Melting massage bar

1. A personal care cosmetic composition comprising:

about 60% to about 65% of a solid butter;

about 15% of a semi-solid butter, wherein the semi-solid butter is provided in a lesser weight percent of the personal care cosmetic composition than the solid butter;

an oil; and

about 10% to about 20% of a fatty alcohol, wherein the fatty alcohol is selected from the group consisting of the fatty alcohols listed in the table below:

Name

tert-Butyl alcohol

tert-Amyl alcohol

3-Methyl-3-pentanol

1-Heptanol (ethanthic alcohol)

1-Octanol (capryl alcohol)

Pelargoic alcohol (1-nonanol)

1-Decanol (decyl alcohol, capric alcohol)

Undecyl alcohol (1-undecanol, decanol,

Hendecanol)

Lauryl alcohol (dodecanol, 1-dodecanol)

Tridecyl alcohol (1-tridecanol, tridecanol,

isotridecanol)

Myristyl alcohol (1-tetradecanol)

Pentadecyl alcohol (1-pentadecanol,

pentadecanol)

Cetyl alcohol (1-hexadecanol)

Palmitoleyl alcohol (6-9-hexadecen-1-ol)

Heptadecyl alcohol (1-n-heptadecanol,

heptadecanol)

Stearyl alcohol (1-octadecanol)

Oleyl alcohol (1-octadecenol)

Nonadecyl alcohol (1-nonadecanol)

Arachidyl alcohol (1-eicosanol)

Heneicosyl alcohol (1-heneicosanol)

Behenyl alcohol (1-docosanol)

Erucyl alcohol (cis-13-docosen-1-ol)

Lignoceryl alcohol (1-tetracosanol)

Ceryl alcohol (1-hexacosanol)

1-Heptacosanol

Montanyl alcohol, cluytyl alcohol, or

1-octacosanol

1-Nonacosanol

Myricyl alcohol, melissyl alcohol, or

1-triacontanol

1-Dotriacontanol (Lacceryl alcohol)

Geddyl alcohol (1-tetratriacontanol).

2. The personal care cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein the personal care composition is solid at room temperature.

3. The personal care cosmetic composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of natural actives, binders, colorants, extracts, fillers, fragrances, opacifiers, and mixtures thereof.

4. The personal care cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein the personal care composition is employed as a massage bar.

5. A method comprising contacting the skin of a user with the personal care cosmetic composition of claim 1 .

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method is employed to massage the user.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method is employed to moisturize the user's skin.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method is employed to replenish and rejuvenate the user's skin.

9. The personal care cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein the fatty alcohol is selected from one or more of the group consisting of cetyl alcohol; behenyl alcohol; stearyl alcohol; oleyl alcohol; decyl alcohol; isostearyl alcohol; lauryl alcohol; myristyl alcohol; and arachidyl alcohol.