Cleansing pad

Abstract

A cleansing device is made of a web of fibers, forming a pad, where the pad includes a cleansing agent therein. In making the cleansing pad, the cleansing agent is initially heated from solid form into liquid form, and distributed essentially throughout one or more portions of the pad in liquid form to substantially coat the fibers in said portions of the pad. After application of the liquid cleansing agent, the pad is then allowed to cool such that the cleansing agent solidifies and remains solid at a desired range above at and above room temperature. Thereafter, in use, the pad is applied for cleaning an object in conjunction with a solvent such as water. The solvent dissolves the solidified cleaning agent into a solution that includes quantities of the solvent and dissolved cleansing agent for cleansing the object. The pad can be used in this manner multiple times without the need for application of other cleansing agent to the pad. As such, the pad is a self-contained, long lasting product that does not require the user to reapply cleansing agents to the pad with every use.

Description

RELATED APPLICATION [0001] Applicant claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 484,786, entitled “Soap and wash sponge”, filed on Jul. 3, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to cleansing pads and processes for forming such cleansing pads with a cleansing composition therein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Cleansing pads and sponges have been used at home and in other applications for cleaning purposes such as for cleansing the human body, cleansing inanimate bodies / objects and the like. Typically, a user applies a cleansing compound to a pad or the body to be cleansed, and then the pad is rubbed over the object for cleaning action. The body is then rinsed off the cleansing compound. [0004] A variation in the above process has been to create a cleansing pad by placing a cleaning agent such as bar of soap or liquid soap inside a sponge for washing the body in the shower or bath. Such a sponge ...

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Benefits of technology

[0008] After application of the liquid cleansing agent, the pad is then allowed to cool such that the cleansing agent solidifies and remains solid at a desired range above at and above room temperature. Thereafter, in use, the pad is applied for cleaning an object in conjunction with a solvent such as water. The solvent dissolves the solidified cleaning agent into a solution that includes quantities of the solvent and dissolved cleansing agent for cleansing the object. The pad can be used in this manner multiple times without the need for application of other cleansing agent to the pad. As such, the pad is a self-contained, long lasting product that does not require the user to reapply cleansing agents to the pad with every use.

Problems solved by technology

However, such cleansing pads fall apart due to the weight of the soap and the water in the sponge, or leak out soap.

Further, in such cleansing pads, because the soap is in a reservoir, the lathering action may be limited because the lather must travel from within the reservoir through the sponge to the surface of the sponge for cleansing the body.

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