Process for making a toilet bar containing a transparent decorative top layer

A process for the preparation of a soap article containing at least one partially diffused dye, the process comprising:

• providing a molten transparent soap composition;
• applying at least one color dye mixture to a portion of a mold cavity;
• pouring the molten first transparent soap composition into soap article mold to fill the mold, such that the dye is partially diffused into the transparent soap composition;
• cooling the soap article to solidify the transparent soap composition;
• and
• removing the cooled soap article.

A process for the preparation of a soap article containing three diffused dyes, the process comprising:

• providing a first transparent soap composition;
• applying a first color dye mixture to a first portion of a mold cavity;
• applying a second color dye mixture to a second portion of a mold cavity;
• applying a third color dye mixture to a third portion of a mold cavity;
• pouring a molten first transparent soap composition into soap article mold to partially fill the mold to a depth of approximately 30-70% of the total mold depth, such that the first color dye, the second color dye, and the third color dye are partially diffused into the first transparent soap composition, and such that the first color dye mixture is partially diffused into the second color dye mixture and the third color dye mixture;
• cooling the first transparent soap composition;
• providing a second soap composition;
• pouring the second soap composition into the mold to essentially fill the mold;
• cooling the soap article to solidify the first and second compositions;
• and
• removing the cooled soap article.