Wet wipes

Personal care products Leave-on rinse-off cosmetics toiletries Colour cosmetics, hair care, baby infant care Skin creams / lotions, wet-wipes, sun-care Bath shower gels, hand body wash, soaps... 

Alkyl polyglucoside carboxylate (INCI-name Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate (and) Lauryl Glucoside, Plantapon LGC SORB) is a new anionic surfactant with excellent performance for personal care cleansing applications. In shampoo and shower bath formulations the anionic surfactant shows a good foaming behavior. In body wash applications it improves sensorial effects. These properties make Plantapon LGC SORB suitable for several cosmetic applications, e.g., mild facial wash gel, mild baby shampoo, mild body wash for sensitive skin, wet wipes, and special sulfate-free shampoo applications. 

A special design of injection presses (from Husky) is used to mould hinged, flip-top lids for wet-wipe containers that are folded during mould closure. When compared to conventional systems, this new device can lead to a 10% to 15% increase in output and a 15% to 25% reduction in floorspace. 

Wet wipe sampling is generally not recommended for carpet, upholstery and other fabric-covered or soft surfaces because the solvent may be absorbed into the surface being sampled. Wipes of soft surfaces also are less likely than wipes of hard surfaces to reflect the dermal exposure potential (Ness, 1994). However, Lu and Fenske (1999) recently reported the use of cotton gauze wetted by misting with distilled water to wipe carpets freshly treated with a chlorpyrifos formulation (Dursban L.O.) and found it to be 23 to 24 times more efficient than transfer to dry palm presses. 

If wet wipes are used, care must be exercised to avoid damaging the surfaces being monitored. Solvents other than water may remove substances (e.g. furniture and floor waxes) from the surface that can cause analytical interferences. In addition, if the solvent is capable of extracting the pesticide residue from beneath the surface being wiped, the residue recovered may overestimate the amount of dislodgeable residue. Special care should be taken when using flanunable solvents indoors. Toxic solvents should never be used in occupied buildings. While 2-propanol and ethanol are relatively safe for use in occupied indoor... 

Wet wipes with low-viscosity silicone emulsion systems... 

In the wet system, wipes are supplied saturated with the cleaning solution. The wet wipe is secured to the bottom of the pad to clean the floor [278,279]. 

Wipe cleaners can be tested in one of two ways either just the cleaning solution can be tested (using the methods outlined above for spray or dilutable cleaners) or the final wipe itself with cleaning solution on the nonwoven substrate can be tested. The testing of the wipe for cleaning performance would have to be, because of the form, abrader testing. In this case, however, there would be no question of how to apply the cleaner, or how much, if wet wipes are used. 

Fixed equipment, walls, floors, and ceilings can only periodically be thoroughly cleaned down and decontaminated. There are only two approaches to cleaning acceptable for aseptic manufacturing areas, wet wiping or a vacuum cleaner equipped with a HEPA filtered exhaust. 

Vacuum cleaners, however, are only suited to areas outside aseptic filling rooms because of their relative inefficiency of collection of smaller particles 11], leaving wet wiping with disinfectants as the standard method used for cleaning filling rooms. 

Particles were wet wiped with glass wool dipped in CH2CI2, dissolving to hexane... 

SPILL CLEAN-UP for water spill, neutralize with agricultural lime, crushed limestone, or sodium bicarbonate adjust pH to neutral remove immobilized masses of pollutants and precipitates wet mopping, wet wiping, and wet vacuuming is recommended for dust control and for keeping dust levels down. 

Executive Summary, 2012. The Life Cycle Inventory Life Cycle Assessment of Cotton Fibre Fabric — LCA Executive Summary. Cotton Incorporated and PE International. (Executive Summary, LCA for Baby Wet Wipes, EDANA). 

The first example can be found in disposable consumer products. In products which are designed for single-use, the shorter shelf-life of degradable polymers is not an issue. Especially in nappies, feminine hygiene products and wet wipes, biodegradable materials present interesting alternatives [169]. 

Some of the main uses of PP in nonwovens include baby diapers, hygiene fabrics, wet wipes, and adult incontinence fabrics which require a soft hand. Automotive fabrics, geotextiles, disposable hospital clothing, and industrial wipes are also important PP applications. 

Similar concerns arise with single use products, such as wet-wipes, scouring pads, or disposable cleaning heads. Thus, a definitive need exists for abrasive products that are more readily disposable. 

Three types of surfaces should be tested for lead dust. Samples of dust are taken using a wet wipe (similar to one used for babies) according to a very specific procedure, and these are analyzed in an EPA-approved laboratory according to specified methods. Dust samples from floors should not have more than 100 p.g of lead per square foot. Samples from interior windowsills should not have more than 500 jig per square foot, and those from window troughs and exterior concrete or other rough surfaces, not more than 800 p,g per square foot. 

The last few years have seen a huge growth of lyoceU in nonwoven applications. The fibriUation property can deliver significant performance benefits and sustained growth is expected in the key areas of wet wipes and filtration. 

In recent years there has been a significant growth in the wipes market, and in particular the wet wipes segment across a variety of applications. Most wet wipes comprise a blend of cellulose, viscose or rayon with a synthetic fiber such as polyester or polypropylene. Up to 50% of the wipe comprises... 

Maintaining good housekeeping practices such as cleaning surfaces with a HEPA-filtered vacuum and/or wet wiping each day. Do not dry sweep or use compressed air. 

The final rule requires renovation firms to use precautions to ensure that all personnel, tools, and other items, including the exteriors of containers of waste, be free of dust and debris before leaving the work area. There are several ways of accomplishing this. For example, tacky mats may be put down immediately adjacent to the plastic sheeting covering the work area floor to remove dust and debris from the bottom of the workers shoes as they leave the work area, workers may remove their shoe covers (booties) as they leave the work area, and clothing and materials may be wet-wiped and/or HEPA-vacuumed before they are removed from the work area. 

This final rule requires the work area to be contained, and to ensure that all tools, personnel, and other items, including waste, be free of dust and debris when leaving the work area. Under this final rule, interior windowsills and most other interior surfaces in the work area must be wet wiped. The exceptions are upholstery and carpeting, which must be vacuumed with a HEPA vacuum, and walls, which may be wet wiped or vacuumed with a HEPA vacuum. 

Diiring these activities, there was an effort made to decontaminate some reactor piping systems. Much of this equipment was wiped down using wet wipes to remove some minor amounts of loose contamination. There had been some pipe system decontamination done at the time of plant shutdown in 1967. Pipe scale samples showed minimal loose or transferable contamination. Therefore, a large scale decontamination effort was not felt to be cost effective. 

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