| abstract |
A skin cleaning, bacterial control, foam solution is provided, which enables a user to wash without requiring pre-wetting with water; this is followed by rinsing off the foam. The foam solution product is produced by mixing foaming and cleaning ingredients, active bacterial control ingredients, and water with a gas such as air, CO 2 , nitrogen, propellant, etc., to make the foam. The foam solution and method enables a improved coverage, better penetration, less time, and the least amount of active ingredients for controlling microorganisms when used for personal care washing. The lubricity of the water enables an easier wash, without the prior application of water; the wash is then followed by rinsing. The method for producing a foam surfactant suitable for a combined bovine teat dip and teat wash comprises air pressurization of a surfactant solution containing a germicide, disinfectant, biocide, etc., passing the air-surfactant mixture through a flow or line mixer to a foam holding cup adjacent the teat area and expanding the mixture to atmospheric in the holding cup to produce an adherent surfactant foam product with reduced run-off, which both protects and reduces infection of the teat, particularly at the teat canal and surrounding udder area. |