A laundry composition comprising at least one surfactant and at least one heat sensitive component, the composition being contained within a package, the package comprising a base (5) and at least one side wall, the side wall or walls comprising an inner plastic layer enclosed at least partially within an outer plastic layer, wherein the outer plastic layer incorporates light protective zones on every side wall, said zones covering at least 60% of the area of (10) each respective side wall and said zones being defined by (a) an L*a*b* value where a* and b* are maintained close to zero, and L is between 50 and 80; and (b) reflectivity above 0.4 for incident light having a frequency from 420 - 1050 nm. 15 20