Fabric cleansing articles and methods thereof

Abstract

Fabric cleansing articles and methods for cleansing hair and/or skin can comprise a cleansing article including a body made from non-woven fabric, where the body has a first side and a second side opposite the first side and a thickness less than a length and a width thereof. A first group of first projections extends from the first side of the body, and a second group of second projections extends from the first side of the body. A largest width of the first projections of the first group is greater than a largest width of the second projections of the second group, and a height of the first projections of the first group is greater than a height of the second projections of the second group. A backside of the first projections and/or the second projections may be hollow or concave.

1 . A cleansing article for hair or skin comprising:
 a body made from non-woven fabric, the body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and a thickness less than a length and a width thereof;   a first group of first projections extending from the first side of the body; and   a second group of second projections extending from the first side of the body,   wherein a largest width of the first projections of the first group is greater than a largest width of the second projections of the second group,   wherein a height of the first projections of the first group is greater than a height of the second projections of the second group, and   wherein the first projections of the first group and/or the second projections of the second group are hollow and open at ends thereof at the second side of the body.   
     
     
         2 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the first projections of the first group and the second projections of the second group are hollow and open at ends thereof distal to the first side of the continuous body. 
     
     
         3 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein a first stiffness of the first projections of the first group is different from a second stiffness of the second projections of the second group. 
     
     
         4 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein a uniform or substantially uniform gap separates the first group of first projections from the second group of second projections. 
     
     
         5 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein, in a plan view of the cleansing article the body is oval or circular. 
     
     
         6 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first projections of the first group are arranged symmetrically relative to a second center line passing through the body that is perpendicular to a first center line passing through the body, and   wherein the second projections of the second group are arranged symmetrically relative to the second center line passing through the body.   
     
     
         7 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the second projections of the second group of projections are arranged according to a plurality of arced rows, adjacent arced rows being separated by an arced aisle. 
     
     
         8 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the body is circular in a plan view of the cleaning article, and   wherein the second projections of the second group of projections are arranged according to a plurality of arced rows, adjacent rows being separated by an arced aisle.   
     
     
         9 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the first projections of the first group are elongate and linear in a plan view of the cleansing article. 
     
     
         10 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein a surface area of the first side of the body is free of projections over about 25% to about 50% thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of the height of the first projections of the first group to the height of the second projections of the second group is from about 1.5:1 to about 3:1. 
     
     
         12 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-woven fabric of the body is at least one non-woven sheet, at least one of which having a material composition of polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, cellulose, rayon, polypropylene or mixtures thereof 
     
     
         13 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the body has a compression strength from about 0.5N to about 6N. 
     
     
         14 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of compressive strength of the body in a wet state to compressive strength of the body in a dry state is from about 0.2 to about 0.8. 
     
     
         15 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the body is from about 0.2 mm to about 1.0 mm. 
     
     
         16 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the body has one or more openings. 
     
     
         17 . The cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein the body includes at least a first opening in the form of a first slit that defines a first flap. 
     
     
         18 . A cleansing article for hair and/or skin comprising:
 a body made from non-woven fabric, the body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and a thickness less than a length and a width thereof;   a first group of first projections extending from the first side of the body; and   a second group of second projections extending from the first side of the body,   wherein a largest width of the first projections of the first group is greater than a largest width of the second projections of the second group,   wherein a height of the first projections of the first group is greater than a height of the second projections of the second group, and   wherein a first stiffness of the first projections of the first group is different from a second stiffness of the second projections of the second group.   
     
     
         19 . The cleansing article according to  claim 18 , wherein the first projections of the first group and the second projections of the second group are hollow and open at ends thereof on the second side of the body. 
     
     
         20 . A method comprising using the cleansing article according to  claim 1 , wherein said using includes adding liquid to the cleansing article prior to application to the skin or hair.