Patent ID: 7115551

Claim:
A disposable, single use personal cleansing article especially useful for cleansing skin or hair, which article comprises: (A) a water-insoluble substrate having at least one cleansing surface; and (B) from about 0.5% to about 250% by weight of said substrate of a lathering surfactant releasably associated with said substrate; wherein said water-insoluble substrate comprises: an elastomeric backing having an elongated orientation, a relaxed orientation, and path of response along which said backing contracts from said elongated orientation to said relaxed orientation; a nonwoven web in contact with said backing said nonwoven web comprising filaments having unsecured regions and fixed regions, said fixed regions comprised inter-fiber bonds joining said filament; and at least one construction bond for joining said nonwoven web with said backing, wherein said unsecured regions of said filaments are shirred when said backing is caused to return to its relaxed orientation.