| abstract |
A flexible, non-foaming personal hygiene article in the form of a soluble porous solid structure, comprising: (a) from 0% to 10% ionic surfactant; (b) from 1% to 60% of a surface-residing hydrophobic coating, wherein said coating comprises a non-surfactant cosmetic benefit agent; (c) from 15% to 70% polymeric structurant, wherein said polymeric structurant has a heavy average molecular weight of from about 40,000 to about 500,000; and (d) from 1% to 30% plasticizer; wherein said article has a density of from about 0.05 g / cm3 to about 0.4 g / cm3; and wherein said coating has a Vaughan solubility parameter (VSP) from 0 (cal / cm3) 1/2 to 10 (cal / cm3) 1/2, alternatively from 1 (cal / cm3) 1/2 to 10 (cal / cm3) 1/2 alternatively from 3 (cal / cm3) 1/2 to 10 (cal / cm3) 1/2, alternatively from 5 (cal / cm3) 1/2 to 10 (cal / cm3) 1/2. |