Diaper having a lotioned topsheet containing a polysiloxane emollient

Claim 1

A disposable diaper comprising: A) a liquid impervious backsheet; B) a liquid pervious, hydrophilic topsheet joined to said backsheet, said topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of said diaper and an outer surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when said diaper is being worn, wherein at least a portion of said topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's skin, said lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a polysiloxane emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20° C., wherein said polysiloxane emollient contains about 5% or less water and comprises a polysiloxane compound having a viscosity at 37° C. of from about 5 to about 2,000 centistokes; (ii) from about 5 to about 90% of an agent capable of immobilizing said emollient on said outer surface of the topsheet, said immobilizing agent being miscible with said polysiloxane emollient, said immobilizing agent having a melting point of at least about 35° C., wherein said immobilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, C 14 -C 22 fatty alcohols, C 12 -C 22 fatty acids, C 12 -C 22 fatty alcohol ethoxylates, and mixtures thereof; and C) an absorbent core positioned between said topsheet and said backsheet.