amount of impregnating composition relative to the substrate may range from about 20 1 to 1 20 preferably from 10 1 to about 1 10 and optimally from about 2 1 to about 1 2 by weight a humectant ordinarily is incorporated with compositions of the present invention humectants are normally polyols representative polyols include glycerin diglycerin polyalkylene glycols and more preferably alkylene polyols and their derivatives including propylene glycol dipropylene glycol polypropylene glycol polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof sorbitol hydroxypropyl sorbitol hexylene glycol 1 2 butylene glycol 1 2 6 hexanetriol isoprene glycol ethoxylated glycerol propoxylated glycerol and mixtures thereof the most preferred is 2 methyl 1 3 propanediol available as mp diol from the arco chemical company amounts of the polyol may range from about 0 5 to about 95 preferably from about 1 to about 50 more preferably from about 1 5 to 20 optimally from about 3 to about 10 by weight of the impregnating composition a variety of cosmetically acceptable carrier vehicles may be employed although the carrier vehicle normally will be water amounts of the carrier vehicle may range from about 0 5 to about 99 preferably from about 1 to about 80 more preferably from about 50 to about 70 optimally from about 65 to 75 by weight of the impregnating composition preservatives can desirably be incorporated into the cosmetic compositions of this invention to protect against the growth of potentially harmful microorganisms suitable traditional preservatives for compositions of this invention are alkyl esters of para hydroxybenzoic acid other.