Patent ID: 7381693

Claim:
A cleansing article comprising: i) a foamable composition comprising: a) a foaming surfactant, b) from about 0.1 to about 20% of a thermo-reversible gelling agent having a melting temperature between about 30° C. and about 80° C., c) from about 20% to about 70% water wherein the foamable composition is a semi-solid elastic gel having a compliance of about 0.06 to about 1 mm/gm/cm 2 when measured at a stress value of 3.95 gm/cm 2 by the Instron Indentation Test; and ii) a fibrous layer comprising a continuous network of bonded fibers, have a porosity greater than about 0.95; wherein the fibrous layer is a web comprised of fibers selected from polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide, cellulose, modified or regenerated cellulose and blends thereof, and is at least partially encompassed by the foamable composition and wherein the weight ratio of the foamable composition to the fibrous layer is in the range from about 30 to 1 to about 2000 to 1, and wherein the cleansing article has the shape of a toilet bar.