main washing step (a) and provides light to the wash liquor in such a manner that activates the photo-bleach present in the wash liquor, and where the artificial light source is turned off during at least part of the rinsing step (b) and does not provide any light to the aqueous rinsing solution.

Abstract: A method of laundering fabric, where the method includes the steps of: (a) in a main washing step, washing soiled fabric with an aqueous wash bath including detersive surfactant and one or more of the following components: perfume, brighteners, hueing dyes, enzymes, or any combination thereof; and (b) in a rinsing step, rinsing the soiled fabric with an aqueous rinsing solution including photo-bleach; where an artificial light source is present and turned on during at least part of the rinsing step (b) and provides light to the aqueous rinsing solution in such a manner that activates the photo-bleach present in the aqueous rinsing solution, and where the artificial light source is turned off during at least part of the main washing step (a) and does not provide any light to the aqueous wash bath.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of laundering fabric which includes (a) contacting laundry detergent to water to form an aqueous wash liquor; (b) contacting fabric to the aqueous wash liquor, and washing the fabric in the aqueous wash liquor; (c) removing at least some of the aqueous wash liquor from the fabric, and rinsing the fabric with a first aqueous rinse solution in a first rinse step; (d) removing at least some of the first aqueous rinse solution from the fabric, and rinsing the fabric with a second aqueous rinse solution in a second rinse step; and (e) removing at least some of the second aqueous rinse solution from the fabric, wherein the first aqueous rinse solution is free from soil release polymer, and wherein the second aqueous rinse solution includes a soil release polymer that is a polyester soil release polymer.

Abstract: A method of laundering fabric including: (a) calculating a final amount of water to be added to a final wash bath; (b) calculating the amount of energy needed to heat this final amount of water to a desired final temperature; (c) contacting an amount of water that is less than the final amount water with fabric to form an intermediate wash bath, wherein a detergent composition is contacted to the fabric during the formation of the intermediate wash bath, or prior to the formation of the intermediate wash bath; (d) heating the water that contacts the fabric during (c) with the energy calculated in (b) such that the intermediate wash bath has a temperature above the desired final temperature; (e) washing the fabric in the intermediate wash bath for at least 3 minutes; (f) contacting the remaining amount of water to the intermediate wash bath to form the final wash bath having the desired final temperature; (g) washing the fabric in the final wash bath for at least 5 minutes; and (h) rinsing the fabric.

Abstract: A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition can include a particle, wherein the particle includes a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase, wherein the continuous phase includes fatty material selected from: fatty acid and/or salts thereof; fatty alcohol; and any combination thereof, wherein the discontinuous phase includes: non-ionic and/or anionic emulsifier surfactant; hydrophobized polyethylene glycol polymer; silicone and/or petrolatum; and perfume.

Abstract: A method of laundering fabrics includes: a) contacting a laundry detergent to water to form a wash liquor, wherein the laundry detergent includes detersive surfactant, wherein the wash liquor includes detersive surfactant at a concentration in the range of from 100 ppm to 2500 ppm; b) contacting fabric to the wash liquor, and washing the fabric in the wash liquor; c) after a period of time of at least 6 minutes from contacting the fabric to the wash liquor, introducing calcium cations into the wash liquor to form a calcium enriched wash liquor, wherein the calcium enriched wash liquor includes calcium cations at a concentration in the range of from 20 ppm to 400 ppm; d) washing the fabric in the calcium-enriched wash liquor for a period of time of at least 2 minutes; and e) removing the excess calcium-enriched wash liquor from the fabric, and rinsing the fabric in water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating fabrics by employing an automatic laundry washing machine to selectively add agitation-sensitive detersive actives into the wash liquor during a wash cycle when the mechanical agitation power applied to the fabrics by said washing machine is more than 12 W/kg, so as to improve or optimize the cleaning performance of such agitation-sensitive detersive actives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating fabrics by using an automatic laundry washing machine, in which unwetted fabrics are contacted with water that has been automatically pre-treated with a pre-treatment composition comprising at least one chelant before the wash cycle starts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating fabrics by contacting the fabrics with an aqueous wash liquor at varying pH values that increase from about 7-9 to about 10-13 (optionally down to about 7-9), maintaining such contact at pH 10-13 for about 5-30 minutes, followed by contacting the fabrics with an aqueous rinse liquor at an acid pH value of about 4-6. Such method provides a significantly improved stain removal benefit without any formulation changes. Further, it enables the use of laundry detergent compositions that are essentially free of alkoxylated surfactants, such as alkylalkoxylated sulfates or alkylalkoxylated alcohols, while still delivering satisfactory stain removal results.

Abstract: The present invention relates to gels comprising lamellar phase compositions and water-soluble unit dose articles comprising said gels.

Abstract: Liquid laundry detergent compositions. Water-soluble unit dose articles that include a gel and a particle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumer goods product comprising a consumer goods product ingredient and a lignin oligomer, wherein the lignin oligomer: (a) comprises less than 1 wt % sulphur content; (b) has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 800 Da to 1,800 Da; and (c) has a molar ratio of aromatic hydroxyl content to aliphatic hydroxyl content in the range of from 1.2 to 1.9, wherein the consumer goods product ingredient is an emulsifier, and wherein the lignin oligomer is in the form of an emulsion, and wherein the consumer goods product is selected from skin treatment composition, oral care treatment composition, and detergent composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumer goods product comprising a consumer goods product ingredient and a non-crosslinked functionalized lignin oligomer, wherein the functionalized lignin oligomer: (a) has an average number of lignin monomers of from 3 to 8; (b) comprises a polyethylene glycol functional group; (c) comprises a functionalization content between 90 and 0.5% lignin (m/m), wherein the consumer goods product ingredient is an emulsifier, and wherein the lignin oligomer is in the form of an emulsion, and wherein the consumer goods product is in the form of an oral care composition or a detergent composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumer goods product comprising a consumer goods product ingredient and a functionalised lignin oligomer, wherein the functionalised lignin oligomer: (a) has an average number of lignin monomers of from 3 to 8; (b) comprises a siloxane functional group; (c) comprises a functionalisation content between 85 and 0.5% lignin (m/m).

Abstract: A consumer goods product comprising a consumer goods product ingredient and a cross-linked co-polymer of a lignin oligomer and a vinyl monomer, wherein the lignin oligomer has: (a) comprises less than 1 wt % sulphur content; (b) has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 800 Da to 1,800 Da; and (c) has an average number of lignin monomers of from 3 to 8.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a consumer goods product comprising a consumer goods product ingredient and a functionalized lignin oligomer, wherein the functionalized lignin oligomer: (a) comprises less than 1 wt % sulphur content; (b) has a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 800 Da to 1,800 Da; and (c) comprises at least one functional group selected from carboxyl, ketone, aldehyde, amino and quaternary ammonium, wherein only one type of functional group selected from the group consisting of list is present at a level of at least 0.8 mmol/g, and wherein if any other functional group selected from the group consisting of list is present, it is present at a level of below 0.8 mmol/g, wherein the lignin oligomer is derived from corn, sugar cane, wheat and any combination thereof, and wherein the consumer goods product is selected from an oral care composition, an antiseptic cream, or a detergent composition.