Package of stacked folded and lotioned web substrates

Abstract

A package of stacked folded web substrates is disclosed. Each folded web substrate has a folded surface area of about A/8 and is produced from a respective unfolded web substrate having an unfolded surface area of A and a lotion applied to one surface thereof. The package of stacked folded web substrates has a normalized Mellin gauge value of greater than 0.06.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A package of stacked folded web substrates where each folded web substrate has a folded surface area of about A/8 produced from a respective unfolded web substrate having an unfolded surface area of A and having a lotion applied to one surface thereof, said package of stacked folded web substrates having a normalized Mellin gauge value of greater than 0.06. 
     
     
         2 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 1  wherein said lotion comprises:
 a. From about 10 percent to about 90 percent of a compound selected from the group consisting of oils, emollients, and waxes; and, 
 b. Less than about 20 percent of water content. 
 
     
     
         3 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 2  wherein said lotion composition further comprises from at least about 15 percent to about 100 percent solids content. 
     
     
         4 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 1  wherein said package comprises a polymeric film material. 
     
     
         5 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 4  wherein said package has a parallelepiped shape. 
     
     
         6 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 4  wherein said package further comprises a dispensing opening. 
     
     
         7 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 1  wherein each of said unfolded web substrates each comprises from about 2.0 percent to about 25.0 percent of said lotion based upon a dry fiber weight of said unfolded web substrate. 
     
     
         8 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 7  wherein each of said unfolded web substrates each comprises from about 4.0 percent to about 11.0 percent of said lotion based on the dry fiber weight of the unfolded web substrate. 
     
     
         9 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 1  wherein said lotion comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of glycols, polyglycols, petrolatum, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty alcohol ethoxylates, fatty alcohol esters and fatty alcohol ethers, fatty acid ethoxylates, fatty acid amides and fatty acid esters, hydrocarbon oils (such as mineral oil), squalane, fluorinated emollients, silicone oil, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 1  wherein said lotion comprises an emollient selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based emollients, fatty acid ester type emollients, alkyl ethoxylate type emollients, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 1 , wherein each of said unfolded web substrates are creped. 
     
     
         12 . A package of stacked folded web substrates each having a folded surface area of about A/8 each produced from a respective un-folded web substrate having an unfolded surface area of A and having a lotion applied to one surface thereof, said package of stacked folded web substrates having a normalized Mellin gauge value satisfying the equation y≧−0.008 ln(x)+0.1297 where x=applied mass and y=normalized Mellin Gauge (by caliper) value. 
     
     
         13 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 12  wherein said package comprises a polymeric film material. 
     
     
         14 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 13  wherein said package has a parallelepiped shape. 
     
     
         15 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 13  wherein said package further comprises a dispensing opening. 
     
     
         16 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 12  wherein said Mellin Gauge value is greater than about 0.06. 
     
     
         17 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 12  wherein said unfolded web substrates each comprises from about 2.0 percent to about 25.0 percent of said lotion based upon a dry fiber weight of said unfolded web substrate. 
     
     
         18 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 12  wherein said lotion comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of glycols, polyglycols, petrolatum, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty alcohol ethoxylates, fatty alcohol esters and fatty alcohol ethers, fatty acid ethoxylates, fatty acid amides and fatty acid esters, hydrocarbon oils (such as mineral oil), squalane, fluorinated emollients, silicone oil, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 12  wherein said lotion comprises an emollient selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based emollients, fatty acid ester type emollients, alkyl ethoxylate type emollients, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         20 . The package of stacked folded web substrates of  claim 12 , wherein each of said unfolded web substrates are creped.