Aqueous agent for the skin-friendly finishing of nonwovens

are described aqueous emulsions DOLLAR A 5 to 50 wt .-% of a melting point in the range of 25 to 37 ° C, component a), selected from the group of paraffins, fatty acid ester, polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, fatty alcohols, alkoxylated fatty acid ester, alkoxylated fatty alcohols and mixtures of these compounds and 5 to 50 wt .-% of a component melting in the range of 40 to 60 DEG C component b) selected from the group of polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, C¶14¶-C¶22¶ fatty alcohols, C¶12¶-C¶22 ) 5 to 25 ¶ contain fatty acids, the alkoxylated derivatives of the fatty alcohols and esters, and mixtures of these components, and c wt .-% of water, these emulsions are suitable for the skin-friendly finishing of nonwovens.