Wet wipes with a cellulosic substrate and gentle lotion
A wet wipe with a substrate having cellulosic fibers and a lotion is provided. The lotion may have between about 96.0% and about 99.5%, by weight of the lotion, of water. The lotion may have a preservative system having benzoic acid and/or a salt thereof, succinic acid and/or a salt thereof, and phytic acid and/or a salt thereof. The lotion may also have a pH buffering system and a pH of about 3.5 to about 5.
1. A wet wipe comprising:
a substrate comprising cellulosic fibers; and
a lotion comprising:
between about 96.0% and about 99.5%, by weight of the lotion, of water;
a pH buffering system; and
a preservative system comprising:
benzoic acid and/or a salt thereof,
succinic acid and/or a salt thereof, and
phytic acid and/or a salt thereof;
wherein the lotion has a pH of about 3.5 to about 5; and
wherein the lotion is devoid of fatty acid-containing materials.
2. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises between about 30% to about 100%, by weight of the substrate, of cellulosic fibers.
3. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is free of polyesters, polyamides, and/or polyolefins.
4. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises cotton fibers.
5. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises regenerated cellulose fibers.
6. The wet wipe of claim 5 , wherein the substrate comprises lyocell fibers.
7. The wet wipe of claim 5 , wherein the substrate comprises viscose fibers.
8. The wet wipe of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the viscose fibers are tri-lobal.
9. The wet wipe of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the viscose fibers are circular in cross-section.
10. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the lotion is devoid of surfactants.
11. The wet wipe of claim 1 , having a Benzoate Retention Factor at 1 month of between about 45% and about 99%, according to the Benzoate Retention Test Method.
12. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the pH buffering system comprises citric acid and/or a salt thereof.
13. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the lotion has a Bacterial Log Reduction Factor of greater than or equal to 3 at day 28, according to the Microbiological Susceptibility Test Method.
14. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the lotion has a Yeast and Mold Log Reduction Factor of greater than or equal to 2 at day 28, according to the Microbiological Susceptibility Test Method.
15. A wet wipe comprising:
a substrate comprising 100% cellulosic fibers, and
a lotion comprising:
between about 96.0% and about 99.5%, by weight of the lotion, of water;
a pH buffering system; and
a preservative system comprising:
benzoic acid and/or a salt thereof;
succinic acid and/or a salt thereof; and
phytic acid and/or a salt thereof;
wherein the lotion has a pH of about 3.5 to about 5; and
wherein the lotion is devoid of fatty acid-containing materials.
16. The wet wipe of claim 15 , wherein the substrate comprises between about 30% and about 90%, by weight of the substrate, of lyocell.
17. The wet wipe of claim 15 , wherein the substrate comprises between about 10% and about 70%, by weight of the substrate, of viscose fibers.
18. The wet wipe of claim 15 , wherein the substrate comprises cotton.
19. The wet wipe of claim 15 , wherein the lotion is devoid of surfactants.
20. The wet wipe of claim 1 , wherein the lotion consists of:
water,
benzoic acid and/or a salt thereof,
succinic acid and/or a salt thereof, and
phytic acid and/or a salt thereof;
citric acid; and
sodium citrate.