than the airflex 109 emulsion control were achieved in all non aqueous conditions the disintegration times are quite fast for both the alcohol and mineral oil runs the wet hand feel is relatively stiff for the isopropanol and oil runs this may be acceptable for some abrasive cleansing applications however wet hand feel can be softened by incorporation into the lotion of a plasticizer for pvoh such as glycerine or water as shown in table 3 while still achieving sufficient strength and disintegration table 3______________________________________ wet wet disinte run lotion binder tensile hand gration______________________________________18 water airflex 109 0 6 pli 6 soft intact19 4 5 boric airvol 540 1 9 6 1 0 min acid20 isopropanol airvol 540 4 1 1 lt 121 ethanol airvol 540 3 7 3 lt 122 ethanol airvol 540 2 7 4 lt 1 glycerine23 mineral oil airvol 540 6 5 1 stiff 2______________________________________ mineral oil and glycerine are examples of lotion compositions which are not volatile these lotion bases can function as an active ingredient and it is preferred that they remain as residue on the skin the residue however would not be an unsightly white powder for example a hemorrhoid wipe could be manufactured with a mineral oil base used for its skin softening protection qualities this wipe if prepared with the proper choice of pvoh based binder could then be disposed in the toilet due to the applicability of pre moistened disintegratable towelettes for the cosmetic and medical applications the same towelette composition as in example 3 namely an airlaid cellulose towelette bonded with airvol 540 pvoh at 18 add on.