An article is provided for cleansing surfaces, the article includes a curvilinear
pouch formed from a plurality of walls, at least one of the walls being water permeable,
and at least one of the walls being formed from at least one web of non-woven entangled
fibers, the fibers being entangled in a direction perpendicular to a major longitudinal
axis of the web. An effervescent cleanser composition which is an anhydrous dry
solid activatable by water to generated gases is held within the pouch, and upon
generation of gases the pouch walls billow outwardly. Orientation of the entangled
fibers in the direction of the minor axis minimizes puckering of the article in use.
