Cleansing and conditioning article for skin or hair
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1. A disposable, single use personal care cleansing and conditioning article comprising:
- (A) a water insoluble substrate, wherein at least a first portion of said substrate is wet extensible and at least a second portion of said substrate is less wet extensible than said first portion, wherein selected portions of said first portion are joined to said second portion in a manner which is sufficient to inhibit wet extension of said first portion in the plane of said first portion, and wherein said selected portions of said first portion are bonded to said second portion to provide a continuous bonded region which defines a plurality of discrete unbonded regions; and
(B) at least one lathering surfactant added onto or impregnated into said substrate, wherein said article is substantially dry prior to use.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing article useful for both cleansing the skin or hair, and more particularly to a disposable, cleansing article having a substrate which preferably comprises of multiple layers. These articles are used by the consumer by wetting the dry article with water. The article comprises a water insoluble substrate having at least a first portion that is wet extensible and at least a second portion that is less wet extensible than said first portion and a lathering surfactant. Preferably, the articles of the present invention further comprise a conditioning component.
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27 Claims
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1. A disposable, single use personal care cleansing and conditioning article comprising:
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(A) a water insoluble substrate, wherein at least a first portion of said substrate is wet extensible and at least a second portion of said substrate is less wet extensible than said first portion, wherein selected portions of said first portion are joined to said second portion in a manner which is sufficient to inhibit wet extension of said first portion in the plane of said first portion, and wherein said selected portions of said first portion are bonded to said second portion to provide a continuous bonded region which defines a plurality of discrete unbonded regions; and (B) at least one lathering surfactant added onto or impregnated into said substrate, wherein said article is substantially dry prior to use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of manufacturing a disposable, single use personal care cleansing and conditioning article comprising the step of separately or simultaneously adding onto or impregnating into a water insoluble substrate, wherein at least a first portion of said substrate is wet extensible and at least a second portion of said substrate is less wet extensible than said first portion,
(A) at least one lathering surfactant, and (B) a conditioning component having a lipid hardness value of greater than about 0.02 kg, wherein said resulting article is substantially dry.
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25. A method of cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair with a personal cleansing article, comprising the steps of:
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(A) wetting with water a substantially dry, disposable, single use personal cleansing article comprising; (i) a water insoluble substrate, wherein at least a first portion of said substrate is wet extensible and at least a second portion of said substrate is less wet extensible than said first portion, (ii) at least one lathering surfactant, and (iii) a conditioning component having a lipid hardness value of greater than about 0.02 kg, and (B) contacting the skin or hair with said wetted article. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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