Abstract: The invention concerns a hair and/or body care product for humans or animals, in the form of a powder having a granulometry of 30 to 500 microns, applicable directly to the wet hair and/or the body and comprising, percentages being expressed as percentages by weight relative to the total weight of the powder, less than 40% of at least one surfactant, and from 1 to 12% of at least one perfume, the percentage being made up to 100% by one or more products selected from the group consisting of sugars, starches, celluloses, polyols, proteins, amino acids, perfumes, colourings, antioxidants, plant substances, seaweed, vitamins, essential oils and mineral fillers.

Abstract: A single-dose solid composition useful for cleaning or treating human or animal hair and having a high disintegration rate in water is disclosed. The composition includes at least one surface active agent selected from the group consisting of an anionic surface active agent and a nonionic surface active agent, an amphoteric product and at least one disintegrating agent. The composition has a disintegration time in an aqueous medium selected from the group consisting of water and aqueous solutions of less than about 5 minutes. The disintegrating agent consists essentially of polyvinylpyrrolidone. A method for making said composition is also disclosed.