Patent ID: 8183197

Claim:
A particle, for use in a detergent composition, comprising: at least 2n coating layers comprising a binder selected from the group consisting of surfactant, surfactant precursor, film-forming polymer, film forming inorganic salt, and mixtures thereof, wherein n=1 to less than 10 and a core being at least partially coated by said at least 2n coating layers; wherein the particle comprises a hueing dye in said core and in at least 2n coating layers the hueing dye having the structure of formula I: wherein each R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of R, —[(CH 2 CR′HO) x (CH 2 CR″HO) y H], and mixtures thereof, wherein R is independently selected from H, C 1 -C 4 linear or branched alkyl, benzyl and mixtures thereof; each R′ is independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH 2 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) z H, and mixtures thereof, and each R″ is selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 , CH 2 O(CH 2 CH 2 O) z H, and mixtures thereof; wherein x+y≦5; wherein y≧1; and wherein z=0 to 5, and further wherein the concentration of hueing dye in the n first coating layers being higher than the concentration of hueing dye in the n last coating layers.