A process for producing a cosmetic/dermatological wipe comprising a carrier material and a highly viscous impregnation medium in the form of a water/oil emulsion which involves the following steps: introduction of water into an oil phase to which a hydrophobic emulsifier has been added to increase viscosity, wherein the amount of water introduced is less than that required to reach the instability point of the pure water/oil system； introduction of a wax into the said oil phase to further increase the viscosity； heating of resultant medium until the wax fraction has melted； application of the now liquid impregnation medium to the carrier material； cooling of the carrier material provided with the impregnation medium until the impregnation medium is highly viscous again and the wax fraction has hardened again, such that the impregnation medium is homogeneously distributed over the carrier material. A wipe prepared by the above process is also featured.
