Patent ID: 7871969

Claim:
A personal care cleansing bar composition having enhanced ability to remove dirt and grime from the skin, particularly the hands, said cleansing bar comprising about 58% by weight of a water soluble soap as the principal surfactant, about 9% by weight of water, about 2% by weight of synthetic surfactant, about 0.10% by weight by weight of borax and about 29% by weight of a water insoluble particle selected from the group consisting of limestone, dolomite or mixtures thereof having a hardness ranging from about 2 to about 3 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, said particles being dispersed throughout said bar composition and being of a size such that about 100% will pass through a 60 U.S. standard mesh sieve, about 98% will pass through a 100 U.S. standard mesh sieve, and about 81% will pass through a 200 U.S. standard mesh sieve, the presence of said particles in said bar composition creating a drag effect when the composition is used in bathing the skin which drag effect aids in removing dirt and grime from the skin.