ABSORBENT PRODUCT COMPRISING A MICROBE-INHIBITING COMPOSITION
An absorbent product such as a diaper, pant diaper, adult incontinence protector, incontinence pad, sanitary napkin or panty liner including a liquid permeable top sheet is disclosed. A microbe-inhibiting composition is applied on at least a portion of the top sheet. The microbe-inhibiting composition includes a lipid carrier, Aloe Vera , and zinc oxide.
1 . An absorbent product comprising a liquid permeable top sheet and a microbe-inhibiting composition applied on at least a portion of the top sheet, wherein the microbe-inhibiting composition comprises a lipid carrier, Aloe Vera , and zinc oxide.
2 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the zinc oxide is in the form of a powder.
3 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the lipid carrier is selected from the group consisting of petroleum derived lipid, synthetic lipid, and animal or plant derived lipid, and the lipid carrier is in the form of a fat, an oil, or a wax or a mixture thereof.
4 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the lipid carrier is petrolatum.
5 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the concentration of the lipid carrier is 80.0-96.0 weight percent, the concentration of the zinc oxide is 1.5-10.0 weight percent, and the concentration of the Aloe Vera is 2.0-10.0 weight percent.
6 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the concentration of the lipid carrier is 82.0-92.0 weight percent, the concentration of the zinc oxide is 2.5-8.0 weight percent, and the concentration of the Aloe Vera is 5.5-10.0 weight percent.
7 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the micro-inhibiting composition is a substantially homogenous mix of the zinc oxide, Aloe Vera , and the lipid carrier.
8 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein said microbe-inhibiting composition is applied in an intermittent pattern with first regions coated with the microbe-inhibiting composition and second regions free of the microbe-inhibiting composition.
9 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the microbe-inhibiting composition is covering 1-20% of the total surface area of the top sheet.
10 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the microbe-inhibiting composition is covering 1-10% of the total surface area of the top sheet.
11 . The absorbent product according to claim 1 , wherein the microbe-inhibiting composition is covering 1-5% of the total surface area of the top sheet.
12 . The absorbent product according to claim 8 , wherein the pattern of the first regions with the microbe-inhibiting composition are at least two stripes extending generally parallel in relation to each other in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent product.
13 . The absorbent product according to claim 12 , wherein the pattern of the first regions with the microbe-inhibiting composition are two stripes extending generally parallel in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent product, and wherein the distance between the two stripes in the cross direction of the product is at least 16 mm.
14 . The absorbent product according to claim 12 , wherein each stripe has a width of 1.0-8.0 millimeter.
15 . The absorbent product according to claim 12 , wherein each stripe has a width of 2.0-5.0 millimeter.