Personal cleansing system comprising a polymeric diamond mesh bath sponge and a liquid cleanser with moisturizer

A personal bath or shower body cleansing and lathering kit comprising:

• (a) a light weight, hydrophobic, polymeric, netted, diamond mesh, hand-held personal cleansing sponge;
• said hand-held sponge having a diameter of from about 5 centimeters to about 20 centimeters;
• and
• (b) a cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion comprising:
• (1) a moisturizing phase comprising from about 1.0% to about 15% by weight of the liquid emulsion of a skin conditioner ingredient selected from the group consisting of esters of fatty acids, glycerin mono-esters glycerin di-esters, glycerin tri-esters, epidermal and sebaccous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil, silicone oil, silicone gum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oil adduct, cationic polymer and mixtures thereof;
• and
• (2) an aqueous cleansing phase comprising i) from about 10% to about 30% by weight of the liquid emulsion of a lathering surfactant wherein the lathering surfactant comprises from about 0.1% to about 20% of anionic surfactant and from about 0.1% to about 20% of amphoteric surfactant;
• wherein the anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant together comprise from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the emulsion;
• and wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant:amphoteric surfactant ranges from about 1:5 to about 20:1;
• and ii) water;
• and
• wherein said liquid cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has a neat viscosity of from about 5,000 cps to about 30,000 cps at 26.7.degree. C.

A method of cleaning and moisturizing the skin comprising applying a cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion to the skin and using a personal cleansing implement comprising hydrophobic polymeric trotted mesh personal cleansing implement to create a lather;

• wherein said cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has at least two phases comprising:
• (1) a moisturizing phase comprising from about 0.5% to about 33.5% by weight of the liquid emulsion of a skin conditioner ingredient selected from the group consisting of esters of fatty acids, glycerin mono-esters, glycerin di-esters glycerin tri-esters, epidermal and sebaceous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil, silicone oil, silicone gum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oil adduct, cationic polymer and mixtures thereof;
• and (2) an aqueous cleansing phase comprising:
• i) from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the liquid emulsion of a lathering surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants and mixtures of anionic surfactants;
• wherein the surfactant or mixture of surfactants has an equilibrium surface tension ranging from about 15 to about 50 dynes/cm as measured at the critical miscelle concentration at 25.degree. C.;
• and ii) water.

A method of cleansing and moisturizing the skin comprising applying a cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion to a personal cleansing implement comprising hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh, working the cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion into a lather, and applying the lathered emulsion to the skin with the personal cleansing implement;

• wherein said cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has at least two phases comprising:
• (1) a moisturizing phase comprising from about 0.5% to about 33.5% by weight of the emulsion of a skin conditioner ingredient selected from the group consisting of esters of fatty acids, glycerin mono-esters, glycerin di-esters, glycerin tri-esters, epidermal and sebaceous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil silicone oil, silicone gum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oil adduct, cationic polymer and mixtures thereof;
• and (2) an aqueous cleansing phase comprising:
• i) from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the emulsion of a lathering surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants and mixtures of anionic surfactants;
• wherein the surfactant or mixture of surfactants has an equilibrium surface tension ranging from about 15 to about 50 dynes/cm, as measured at the critical miscelle concentration at 25.degree. C.;
• and ii) water.

A method of cleansing and moisturizing the skin comprising applying a cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion to a personal cleansing implement comprising hydrophobic polymeric netted mesh and applying the emulsion to the skin with the personal cleansing implement in a manner to create a lather;

• wherein said cleansing and moisturizing liquid emulsion has at least two phases comprising:
• (1) a moisturizing phase comprising from about 0.5% to about 33.5% by weight of the emulsion of a skin conditioner ingredient selected the group consisting of esters of fatty acids, glycerin mono-esters, glycerin di-esters, glycerin tri-esters, epidermal and sebaceous hydrocarbons, lanolin, mineral oil, silicone oil, silicone gum, vegetable oil, petrolatum, vegetable oil adduct, cationic polymer and mixtures thereof;
• and (2) an aqueous cleansing phase comprising:
• i) from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the emulsion of lathering surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants and mixtures of anionic surfactants;
• wherein the surfactant or mixture of surfactants has an equilibrium surface tension ranging from about 15 to about 50 dynes/cm, as measured at the critical miscelle concentration at 25.degree. C.;
• and ii) water.