Cleansing articles for skin or hair
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsDavid M. McAtee, Erik J. Hasenoehrl
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Abstract
The present invention relates to disposable, personal cleansing articles useful for cleansing the skin or hair. These articles are used by the consumer by wetting the dry article with water and then rubbing the article against the skin or hair. The article comprises a water insoluble substrate having a cleansing surface that contains apertures of a certain size and frequency, and a lathering surfactant releasably associated with the substrate. Preferably, the articles of the present invention further comprise a conditioning component.
Claims26
A disposable, single use personal cleansing article especially useful for cleansing skin or hair, which article comprises:
- (A) a water-insoluble, substrate having at least one cleansing surface;
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- (B) from about 0.5% to about 250% by weight of said substrate of a lathering surfactant releasably associated with said substrate;
- wherein the cleansing surface of said substrate contains a plurality of apertures which range in average size from about 0.5 to 5 mm in diameter and which are located within said cleansing surface of said substrate at a frequency of from about 0.5 to about 12 per linear centimeter;
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- wherein the substrate is a nonwoven substrate comprised of fibers.
A method of manufacturing a disposable, single use personal care cleansing article comprising the step of adding at least one lathering surfactant onto or impregnating at least one lathering surfactant into water-insoluble substrate having a cleansing surface which contains apertures ranging in average diameter from about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm and having a frequency of from about 0.5 to about 12 apertures per linear centimeter, and wherein said resulting article is substantially dry.
A method of cleansing the skin or hair with a personal cleansing article, comprising the steps of:
- (A) wetting with water a substantially dry, disposable, single use personal cleansing article comprising:
- (i) a water insoluble substrate having a cleansing surface containing apertures ranging in average diameter from about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm and having a frequency from about 0.5 to about 12 apertures per linear centimeter;
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- (ii) at least one lathering surfactant, and
- (B) contacting the skin or hair with said wetted article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.