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US 2026/0193847 A1Published application
Soft treated tissue having improved hand protection
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsFrederick J. Lang, Jinghua Lai
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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsFrederick J. Lang, Jinghua Lai
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The multi-ply tissue products are treated on one or more of their outer surfaces with a softening composition comprising a polysiloxane and a wetting-agent, such as a non-ionic surfactant. The amount of polysiloxane, which is preferably hydrophobic, and wetting-agent in the softening composition are such that composition provides the tissue product with a surprisingly balance of hand protection, in the form of relatively slow liquid strike-through, and good softens. The strike-through time may be measured using the Hercules Size Test (HST) and softness may be measured using the tissue softness analyzer (TSA). In certain instances, the tissue products may have a HST value from about 15 seconds to about 35 seconds and a TS7 value less than about 10.0. Generally, the foregoing physical properties are achieved by treating the tissue products with a softening compositing comprising at least 8 wt % wetting agent.
A multi-ply treated facial tissue product comprising a first, a second and a third tissue ply, wherein the first and second plies form a first and a second outer surface of the tissue product, a softening composition comprising a polysiloxane and a wetting agent disposed on the first and the second outer surfaces, wherein the tissue product has a HST value from about from about 10 seconds to about 40 seconds and TS7 less than about 10.0.
A treated tissue product having a first and a second outwardly facing surface, the tissue product comprising a first, a second and third tissue ply and a softening composition disposed on the first or the second outwardly facing surface, the softening composition comprising at least one polysiloxane and a wetting agent wherein the wetting agent comprises from 8 wt % to 15 wt % of the softening composition, the tissue product having a GMT ranging from about 800 to about 1,000 g/3″, a HST ranging from about from 10 seconds to 40 seconds and a TS7 value from 7.50 to about 10.0.
A method of manufacturing a tissue product comprising the steps of:
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