Water-soluble unit dose article containing polyethylene glycol particles
A water-soluble unit dose article that includes a water-soluble film and at least a first internal compartment, where the first internal compartment includes one or more of a first particle, where the first particle comprises between about 45% and about 95% by weight of the first particle of a carrier material selected from polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, urea, polyurethane, silica, alkoxylated fatty alcohols or mixtures thereof, between about 1% and about 50% by weight of the first particle of a benefit agent, and less than about 20% by weight of the first particle of a surfactant.
1. A water-soluble unit dose article comprising a water-soluble film and at least a first internal compartment, wherein the water-soluble film comprises polyvinyl alcohol, and wherein the first internal compartment comprises one or more of a first particle, wherein the first particle has a mean particle size of between about 0.5 mm and about 5 mm,
wherein the first particle comprises:
a. between about 45% and about 95% by weight of the first particle of a carrier material selected from polyethylene glycol;
b. between about 5% and about 50% by weight of the first particle of a benefit agent that comprises a freshness active,
wherein the freshness active is selected from the group consisting of perfumes, encapsulated perfumes, and mixtures thereof; and
c. less than about 15% by weight of the first particle of a surfactant.
2. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the first particle has a mean particle size of between about 0.5 and about 3 mm.
3. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 2 , wherein the first particle has a mean particle size of between about 0.5 and about 1.5 mm.
4. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the first particle comprises between about 10% and about 40% by weight of the first particle of a benefit agent.
5. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the laundry benefit agent further comprises is selected from cleaning agents, malodour agents, whiteness agents, dye transfer inhibition agents or mixtures thereof.
6. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the benefit agent is a freshness active comprising encapsulated perfumes.
7. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the first particle further comprises a softening active selected from the group comprising silicones, cellulosic polymers and mixtures thereof.
8. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the first particle comprises between about 50% and about 90%, by weight of the first particle of the carrier material.
9. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 8 wherein the first particle comprises between about 65% and about 85% by weight of the first particle of the carrier material.
10. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the benefit agent is comprised within the first particle, is coated on the outside of the first particle, or a mixture thereof.
11. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the unit dose article comprises between about 5% and about 80%, by weight of the unit dose article of the first particle.
12. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 11 wherein the unit dose article comprises between about 10% and about 70% by weight of the unit dose article of the first particle.
13. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 12 wherein the unit dose article comprises between about 15% and about 60% by weight of the unit dose article of the first particle.
14. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the unit dose article further comprises a second compartment and wherein the second compartment comprises a liquid composition.
15. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the unit dose article comprises at least a first and a second compartment, wherein the second compartment comprises a second particle, and wherein the second particle comprises greater than about 20% by weight of the second particle of a surfactant.
16. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the surfactant is selected from anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, cationic surfactants or a mixture thereof.
17. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 wherein the unit dose article further comprises a second compartment, wherein the first internal compartment and the second compartment are arranged in a side-by-side orientation or are superposed onto one another.
18. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 1 , wherein the polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight of between 6000 and 10,000 daltons.
19. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 14 , wherein the liquid composition in the second compartment comprises a surfactant.
20. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 19 , wherein the surfactant of the liquid composition is selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, and a mixture thereof.
21. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 19 , wherein the surfactant of the liquid composition comprises an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl alkoxylated surfactants, linear alkylbenzene sulphonate, and mixtures thereof.
22. The water-soluble unit dose article according to claim 19 , wherein the surfactant of the liquid composition comprises a non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated fatty alcohols, oxo-synthesised non-ionic surfactants, Guerbet alcohol non-ionic surfactants, glycereth cocoate, alkyl polyglucoside or a mixture thereof.