Detergent portions containing at least one detersive formulation wholly or
partly contained in a dimensionally stable hollow body having an
enclosure that wholly or partly surrounds the detersive formulation, the
enclosure being formed of an uncompressed material that can disintegrate
under laundering, cleaning, or washing conditions and that gives the
hollow body dimensional stability, and optionally, the dimensionally
stable hollow body having one or more means forming one or more
compartments therein.