| abstract |
A perfume-containing carrier is provided for use in admixture with a particulate laundry detergent composition or as an additive to the wash solution separate from the detergent composition to impart a pleasing fragrance to laundered fabrics. The perfume-containing carrier comprises (i) discrete particles containing at least 75%, by weight, of a clay mineral other than talc and/or a zeolite; (ii) a perfume, said perfume being absorbed and/or absorbed on said particles; and (iii) a fabric-adhesive agent comprising at least one of an anionic detergent compound, a nonionic detergent compound, or a cationic compound selected fron the group consisting of primary, secondary and tertiary amines and their water-soluble salts, diamine and diammonium salts, and quaternary ammonium, phosphonium and sulfonium compounds, said fabric-adhesive agent being in contact with said particles and forming at least a partial coating upon the surface thereof, the perfume-containing carrier containing less than about 5%, by weight, of surface active detergent compounds other than cationic detergents. |