Methods of forming paper products and paper products formed through the methods

A method of forming a paper product, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing an aqueous suspension of cellulosic fibers;
• diluting the aqueous suspension with water to form a diluted aqueous suspension having a solids content of from about 0.3 wt % to about 1.8 wt %, based on a total weight of the diluted aqueous suspension;
• subjecting the diluted aqueous suspension to a high shear operation;
• adding an aqueous composition to the diluted aqueous suspension, wherein the aqueous composition comprises an adduct formed from the reaction of glyoxal and a polyvinylamide prepolymer;
• forming the diluted aqueous suspension into a sheet by a headbox;
• and
• drying the sheet to form the paper product;
• wherein the aqueous composition is added to the diluted aqueous suspension after the diluted aqueous suspension is subjected to the high shear operation and before the diluted aqueous suspension is passed to the headbox;
• and
• wherein the method is free of any high shear operation after the aqueous composition is added and before the diluted aqueous suspension is passed to the headbox.