Water-activated "green" cleaning wipe
AssigneeS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorMarie-Esther Saint Victor
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Abstract
Eco-friendly, or “green”, cleaning wipes are disclosed. The wipes may include a substrate and a green concentrated aqueous cleaning composition impregnated therein. The wipes are dry to the touch before they are activated by water and applied to inanimate surfaces for cleaning. Because of the green concentrated cleaning composition and water-activation just before application, the disclosed wipes may clean larger surface areas and have longer shelf lives and lower weights for easy transportation, packaging and handling than conventional wet wipes that are pre-loaded with a diluted cleaning composition.
Claims20
A cleaning wipe comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a cleaning composition impregnated into the substrate, the cleaning composition comprising a green nonionic surfactant and water, the cleaning composition having a Natural Index of at least 85%.
A cleaning wipe comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a cleaning composition evenly impregnated throughout the substrate, the cleaning composition comprising a green nonionic surfactant and 10-40 wt % water, the cleaning composition having a Natural Index of at least 99%.
A method of cleaning a target surface, comprising the steps of:
- providing a cleaning wipe, the cleaning wipe comprising a substrate and a cleaning composition impregnated in the substrate, the cleaning composition comprising a green nonionic surfactant and water, the cleaning composition having a Natural Index of at least 95%;
- wetting the cleaning wipe with water to activate the cleaning wipe;
- and
- contacting the target surface with the activated cleaning wipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.