Skin conditioning toilet bar

Claim 1

A toilet bar having enhanced skin conditioning properties by imparting to the user's skin a non-oily, talc-like, silky, very smooth, non-powdery feel and comprising a solid compressed form containing, on a percent by weight basis: (a) from about 40% to about 90% of a cleansing agent which is physiologically acceptable to the skin and selected from the group consisting of (1) solid anionic and aliphatic nonionic synthetic detergents which are moldable into a solid bar and exhibit surface active characteristics and have required lathering properties, (2) soaps selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and alkanolamine salts of fatty acids containing from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, and (3) combinations thereof; (b) from about 1% to about 5% of at least one skin conditioning member compatible with said cleansing agent and selected from the group consisting of alkali metal isostearyl lactylate or glycolate and their physiologically acceptable amine salts; and (c) from about 4% to about 25% water.

Claim 7

A method of imparting a non-oily, talc-like, silky, very smooth, non-powdery feel to a user's skin following cleansing with a toilet bar, said method comprising: (I) applying to the skin an effective amount of a cleansing composition from a solid compressed toilet bar, said bar containing on a percent by weight basis: (a) from about 40% to about 90% of a cleansing agent which is physiologically acceptable to the skin and selected from the group consisting of (1) solid anionic and aliphatic nonionic synthetic detergents which are moldable into a solid bar and exhibit surface active characteristics and have required lathering properties, (2) soaps selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and alkanolamine salts of fatty acids containing from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, and (3) combinations thereof; (b) from about 1% to about 5% of at least one skin conditioning agent and selected from the group consisting of alkali metal isostearyl lactylate or glycolate and their physiologically acceptable amine salts; and (c) from about 4% to about 25% water; and (II) subsequently rinsing the skin with water.

Claim 8

A method of imparting a non-oily, talc-like, silky, very smooth, non-powdery feel to a user's skin following cleansing with a toilet bar, said method comprising: (I) applying to the skin an effective amount of a cleansing composition from a solid compressed toilet bar, said bar containing on a percent by weight basis: (a) from about 40% to about 90% of a cleansing agent which is physiologically acceptable to the skin and selected from the group consisting of (1) solid anionic and aliphatic nonionic synthetic detergents which are moldable into a solid bar and exhibit surface active characteristics and have required lathering properties, (2) soaps selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, ammonium and alkanolamine salts of fatty acids containing from 8 to 24 carbon atoms, and (3) combinations thereof; (b) from about 1% to about 5% of at least one skin conditioning agent and selected from the group consisting of alkali metal isostearyl lactylate or glycolate and their physiologically acceptable amine salts; and (c) from about 4% to about 25% water; and (II) subsequently rinsing the skin with water.