Anti-suds powder with retarded anti-sudsing action, comprising 5 to 35% by weight of an anti-sudsing agent which is an amino-functional organopolysiloxane and consists of at least one siloxane unit of the general formula R 1 a Q b SiO 4- a+b 2 and siloxane units of the general formula R 1 c SiO 4-c 2 where R 1 is the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent, optionally fluorine-, chlorine- or bromine-substituted C 1 - to C 18 - hydrocarbyl radical or a C 1 - to C 12 -alkoxy radical or a hydroxyl radical, Q is an amino group of the general formula -R 2 -[NR 3 -(CH 2) m -] x NR 4 R 5 or forms thereof with partial or full protonation on the nitrogen atoms, where R 2 is a divalent C 1 -C 18 -hydrocarbyl radical, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 1, 2 or 3, c is 0, 1, 2 or 3, m is 2, 3 or 4, and x is 0, 1 or 2, and the sum of a+b is less than or equal to 3, 65 to 95% by weight of a carrier material selected from the group of sodium carbonate, sodium sulphate, aluminium silicate, potassium carbonate, potassium sulphate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate and zeolites, and mixtures thereof, with the proviso that the additional use of silicas in the anti-suds powders is ruled out. 5 to 35% by weight of an anti-sudsing agent which is an amino-functional organopolysiloxane and consists of at least one siloxane unit of the general formula R 1 a Q b SiO 4- a+b 2 and siloxane units of the general formula R 1 c SiO 4-c 2 where R 1 is the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent, optionally fluorine-, chlorine- or bromine-substituted C 1 - to C 18 - hydrocarbyl radical or a C 1 - to C 12 -alkoxy radical or a hydroxyl radical, Q is an amino group of the general formula -R 2 -[NR 3 -(CH 2) m -] x NR 4 R 5 or forms thereof with partial or full protonation on the nitrogen atoms, where R 2 is a divalent C 1 -C 18 -hydrocarbyl radical, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 1, 2 or 3, c is 0, 1, 2 or 3, m is 2, 3 or 4, and x is 0, 1 or 2, and the sum of a+b is less than or equal to 3, R 1 is the same or different and is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent, optionally fluorine-, chlorine- or bromine-substituted C 1 - to C 18 - hydrocarbyl radical or a C 1 - to C 12 -alkoxy radical or a hydroxyl radical, Q is an amino group of the general formula -R 2 -[NR 3 -(CH 2) m -] x NR 4 R 5 or forms thereof with partial or full protonation on the nitrogen atoms, where R 2 is a divalent C 1 -C 18 -hydrocarbyl radical, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 1, 2 or 3, c is 0, 1, 2 or 3, m is 2, 3 or 4, and x is 0, 1 or 2, and the sum of a+b is less than or equal to 3, R 2 is a divalent C 1 -C 18 -hydrocarbyl radical, R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 4 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 10 -alkyl radical, a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 1, 2 or 3, c is 0, 1, 2 or 3, m is 2, 3 or 4, and x is 0, 1 or 2, 65 to 95% by weight of a carrier material selected from the group of sodium carbonate, sodium sulphate, aluminium silicate, potassium carbonate, potassium sulphate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate and zeolites, and mixtures thereof, with the proviso that the additional use of silicas in the anti-suds powders is ruled out.