Patent ID: 6846787

Claim:
Bar composition comprising: (1) a precursor bar composition comprising 40 to 88% by wt. of final bar wherein said precursor is formed within a defined formulation range when the following mol % of components are mixed: a. 0 to 12.5 mol % unsaturated fatty acid b. about 50 to 87.5 mol % fatty acid having chain length C 16 or greater; c. about 12.5 to 50 mol % caustic; (2) about 7% to 25% by wt. final bar synthetic surfactant (3) about 5 to 15% by wt. final bar of water; and (4) about 0% to 20% by wt. final bar filler; wherein said precursor bar composition is substantially free of soap or fatty acid having chain length C 14 or below and said final bar has substantially no soap or free fatty acid of chain length C 14 or below except for any which may be brought in by components other than the precursor bar composition; and wherein said bar has lather of at least 50 ml as measured by standard lather appraisal test.