To provide an article for washing upgraded in solubility and a strength and improved in a commercial value (preservation stability, an appearance, and the like) and shipping preventability of defective products.

This sheet-shaped article for washing having ≤15 mm thickness is formed by packing a detergent composition for washing containing a surfactant such as a detergent, a bleaching agent, a softening agent and a sizing agent with a water-soluble film comprising an organic compound having 30-80°C melting point and 30-90 wt.% solubility in water at 20°C and having 40-90% total light transmittance measured by JIS K 7361-1:1997.