Cleansing articles for skin or hair
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1. 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; and
(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; and
wherein the substrate is a nonwoven substrate comprised of fibers.
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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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26 Claims
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1. A disposable, single use personal cleansing article especially useful for cleansing skin or hair, which article comprises:
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(A) a water-insoluble, substrate having at least one cleansing surface; and
(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; and
wherein the substrate is a nonwoven substrate comprised of fibers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
(A) a first layer, the first layer being wvet extensible in the plane of the first layer when the first layer is wetted; and
(B) a second layer which is less wet extensible when wetted than is said first layer;
wherein selected portions of said first layer are joined to said second layer in a manner which is sufficient to inhibit wet extension of said first layer in the plane of said first layer.
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12. The article of claim 11 wherein said first layer is apertured and has a wet extensibility of at least about 4 percent.
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13. The article of claim 12 wherein said first layer comprises a creped paper web and said second layer comprises a nonwoven web which is non-apertured.
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14. The article of claim 13 wherein selected portions of said first substrate layer are adhesively bonded to said second substrate layer to provide a plurality of generally parallel, spaced apart bonded regions and a plurality of generally parallel, spaced apart unbonded regions within said substrate.
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15. The article of claim 14 wherein selected portions of said first substrate layer are adhesively bonded to said second substrate layer to provide a continuous network bonded region which defines a plurality of discrete unbonded regions.
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16. An article according to claim 1 wherein the article is capable of generating an Average Lather Volume of greater than or equal to about 30 ml upon wetting.
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21. An article according to claim 1 wherein the fibers are formed into a sheet, mat, or pad layer.
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22. An article according to claim 1 wherein said nonwoven is made by a hydroentanglement process, a thermally bonding or thermo-bonding process, or a combination of such processes.
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23. An article according to claim 22 wherein said nonwoven is made by a hydroentanglement process.
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24. An article according to claim 1 wherein said apertures are hydroapertured.
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25. An article according to claim 1 wherein said nonwoven comprising a collection of fibers is made by air-laying, water-laying, meltblowing, coforming, spinbonding, or carding processes in which the nonwoven fibers are cut to desired lengths, passed into a water or air stream, and then deposited onto a screen or belt through which the fiber-laden air or water is passed.
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26. An article according to claim 1, wherein said substrate has rounded corners, said corner having a radius of from about 2 to 3 cm.
- 17. 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.
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19. A method of cleansing 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 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; and
(ii) at least one lathering surfactant, and (B) contacting the skin or hair with said wetted article. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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