Patent ID: 6833346
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A method for making a detergent composition comprising detergent particles, said composition having detergent active particulates disposed uniformly therethrough, said method comprising the steps of:selecting detergent base particles having a geometric mean particle size from 500-2500 microns; and, adhering active particulates having a geometric mean particle diameter below 200 &mgr;m to the detergent base particles in a moderate to low shear mixer in which a first stream of said detergent base particles is added to said mixer, a second stream of said detergent active particulates is added to the mixer and binder also present in the mixer effects adhesion of said detergent active particulates to said base detergent particles, wherein said detergent active particulates have a geometric mean particle diameter no greater than 20% of the geometric mean particle size of said detergent base particles and said detergent active particulates comprise a detergent active selected form the group consisting of perfumes, and photobleaches.