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US Patent No. 10,058,488 B2; Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL, has patented a hand cleaning product that is comprised of a towel presenting two opposed surfaces; and a hand cleaning composition impregnated into the towel. The composition contains a nonionic surfactant that is a C12-C15 alkyl ethoxylated alcohol; a solvent selected from the group consisting of dibasic ester microemulsion, a compound having the formula R1—C(O)N(CH3)2 where R1 is a C2-C20 alkane, C3-C20 alkene, or C6-C20 diene, a compound having the formula R2—C(O)O—(CH2)n where R2 is a C1-C20 alkane, C3-C20 alkene, or C6-C20 diene, and n is an integer of between 1 and 10, or a combination of any of the aforementioned; and an organic co-solvent selected from the group consisting of 9-decanoic acid methyl ester, C9-C16 hydrocarbons, butyl 3-hydroxybutyrate and an C4-C28 add ester, or a combination thereof, with the proviso that at least the 9-decanoic add methyl ester must be present; and water.