Abstract: The invention concerns a process for producing a preserved customised consumer composition, preferably from a Vending machine, wherein a plurality of ingredient streams are mixed together in predefined relative amounts, characterised in that At least two streams consist of water and preservative only, at least two of which having different concentrations of preservative. The Invention permits the final preservative mix to be independently variable to the formation.

Abstract: A method of conditioning fabrics, the method comprising dosing a solid fabric treatment composition comprising: (a) one or more quaternary ammonium fabric softening materials; and (b) a fatty component selected from fatty acids, fatty alcohols and mixtures thereof; into a wash cycle of an automatic washing machine, allowing the wash cycle to be completed and then performing a rinse cycle in the washing machine. The composition may also be dosed into the rinse cycle direct. The composition may be formed as a melt which is cooled. The composition may contain less than 5 wt % of water. The composition may comprise one or more of anionic surfactants, non-polymeric water soluble builders and water soluble non-builder inorganic salts.