quantities of 10 to 50 by weight based on the final detergent are preferably used as builders in the process according to the invention another preferred builder is water insoluble zeolite a in the production of the detergents in accordance with the invention sodium perborate and or sodium percarbonate are preferably used as bleaches if desired in combination with activators of which tetraacetyl ethylenediamine or diperoxydodecane dioic anhydride in addition to tetraacetyl glycoluril in quantities of 10 to 30 by weight based on the final detergent are preferred in addition other detergent ingredients such as for example enzymes foam inhibitors optical brighteners soil suspending agents fragrances and dyes may be incorporated in small quantities in the production of the paste form detergents in accordance with the invention the advantage of the detergents produced in accordance with the invention is that despite their reliable stability to sedimentation the detergents are initially liquid and can be readily pumped transported and introduced into containers in this state developing their paste like consistency after about 24 hours so that the handling advantages mentioned at the beginning are guaranteed in addition detergents produced in accordance with the invention show a negligible degradation of active oxygen a mixture of nonionic and anionic surfactants having the following composition was prepared at 80 u00b0 to 85 u00b0 c ______________________________________33 5 by weight c sub 12 15 oxoalcohol 2 moles ethylene oxide16 5 by weight c sub 12 18 fatty alcohol 7 moles ethylene oxide6 5 by weight c sub 13 17.