The Procter Gamble Company

Teruaki Tatsuno

Paul R Mort, Iii

Steven Matthew Gabriel

Kevin Todd Norwood

Rinko Katsuda

Noe Ongcoy Hidalgo

David Scott Bohlen

Richard Timonthy Hartshorn

A detergent granule and tablets which comprises an anionic surfactant system which comprises an anionic sulphate surfactant and/or an anionic sulphonate surfactant and other detergent active ingredients, the granule comprising at least a first and a second particulate component and optionally a binding agent, characterised in that the ratio of anionic sulphate surfactant to anionic sulphonate surfactant in the particulate components and in the optional binding agent is less than 1:4 or more than 4:1, preferably even less than 1:5 or more than 5:1. The invention also relates to specific granules comprising restricted degree of mixing of anionic sulphonate surfactant and zeolite, anionic sulphate surfactant and carbonate salts and/or restricted degree of mixing of polymeric builder and anionic surfactant, in particular sulphate surfactants.

Detergent granules

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Osaka, Japan

Teruaki Tatsuno