The invention relates to a fragrance and / or
fabric softener (16) for a washing
machine (1), comprising - 50-95% by weight of a
carrier material, - 1-15% by weight of perfume or encapsulated perfume, and - 0-50% of a
solid fabric softener component, wherein the fragrance and / or
fabric softener (16) is designed as a
solid block whose geometry is adapted to a fabric softener compartment (6) of a washing
machine.The invention further relates to a washing
machine (1) comprising a tub (3) for holding water, a drum (3a) rotatably mounted in the tub for holding
laundry, a dispenser (4) with a detergent compartment (5) for holding detergent and a fabric softener compartment (6) for holding a fragrance and / or fabric softener (16) which is designed as a
solid block, a
water supply device (4a, 4b) for admitting the water via the dispenser (4) into the tub (3), and a control and / or regulating device which is designed and configured to control and / or regulate the
water supply device (4a, 4b) in such a way that it supplies a predetermined amount of water to the fabric softener compartment (6) during a last rinse cycle of a plurality of rinse cycles of a washing program, so that a predetermined amount of the fragrance and / or fabric softener (16) is dissolved from the water and supplied to the tub (3).Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for operating the washing machine.