| abstract |
The present invention provides a cleansing bar composition comprising at least one cleansing agent selected from the group consisting of soap and surfactant; phenoxyethanol; and one or more hydrophobic stabilizing agents, wherein the composition is a solid cleansing bar. The present invention also provides a method of enhancing phenoxyethanol deposition by a cleansing bar, the method comprising the step of pre-mixing phenoxyethanol with one or more hydrophobic deposition aids during the manufacture of the cleansing bar. |