Abstract: A dissolvable sheet having a water-soluble substrate, and one or more cleaning actives disposed uniformly throughout the water-soluble substrate. The water-soluble substrate is formed from a first substrate builder comprising polyvinyl alcohol, a second substrate builder, such as starch, and sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, and is sized and shaped to form a sheet, and hold a premeasured amount of the cleaning active. The substrate dissolves when contacted with a sufficient amount of water, thereby releasing the cleaning active into the water, which also dissolves in the water. A method of making the dissolvable sheet is also disclosed.

Abstract: A dissolvable sheet having a water-soluble substrate, and one or more cleaning actives disposed uniformly throughout the water-soluble substrate. The water-soluble substrate is formed from a first substrate builder comprising polyvinyl alcohol, a second substrate builder, such as starch, and sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, and is sized and shaped to form a sheet, and hold a premeasured amount of the cleaning active. The substrate dissolves when contacted with a sufficient amount of water, thereby releasing the cleaning active into the water, which also dissolves in the water. A method of making the dissolvable sheet is also disclosed.

Abstract: An antimicrobial lotion for topical use comprises an oil-in-water emulsion with a dispersant of emollient droplets in an oil phase and an antimicrobial agent in a water phase. The emollients moisturize the skin. Antimicrobial agents have a more rapid antimicrobial effect in an aqueous solution than in the oil phase. A combination of anionic and nonanionic surfactants stabilize the emulsion and maintain a cationic antimicrobial agent primarily in the water phase. The resulting lotion is gentle on the skin while providing more rapid antimicrobial effect than conventional lotions. With longer lasting antimicrobial agents, such as chlorhexidene, the lotion is rubbed into the skin and left on to continue moisturizing and killing microbes for up to 12 hours.