Cationic silicone polymer-containing fibrous structures

Abstract

A fibrous structure comprising a cationic silicone polymer comprising one or more polysiloxane units and one or more non-pendant quaternary nitrogen moieties, and a method for making such a fibrous structure is provided. Further, a sanitary tissue product comprising the fibrous structure is also provided.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A fibrous structure comprising: 
 a. a fiber furnish layer; and    b. a cationic silicone polymer layer discrete from the fiber furnish layer, wherein the cationic silicone polymer comprises one or more polysiloxane units and one or more non-pendant quaternary nitrogen moieties.    
     
     
         2 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the cationic silicone polymer comprises at least 2 or more polysiloxane units and at least 2 or more quaternary nitrogen moieties.  
     
     
         3 . A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product selected from the group consisting of facial tissue products, hankies, toilet tissue products, paper towel products and mixtures thereof, comprising a fibrous structure according to  claim 1 .  
     
     
         4 . A fibrous structure comprising: 
 a. a fiber furnish; and    b. a cationic silicone polymer selected from the group consisting of: 
 i. a cationic silicone polymer comprising one or more polysiloxane units, one or more non-pendant quaternary nitrogen moieties and one or more alkylene oxide units;  
 ii. a cationic silicone polymer comprising one or more polysiloxane units, one or more non-pendant quaternary nitrogen moieties and one or more ring-opened epoxide units;  
 iii. a cationic silicone polymer comprising alternating units of: a) a polysiloxane comprising one or more polysiloxane units and one or more non-pendant quaternary nitrogen moieties; and b) a quaternary nitrogen-containing divalent organic moiety; and  
 iv. mixtures thereof.  
   
     
     
         5 . A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product selected from the group consisting of facial tissue products, hankies, toilet tissue products, paper towel products and mixtures thereof, comprising a fibrous structure according to  claim 4 .  
     
     
         6 . A process for making a fibrous structure comprising the steps of: 
 a. providing a fibrous furnish;    b. depositing the fibrous furnish on a foraminous forming surface to form an embryonic fibrous web;    c. drying the embryonic fibrous web such that the fibrous structure is formed; and    d. applying a cationic silicone polymer comprising one or more polysiloxane units and one or more non-pendant quaternary nitrogen moieties to the fibrous furnish and/or the embryonic fibrous web and/or the fibrous structure.    
     
     
         7 . The process according to  claim 6  wherein the process further comprises the step of converting the. fibrous structure into a one-ply and/or multi-ply sanitary tissue product.  
     
     
         8 . The process according to  claim 7  wherein the step of applying the cationic silicone polymer to the fibrous structure occurs before and/or concurrently with and/or after the step of converting.  
     
     
         9 . A fibrous structure made by the process according to  claim 6 .  
     
     
         10 . A single- or multi-ply sanitary tissue product selected from the group consisting of facial tissue products, hankies, toilet tissue products, paper towel products and mixtures thereof, comprising a fibrous structure according to  claim 9.