The present invention relates to extruded soap bars having improved transparency. Specifically, by balancing the amounts of C.sub.16 (palmitic acid) and C.sub.18 (stearic acid) fatty acids to have a ratio in the final bar of 1, substantially improved transparency is unexpectedly obtained.

The present invention relates to extruded soap bars having improved transparency. Specifically, by balancing the amounts of C.sub.16 (palmitic acid) and C.sub.18 (stearic acid) fatty acids to have a ratio in the final bar of 1, substantially improved transparency is unexpectedly obtained.

A solid detergent composition comprising: (a) a salt of an amine and a fatty acid wherein at least 50% of the fatty acid molecules have at least 16 carbon atoms; (b) at least one nitrogen containing surfactant; (c) at least one anionic surfactant; (d) at least one solvent including at least one hydroxy functional group; and (c) water; wherein water makes up no more than 20 wt % of the total detergent composition.

The present invention relates to a core-and-shell laundry composition, wherein the shell comprises: at least one amphoteric surfactant, at least two anionic surfactants, wherein a first anionic surfactant comprises or consists of at least one alkanolamine soap, and at least one polar organic solvent; wherein the shell is in the form of a self-standing gel or a solid at a temperature lower than 50 C. The invention also relates to a method of cleaning a stain on a laundry item and optionally washing the laundry item and to the use of the composition according to the invention for the removal of stains form a garment and/or the removal of malodour form a garment and/or the reduction or elimination of bacteria, viruses and/or fungi from a garment.

A method is disclosed. The method includes providing a cleaning member formed from a consumable cleaning material and including a cavity formed by one or more interior walls of the cleaning member, inserting a cleaning member remnant through an aperture of the cavity formed at a first end surface of a first end portion of the cleaning member, providing and holding a fluid in the cavity holding the cleaning member remnant when the first end surface is facing upward, and attaching the cleaning member remnant to the one or more interior walls based on holding the fluid.