Abstract: A cleansing composition comprising a sulfate surfactant; a fatty acid soap; a silver compound; a thickening agent; and a nitrate. A pH of the cleansing composition is 5 to 10. Another cleansing composition comprising a sulfate surfactant; a silver compound; a thickening agent; a nitrate; and a preservative. A pH of this cleansing composition is 4 to 5.5.

Abstract: The invention relates to bar composition comprising minimum floor levels of C10 soap while minimizing ratio of unsaturated C18 soap to caprate. Such bars provide enhanced rapid, antibacterial activity. Disclosed is a soap bar composition comprising: a) 25 to 85%, preferably 35 to 75% by weight of C8 to C24 fatty acid soap comprising: (i) C10 soap at 8% or 15% or greater, more preferably 16 to 32% by weight of total bar composition; and, (ii) unsaturated C18 soap, wherein weight ratio of said unsaturated C18 soap to C10 (caprate) soap is 1.2 to 0.1. b) 1 to 45% organic and inorganic adjuvant materials by weight of the composition; and, c) 5 to 30%, preferably 13 to 28% water by weight of the composition, wherein excess of C10 soap to unsaturated C18 soap is at least 6%.