BAMBOO FIBER BABY WIPES

• US 20110017631A1
• Filed: 07/23/2010
• Published: 01/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bumboosa, LLC
• Original Assignee: Bumboosa, LLC
• Inventors: Sheasley, Sonja
• Application Number:
  US12/842,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20110017631A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/524.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/17 containing cleaning agents A47L13/19 takes precedence ; chemical compositions C11D17/049
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/87 Application Devices; Containers; Packaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/0208 Tissues; Wipes; Patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/922 of vegetable origin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/10 Washing or bathing preparations
• CPC Class Codes: D04H 1/4266 Natural fibres not provided for in group D04H1/425
• CPC Class Codes: D06M 13/005 Compositions containing perfumes; Compositions containing deodorants
• CPC Class Codes: D06M 16/00 Biochemical treatment of fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, e.g. enzymatic
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/282 Coating or impregnation contains natural gum, rosin, natural oil, or wax

Abstract

The invention relates in some aspects to compositions, e.g., wipes, e.g., sanitary wipes, infant wipes, etc., comprising a bamboo fiber and a isolated essential oil, and methods of use thereof.

Claims

1. A composition, comprising:

bamboo fibers and at least one isolated essential oil, wherein the bamboo fibers are in the form of a cloth.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one isolated essential oil is selected from the group consisting of sage, thyme, winter savory, mandarin, grapefruit, bitter orange, sweet orange, lime, lemon, chamomile, dill, lavender, neroli, rose, tarragon, rosemary, peppermint, cinnamon, geranium, rosemary, orange, clove and yarrow essential oils.

11. The composition of claim 1, wherein one of the at least one isolated essential oil is a lavender essential oil.

12. The composition of claim 1 or 11, wherein one of the at least one isolated essential oil is a citrus essential oil.

13. The composition of claim 12, wherein the citrus oil is selected from the group consisting of lime, lemon, mandarin, grapefruit, bitter orange, and sweet orange essential oils.

15. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises a mixture of the isolated essential oil and an aqueous solution.

16. The composition of claim 15, wherein the volume of the at least one isolated essential oil ranges from about 0.1% to about 5% of the volume of the aqueous solution.

20. The composition of claim 1, wherein the bamboo fibers are non-woven bamboo fibers.

21. The composition of claim 1, wherein the bamboo fibers are woven bamboo fibers.

23. The composition of claim 1, wherein the cloth has a length ranging from about 5 cm to about 25 cm and a width ranging from about 10 cm to about 30 cm.

25. The composition of claim 1, wherein the cloth has a weight ranging from about 25 cm to about 65 grams per square meter.

27. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises bamboo fibers of a bamboo species selected from the group consisting of Acidosasa sp., Ampleocalamus sp., Arundinaria sp., Bambusa sp., Bashania sp., Borinda sp., Brachystachyum sp., Cephalostachyum sp., Chimonobambusa sp., Chusquea sp., Dendrocalamus sp., Dinochloa sp., Drepanostachyum sp., Eremitis sp., Fargesia sp., Gaoligongshania sp., Gelidocalamus sp., Gigantocloa sp., Guadua sp., Hibanobambusa sp., Himalayacalamus sp., Indocalamus sp., Indosasa sp., Lithachne sp., Melocanna sp., Menstruocalamus sp., Nastus sp., Neohouzeaua sp., Neomicrocalamus sp., Ochlandra sp., Oligostachyum sp., Olmeca sp., Otatea sp., Oxytenanthera sp., Phyllostachys sp., Pleioblastus sp., Pseudosasa sp., Raddia sp., Rhipidocladum sp., Sasa sp., Sasaella sp., Sasamorpha sp., Schizostachyum sp., Semiarundinaria sp., Shibatea sp., Sinobambusa sp., Thamnocalamus sp., Thyrsostachys sp., and Yushania sp.

43. A method of cleaning a substrate, the method comprising:

contacting the substrate with the composition of claim 1.

48. The method of claim 43, wherein the substrate is skin, wood, plastic, ceramic, glass or metal.

51. A cleaning product, comprising:

a container housing bamboo fibers and a isolated essential oil the composition of claim 1.

60. The cleaning product of claim 51, wherein the container houses about 50 to about 100 cloths.

62. The cleaning product of claim 51, wherein the container is a rigid container.

63. The cleaning product of claim 51, wherein the container is a flexible container.

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