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Absorbent articles having cuffs and topsheet with skin care composition(s) disposed thereon

Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 2000-02-22
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Granted: 2002-11-05
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Expires: 2020-02-22
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Abstract

Abstract An absorbent article, such as a diaper, containing cuffs and a topsheet with one or more skin care compositions disposed thereon. The skin care compositions are transferable to the wearer's skin by normal contact and/or wearer motion and/or body heat. The skin care compositions disclosed in the present invention are selected to maintain and/or improve the skin health of the wearer upon transfer during use, for example, to provide a skin protective barrier or a therapeutic benefit; to minimize the abrasion between the cuffs and skin in the area where the cuffs contact the wearer's skin, resulting in less skin irritation; to improve BM clean up on the skin, or to improve the barrier properties of the cuffs.

Inventors

  • 👤 Laura Graves Spalding VanRijswijck
  • 👤 Gretchen Louise Elder
  • 👤 Donald Carroll Roe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 12:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/0208; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/45; A61F13/49; A61F13/494; A61F13/49406; A61F13/49413; A61F13/4942; A61F13/49466; A61F13/51; A61F13/511; A61F13/513; A61F13/51305; A61F13/84; A61F13/8405; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/34; A61L15/40; A61L15/42; A61L15/48; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61F13/51113; A61F2013/51117; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/74; A61K2800/75

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 222 words
An absorbent article to be worn by a wearer adjacent the skin, the absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite said first surface; and an absorbent core joined to said topsheet; a cuff joined to said chassis, each said cuff having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite said first surface; an effective amount of a first skin care composition disposed on said cuff, said first skin care composition being semi-solid or solid at 20° C. and at least partially transferable to a wearer's skin; and an effective amount of a second skin care composition disposed on said topsheet, said second skin care composition being semi-solid or solid at 20° C. and at least partially transferable to a wearer's skin; wherein the first skin care composition and the second skin care composition comprise: (i) from about 10% to about 95% of an emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20° C.; and (ii) from about 5% to about 90% of a wax immobilizing agent capable of immobilizing said emollient on said topsheet and/or said cuff; and wherein the first skin care composition is different from the second skin care composition in an element selected from the group consisting of formulation, add-on level, pattern, and combinations thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 222 words
An absorbent article to be worn by a wearer adjacent the skin, the absorbent article comprising: a chassis comprising: a liquid pervious topsheet having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite said first surface; and an absorbent core joined to said topsheet; a cuff joined to said chassis, each said cuff having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite said first surface; an effective amount of a first skin care composition disposed on said cuff, said first skin care composition being semi-solid or solid at 20° C. and at least partially transferable to a wearer's skin; and an effective amount of a second skin care composition disposed on said topsheet, said second skin care composition being semi-solid or solid at 20° C. and at least partially transferable to a wearer's skin; wherein the first skin care composition and the second skin care composition comprise: (i) from about 10% to about 95% of an emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20° C.; and (ii) from about 5% to about 90% of a wax immobilizing agent capable of immobilizing said emollient on said topsheet and/or said cuff; and wherein the first skin care composition is different from the second skin care composition in an element selected from the group consisting of formulation, add-on level, pattern, and combinations thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 31 words
The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein the wax immobilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of carnauba, ozokerite, beeswax, candelilla, paraffin, ceresin, esparto, ouricuri, rezowax, isoparaffin, and mixtures thereof.

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