Disclosed are methods and products such as wet wipes and absorbents
capable of providing a skin health benefit when utilized in the intended
fashion. More specifically, the products described herein comprise an
agent, such as a botanical extract, which is capable of increasing the
activity of sphingomyelinase according to a Sphingomyelinase Activity
Screening Test and/or decreasing the activity of ceramidase according to
a Ceramidase Activity Screening Test. By increasing the activity of
sphingomyelinase and/or decreasing the activity of ceramidase, the agents
in combination with the products described herein are able to maintain or
increase the level of ceramides in the skin leading to improved skin
health.