Patent ID: 6821940
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A premoistened wipe comprising:(a) a nonwoven substrate, said substrate being selected from the group consisting of carded nonwovens, air-laid nonwovens, melt blown nonwovens and spunbonded nonwovens; and (b) a composition comprising: (i) optionally, a toxicologically-acceptable anionic surfactant; (ii) optionally, a toxicologically-acceptable chelant; (iii) optionally, a toxicologically-acceptable nonionic surfactant; (iv) optionally, a toxicologically-acceptable buffer; (v) optionally, a toxicologically-acceptable preservative; (vi) optionally, a toxicologically-acceptable suds suppressor; (vii) optionally, a toxicologically-acceptable perfume; and (viii) the balance comprising an aqueous carrier, said aqueous carrier comprising water and optionally, a low molecular weight, toxicologically-acceptable organic solvent; wherein said composition contains at least a surfactant selected from the group consisting of (i), (iii) and combinations thereof; said composition has a pH of from about 9.5 to about 13.0 and is loaded onto said substrate at a loading factor of at least about 0.5 grams of composition per gram of dry substrate so that said substrate is wet by said composition; wherein said substrate is releasably carries the composition; and said composition comprises only GRAS and/or food grade ingredients.