Pre moistened wipes for use in treating anal rectal irritations and disorders
View Patent ↗Many people who suffer from anal rectal discomfort and disorders need fibrous sheet materials which are pre-moistened with a solution for improved cleansing without excessive skin irritation. The invention particularly concerns wet wipes, such as anal-rectal wipes, which comprises a solution comprising hamamelis water or witch hazel, to effectively treat anal-rectal disorders.
1. A wet wipe for cleansing skin comprising a fibrous sheet material and an aqueous-based formulation which comprises:
a.) from about 10 to about 50 weight percent witch hazel;
b.) from about 0.01 to about 2 weight percent ethoxylated shea butter; and
c.) from about 0.01 to about 2 weight percent vitamin E acetate;
wherein the weight percent is based on a total weight of said formulation;
and
wherein said formulation is prepared by:
i) forming a side-phase by
(a) melting the ethoxylated shea butter at 50 degrees C. in a side-phase mixing vessel;
(b) adding the vitamin E acetate to the side-phase mixing vessel; and
(c) mixing the ethoxylated shea butter and the vitamin E acetate in the side-phase mixing vessel; and
ii) mixing the side-phase to a main batch at 25 degrees C. with vigorous mixing.
2. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein said wet wipe comprises from about 10 to about 90 weight percent of said formulation based on a dry weight of said wet wipe.
3. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein said wet wipe comprises from about 4:1 formulation to wipe based on dry weight of said wet wipe.
4. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein the formulation comprises a ratio of ethoxylated shea butter to vitamin E acetate of about 10:1.
5. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein the formulation comprises about 1.5% ethoxylated shea butter, wherein the weight percent is based on a total weight of said solution.
6. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein the formulation comprises at least one surfactant, wherein the at least one surfactant is capryl/capramidopropyl betaine.
7. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein the formulation further includes from about 0.1 to about 0.5 weight percent based on a total weight of said formulation of at least one antimicrobial preservative, wherein the antimicrobial preservative comprises diazolidinyl urea, propylparaben, and methylparaben.
8. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein the formulation has a pH of from about 5 to about 7.
9. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein said formulation further comprises from about 0.01 to about 10 weight percent glycerin based on a total weight of said formulation.
10. The wet wipe according to claim 1 said formulation further comprises from about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent botanical extracts based on a total weight of said formulation.
11. The wet wipe according to claim 1 wherein the formulation comprises about 20 weight percent witch hazel based on a total weight of said formulation.
12. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein said aqueous-based formulation comprises:
a.) about 50 weight percent witch hazel;
b.) about 9 weight percent glycerin;
c.) about 5 weight percent propylene glycol;
d.) about 1.5 weight percent ethoxylated shea butter;
e.) about 0.2 weight percent cucumber extract;
f.) about 0.2 weight percent chamomile extract;
g.) about 0.2 weight percent diazolidinyl urea;
h.) about 0.2 weight percent fragrance;
i.) about 0.2 weight percent methylparaben;
j.) about 0.1 weight percent capramidopropyl betaine;
k.) about 0.1 weight percent aloe vera;
l.) about 0.1 weight percent vitamin E actetate;
m.) about 0.09 weight percent citric acid;
n.) about 0.09 weight percent sodium citrate;
o.) about 0.05 weight percent edetate disodium;
p.) about 0.05 weight percent propylparaben; and
q.) about 33 weight percent added purified water;
based on a total weight of said formulation.
13. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein said aqueous-based formulation comprises:
a.) about 20 weight percent witch hazel;
b.) about 9 weight percent glycerin;
c.) about 5 weight percent propylene glycol;
d.) about 1.5 weight percent ethoxylated shea butter;
e.) about 0.2 weight percent cucumber extract;
f.) about 0.2 weight percent chamomile extract;
g.) about 0.2 weight percent diazolidinyl urea;
h.) about 0.2 weight percent fragrance;
i.) about 0.2 weight percent methylparaben;
j.) about 0.1 weight percent capramidopropyl betaine;
k.) about 0.1 weight percent aloe vera;
l.) about 0.1 weight percent vitamin E actetate;
m.) about 0.09 weight percent citric acid;
n.) about 0.09 weight percent sodium citrate;
o.) about 0.05 weight percent edetate disodium;
p.) about 0.05 weight percent propylparaben; and
q.) about 63 weight percent added purified water;
based on a total weight of said formulation.
14. A method of cleansing a skin area of a subject comprising wiping the skin area with the wet wipe according to claim 1 .
15. A method of cleansing a skin area of a subject comprising wiping the skin area with the wet wipe according to claim 12 .
16. A method of manufacturing a wet wipe for cleansing skin comprising adding an effective amount of an aqueous based formulation to a fibrous sheet material, wherein the aqueous based formulation comprises:
a.) from about 10 to about 50 weight percent witch hazel;
b.) from about 0.01 to about 2 weight percent ethoxylated shea butter; and
c.) from about 0.01 to about 2 weight percent vitamin E acetate;
wherein said formulation is prepared by:
i) forming a side-phase by
(a) melting the ethoxylated shea butter at 50 degrees C. in a side-phase mixing vessel;
(b) adding the vitamin E acetate to the side-phase mixing vessel; and
(c) mixing the ethoxylated shea butter and the vitamin E acetate in the side-phase mixing vessel; and
ii) mixing the side-phase to a main batch at 25 degrees C. with vigorous shaking.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein said aqueous-based formulation comprises:
a.) about 20 weight percent witch hazel;
b.) about 9 weight percent glycerin;
c.) about 5 weight percent propylene glycol;
d.) about 1.5 weight percent ethoxylated shea butter;
e.) about 0.2 weight percent cucumber extract;
f.) about 0.2 weight percent chamomile extract;
g.) about 0.2 weight percent diazolidinyl urea;
h.) about 0.2 weight percent fragrance;
i.) about 0.2 weight percent methylparaben;
j.) about 0.1 weight percent capramidopropyl betaine;
k.) about 0.1 weight percent aloe vera;
I.) about 0.1 weight percent vitamin E acetate;
m.) about 0.09 weight percent citric acid;
n.) about 0.09 weight percent sodium citrate;
o.) about 0.05 weight percent edetate disodium;
p.) about 0.05 weight percent propylparaben; and
q.) about 63 weight percent added purified water;
based on a total weight of said formulation.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein said aqueous-based formulation comprises:
a.) about 20 weight percent witch hazel;
b.) about 9 weight percent glycerin;
c.) about 5 weight percent propylene glycol;
d.) about 1.5 weight percent ethoxylated shea butter;
e.) about 0.2 weight percent cucumber extract;
f.) about 0.2 weight percent chamomile extract;
g.) about 0.2 weight percent diazolidinyl urea;
h.) about 0.2 weight percent fragrance;
i.) about 0.2 weight percent methylparaben;
j.) about 0.1 weight percent capramidopropyl betaine;
k.) about 0.1 weight percent aloe vera;
I.) about 0.1 weight percent vitamin E acetate;
m.) about 0.09 weight percent citric acid;
n.) about 0.09 weight percent sodium citrate;
o.) about 0.05 weight percent edetate disodium;
p.) about 0.05 weight percent propylparaben; and
q.) about 63 weight percent added purified water;
based on a total weight of said formulation.