Scouring article and methods of making and using

A scouring article comprising:

• a monolithic nonwoven pad comprising an interior and a first major surface and a second major surface, the monolithic nonwoven pad comprising:
• at least some nonwoven fibers that are bonded to each other by fiber-fiber melt-bonding;
• and,
• at least some nonwoven fibers that are bonded to each other by a binder that is distributed throughout the monolithic nonwoven pad in the form of globules;
• wherein the monolithic nonwoven pad comprises a first semi-densified fibrous layer that is integral with the monolithic nonwoven pad and that comprises an outward major surface that provides the first major surface of the monolithic nonwoven pad;
• and wherein the first major surface of the monolithic nonwoven pad comprises a first array of spaced-apart scouring bodies including particles of melamine-formaldehyde resin, at least selected scouring bodies of which first array each comprise an inward portion that penetrates at least partially into the first semi-densified fibrous layer of the monolithic nonwoven pad, and an outward portion that protrudes outward at least 0.2 mm beyond the first major surface of the monolithic nonwoven pad.