| abstract |
A depilatory article comprising a water impermeable substrate and an aqueous depilatory composition; the aqueous depilatory composition is in physical contact with the water impermeable substrate and comprises a keratin and water reducing agent in an amount of at least 40% by weight of the aqueous depilatory composition; wherein the aqueous depilatory composition forms a covered region of the water impermeable substrate, and where the keratin reducing agent is present in an amount per unit area of the covered region of 1 x 10-7 mol / cm2 at 4 x 10- 5 mol / cm2 of 1 x 10-6 mol / cm2 to 2 x 10-5 mol / cm2, preferably, 5 x 10-6 mol / cm2 to 1.5 x 10-5 mol / cm2 and, more preferably, of 7 x 10-6 mol / cm2 to 1.2 x 10-5 mol / cm2. |