Abstract: A chamois-foam laminate sandwich structure is provided to increase the water absorbent properties by foam reservoir pockets and to provide for increased water delivery upon squeezing with substantially the same "hand" and feel as the original chamois.

Abstract: An improved cleaning-and washing-pad material, which pad material comprises in combination: a soft natural or synthetic shearling sheet material forming one surface of the pad material and a tough, nylon-mesh material forming the other surface of the pad, the shearling material and the nylon material sewed together about the peripheral edges to form a cavity therein; and a soft, resilient, substantially open-cell, polyurethane or cellulose sponge material loosely inserted within the hollow cavity to provide body and bulk to the pad, whereby the improved cleaning- and washing-pad material presents a soft water-absorbent surface for washing and a tough scrubbing surface for cleaning purposes.