Preparation of eco-friendly body wipes

In the present scenario of environmental consciousness the new quality requirements not only emphasise on intrinsic functionality and service life of product but also the production process that is environmental friendly. Taking this point into consideration an attempt is made to design eco friendly wet body wipes by using spunlace nonwoven fabrics of 100% Viscose and Viscose/Polyester blends in order to check the suitability of perfection. These fabrics were been finished with four herbal oils like clove, eucalyptus, neem, tulsi oils and combination of the same at 10%, 25% and 50% levels of concentration. These developed wipes have been tested for antimicrobial assessment and other physical tests. The results revealed that 100% viscose fabrics treated with 25% concentration of the oils were most suitable enough to serve the purpose. Also a survey was conducted with these developed wipes among people of different age groups and found to be that they were skin friendly.