Method for cleansing and conditioning the skin

A method of cleansing and conditioning the skin comprising the steps of:

• 1. Applying to the skin a composition comprising;
• a. from about 3% to about 95% by weight of a soap selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of fatty acids containing from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms and mixtures of said soaps;
• and
• b. from about 0.25% to about 25% of a skin conditioning agent selected from;
• I. Stearylammonium laurate, stearylammonium stearate, distearyldimethylammonium laurate and distearyldimethylammonium stearate, ##STR11## wherein R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and aliphatic hydrocarbyl groups containing from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms with at least one of R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 being an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, wherein R.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12, R.sub.13 R.sub.14 and R.sub.15 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1 to C.sub.24 aliphatic hydrocarbyl groups with at least one of R.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12, R.sub.13, R.sub.14 and R.sub.15 being an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, wherein R.sub.19, R.sub.20, R.sub.21 and R.sub.22 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and aliphatic hydrocarbyl groups containing from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms, with at least one of R.sub.19, R.sub.20, R.sub.21 and R.sub.22 being an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group containing from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, wherein n is an integer of from 1 to about 20, wherein m is an integer of from 2 to about 20 and wherein A is an anion which is selected from the group consisting of the anions of fatty acid soaps and anionic synthetic detergents;
• wherein the weight ratio of soap to conditioning agent is from about 3:1 to 100:1 and wherein said composition is substantially free of synthetic detergents;
• and
• 2.