Patent ID: 7083047

Claim:
A process for conditioning fabrics comprising the steps of: adding to the beginning of a laundry wash cycle of a washing machine in the drum of the washing machine, a water soluble package comprising a polymeric film, the polymeric film comprising a polymeric backbone derived from a polymer which is water soluble, and one or more derivatising groups attached to the backbone, the derivatising group(s) being derived from a parent material comprising a C4 to C22 hydrocarbyl chain, wherein the polymeric film has a solubility or dispersibility in anionic or combinations of anionic/nonionic surfactants of more than 15 minutes when the surfactant concentration in water is greater than 0.05 g/L and a solubility or dispersibility of less than 15 minutes when the surfactant concentration in water is less than 0.05 g/L; and contacting the contents of the package with fabric in the rinse cycle of the washing machine in the drum of the washing machine.