Textile skin cleaning device

Abstract

The invention relates to a skin cleaning device that consists of a textile structure and that has lipophobic fibers or lipophobically finished fibers. Due to the lipophobic fibers and/or lipophobically finished fibers contained in it the inventive skin cleaning device is especially adapted to the cleaning requirements of dry skin since the fat absorption capacity of the skin cleaning device is limited by to the fibers. As a result, less fat is removed from the skin during the cleaning process as compared to conventional textile cleaning devices.

1 . A skin cleaning device made of a textile structure, characterized in that it contains lipophobic and/or lipophobically finished fibers.  
     
     
         2 . The skin cleaning device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it is at least partly realized in the form of a pile structure.  
     
     
         3 . The skin cleaning device according to  claim 1  or  2 , characterized in that it contains microfibers.  
     
     
         4 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 1  to  3 , characterized in the that the lipophobic fibers or lipophobically finished fibers are at least partly realized in the form of microfibers.  
     
     
         5 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of claims  3  and  4 , characterized in that it is at least partly equipped with a trim of microfibers with a density of 150,000 fibers or less per cm 2 .  
     
     
         6 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 3  to  5 , characterized in that the microfibers have a twine fineness of 150 dtex or more, preferably between 400 to 1300 dtex.  
     
     
         7 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 1  to  6 , characterized in that the fibers contain filaments with a titer of between 0.5 to 10 dtex, preferably between 0.5 and 5 dtex, and particularly preferably between 0.5 and 3.5 dtex.  
     
     
         8 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 3  to  7 , characterized in that the microfibers contain microfilaments with a titer of between 0.02 to under 1 dtex, preferably between 0.1 to 0.5 dtex, and particularly preferably between 0.2 and 0.3 dtex.  
     
     
         9 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 3  to  8 , characterized in that the microfibers are present with a density of between 20,000 and 150,000 fibers per cm 2 , preferably between 50,000 to 100,000 fibers per cm 2 , and particularly preferably of 70,000 fibers per cm 2 .  
     
     
         10 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 3  to  9 , characterized in that the microfibers contain microfilaments made of one or more of the following materials: polypropylene (PP), viscose, polyacrylo-nitrile (PAN), polyvinyl alcohol +  (PVA + ), polyester (PES), polyamide (PA).  
     
     
         11 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 3  to  10 , characterized in that the lipophobically finished microfibers contain microfilaments coated with fluorocarbon (FC) and/or teflon and/or polyfluorotetraethylene (PFTE) and/or silicone.  
     
     
         12 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least partially a microfiber trim containing microfibers finished for repelling fat and microfibers not finished for repelling fat.  
     
     
         13 . The skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 3  to  12 , characterized in that the microfilaments are crimped.  
     
     
         14 . The skin cleaning device made of a textile structure according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is realized in the form of a mitt, a pad, a cloth or a washcloth.  
     
     
         15 . The skin cleaning device according to  claim 14 , characterized in that it is provided in points, preferably on one side with fibers finished for repelling fat.  
     
     
         16 . The skin cleaning device according to  claim 15 , characterized in that it is realized in the form of a mitt or cloth equipped on one side with lipophobic microfibers with a density of between 50,000 and 80,000 fibers per cm 2 , whereas the other side has no fibers finished for repelling fat.  
     
     
         17 . A method for cleansing dry skin, characterized in that a textile skin cleaning device according to any one of  claims 1  to  16  is employed.  
     
     
         18 . The skin cleaning device made of a textile structure according to any one of  claims 1  to  16 , characterized in that it comprises at least one area for cleansing oily skin.  
     
     
         19 . A method for cleansing skin, characterized in that a skin cleaning device according to  claim 18  is employed.