Personal care cleaning article

A method of cleaning the skin comprising:

• (i) providing a skin cleaning article
• a. said article having a maximum diameter of between about 5 cm and about 15 cm and having at least first and second layers,
• b. said first layer having first and second opposed surfaces and further having a plurality of discrete apertures extending there through and individually having an area between 8 mm2 and 700 mm2,
• c. the first layer includes first and second regions, said first and second regions each comprising between 25% and 50% of the first layer and wherein a pattern of apertures is located in each of said first and second regions and further wherein the pattern of apertures within said first and second regions are distinct from one another,
• d. wherein the apertures in the first region comprise between 5-65% of the first region and the apertures of the second region comprise between 5-45% of the second region and further wherein apertures in the first region occupy at least 15% more area than the apertures of the second region,
• e. said second layer having first and second opposed surfaces wherein the first surface of the second layer has a rougher hand feel than the outer surface of the first layer,
• f. wherein the first surface of the second layer is adjacent the second surface of the first layer and further wherein said first surface of said second layer is exposed via the apertures in the first layer and in a recessed position relative to the first surface of the first layer;
• (ii) applying water or cleansers to the article thereby forming a wetted article;
• and then
• (iii) pressing and rubbing the first side of the first layer against the skin wherein the recessed first surface of the second layer directly contacts the skin through the apertures and cleans the skin.