Methods of cleansing skin or hair with cleansing articles
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1. A method of cleansing skin or hair, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) wetting a cleansing article with water;
wherein said cleansing article comprises;
(i) a water-insoluble, nonwoven substrate comprising a plurality of apertures, said apertures having an average diameter of from about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm; and
(ii) from about 0.5% to about 250%, by weight of said substrate, of a lathering surfactant; and
(b) contacting said skin or hair with said cleansing article.
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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.
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1. A method of cleansing skin or hair, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) wetting a cleansing article with water;
wherein said cleansing article comprises;
(i) a water-insoluble, nonwoven substrate comprising a plurality of apertures, said apertures having an average diameter of from about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm; and
(ii) from about 0.5% to about 250%, by weight of said substrate, of a lathering surfactant; and
(b) contacting said skin or hair with said cleansing article. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of cleansing skin or hair, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) wetting a cleansing article with water, wherein said cleansing article comprises;
(i) a water-insoluble, nonwoven substrate comprising a plurality of apertures, said apertures having an average diameter of from about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm; and
(ii) from about 0.5% to about 250%, by weight of said substrate, of a lathering surfactant;
(b) generating lather;
(c) contacting said skin or hair with said cleansing article;
(d) rinsing said skin or hair with water; and
(e) discarding said cleansing article after one use. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of cleansing skin or hair, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) wetting a cleansing article with water, wherein said cleansing article comprises;
(i) a water-insoluble, nonwoven substrate comprising a plurality of apertures, said apertures having an average diameter of from about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm;
(ii) from about 0.5% to about 250%, by weight of said substrate, of a lathering surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl glucoside, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium laureth sulfate, and mixtures thereof; and
(iii) glycerin;
(b) generating lather;
(c) contacting said skin or hair with said cleansing article;
(d) rinsing said skin or hair with water; and
(e) discarding said cleansing article after one use. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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