Economical soap bar element

Abstract

A bar element intended for personal washing use only once or a few times, after which minimal soap remains on the element. The soap bar element includes an inexpensive, preferably inert, core supporting a relatively thin shell of soap. The core may be formed of any convenient material, such as rigid or foam polyurethane or polystyrene, or of water-soluble or biodegradable material such as oxycellulose polymers. The soap may be any solid soap material. The core may extend through one or more surfaces of the soap shell. The core comprises at least about 25%, and preferably greater than about 80%, by volume of the bar element.

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