Patent ID: 8080503

Claim:
A cleansing bar composition comprising: (a) at least about 15%, by weight of said composition, of water; (b) from about 40% to about 84%, by weight of said composition, of soap; (c) from 5.5% to about 15%, by weight of said composition, of an inorganic salt comprising a mixture of magnesium sulfate and sodium tripolyphosphate or a mixture of tetrasodium pyrophosphate and sodium tripolyphosphate; and (d) a component selected from the group consisting of: (i) carbohydrate structurant; (ii) humectant; (iii) free fatty acid; (iv) synthetic surfactant; and (v) mixtures thereof wherein a 1% solution of the cleansing bar dissolved in water has a pH from about 7 to about 12; wherein said cleansing bar composition has a Water Activity (Aw) of less than about 0.95; and wherein said cleansing bar composition is a milled bar.