Dry-cleaning article, composition and methods

Abstract

The invention is directed to a dry-cleaning article suitable for use in the home. The article includes a sheet that is permeated with 51-98% by weight of organic solvent such as paraffins, olefins, acetylenes or mixtures thereof, 1-35% by weight of water, optionally with 1-14% by weight of emulsifier such as PEMULEN.TM., Carbopol.TM., Emuluin.TM. and/or Emulphor.TM. to allow the water to be uniformly mixed into the solvent. The composition can also include 1-5% by weight of perfume for scenting clothing, and 1-5 % by weight of nonionic and/or anionic surfactant to provide additional stain removal capability of the composition. The invented composition is thus organic-solvent-based and is particularly effective to remove body or cosmetic oil stains from garments. The invention is also directed to the composition and methods for using the sheet in a drying machine.

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