LOW VOC CONTENT WATERLESS CLEANER AND ARTICLE IMPREGNATED THEREWITH

摘要

An article is provided including composition of 0.5 to 15 total weight percent of a surfactant. The surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, or a combination thereof. The composition also includes 0.01 to 35 total weight percent of solvent including a microemulsion, a carboxylic acid ester based ketal ester solvent, or a combination thereof. 0.1 to 10 total weight percent of at least one emollient, and 60 to 99.3 total weight percent of water also being present. The resultant composition has total volatile organic content (VOC) composition of less than 2 total weight percent and as a result, the composition is more environmental benign and less irritating to skin than conventional waterless hand cleaners. The composition impregnated into a substrate of a towel presenting two opposed surfaces, the substrate having pores for absorbing and retaining the composition.

主权项

1. A hand cleaning article comprising:
a composition comprising: 0.5 to 15 total weight percent of a surfactant, said surfactant being a non-ionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, or a combination thereof;
a dibasic ester microemulsion, premixed and provided as a concentrate to said composition, said microemulsion comprising:
a non-soaping anionic surfactant present at 10 to 40 weight percent of the microemulsion; anda polar organic component present at 50 to 75 weight percent of the microemulsion and comprising at least a dibasic ester and a C2-C14 diol; at least one emollient; a total volatile organic content (VOC) that is less than 2 total weight percent; and a remainder by composition weight of water; and
a towel presenting two opposed surfaces, said substrate having pores for absorbing and retaining said composition.