Secondary lotioned article
View Patent ↗A disposable secondary article includes a liquid-permeable substrate that has a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface. A lotion is applied to the body-facing surface of the liquid-permeable substrate. The secondary article optionally includes an attachment means for attaching the secondary absorbent article to a primary absorbent article. Additionally, the secondary article optionally includes a cover to protect the lotion until just prior to use. The secondary article provides a caregiver or wearer an alternative to applying lotions by hand.
1. A secondary article comprising:
a liquid-permeable fibrous substrate having a garment-facing surface and a body-facing surface;
an attachment means attached to the garment-facing surface, wherein the attachment means is adapted to be adhered to a primary absorbent article;
a semisolid lotion applied to the body-facing surface; and,
a cover releasably adhered directly to the lotion, wherein the cover has a Drape Stiffness bending length of between about 0.25 centimeters and about 12 centimeters.
2. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises a spunbond material.
3. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the lotion has a basis weight of greater than about 1 mg/cm 2 .
4. the secondary article of claim 1 wherein the weight of the lotion is greater than the weight of the substrate.
5. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the secondary article has a length of less than 600 millimeters.
6. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the attachment means is selected from the group consisting of a garment adhesive, a hook material, and a roughened surface.
7. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the attachment means further comprises a removable peel strip.
8. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the lotion comprises an emollient and a wax.
9. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the lotion is arranged in multiple stripes on the body-facing surface of the substrate.
10. The secondary article of claim 1 wherein the lotion is applied to at least about 5 percent of the body-facing surface of the substrate.
11. An absorbent system comprising:
a primary absorbent article; and,
the secondary article of claim 1 attached to the primary absorbent article.
12. The absorbent system of claim 11 wherein the secondary article is substantially the same shape as the primary absorbent article.