Personal hygiene product
The present invention relates to skin care additive which comprises a diester skin care additive which is the reaction product of a fatty alkoxylated ester and a straight, branched or aromatic polyol or poly acid, where the skin care additive provides improved wet lubricancy and/or reduced skin irritancy. More especially, there is provided a personal hygiene product treated with the skin care additive, as such the invention also relates to providing the care additive as a coating on a personal hygiene product. The present invention may also provide use of such a personal hygiene product comprising said skin care additive to prevent or alleviate dermatitis, and in particular nappy rash.
1 . A personal hygiene product comprising at least a first layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein at least the first layer comprises a skin care additive,
wherein the skin care additive is a diester which is di-PPG-2 myreth-10 adipate,
wherein the personal hygiene product is not wetted before application to the skin,
wherein the diester skin care additive is present in an amount of between 1 weight % and 2 weight % relative to the layer(s) containing the diester skin care additive, and
wherein the at least first layer is formed from a nonwoven textile.
2 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , further comprising at least a second layer having a top surface and a bottom surface.
3 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , further comprising a solvent or diluent.
4 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional additive.
5 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , further comprising a stabiliser.
6 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , wherein the skin care additive is present on at least the top surface of the first layer.
7 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 2 , wherein the skin care additive is present on at least the top surface of the second layer.
8 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , wherein the personal hygiene product further comprises a sealing means having a top surface and a bottom surface, and wherein the sealing means comprises a coating comprising the skin care additive, and the coating is present on at least the top surface of the sealing means.
9 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one absorbent layer interposed between the first layer and the second layer, such that the personal hygiene product is an absorbent hygiene product.
10 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 2 , wherein the second layer is an air permeable waterproof layer.
11 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , wherein the personal hygiene product is a diaper or pad.
12 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , wherein skin exposed to the personal hygiene product for a 24-hour period showed a reduction in skin friction compared to a personal hygiene product not containing the skin care additive di-PPG-2-myreth-10 adipate.
13 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , wherein skin exposed to the personal hygiene product for a 24-hour period showed a reduction in trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) compared to a personal hygiene product not containing the skin care additive di-PPG-2-myreth-10 adipate.
14 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , wherein the personal hygiene product is in a dry state when applied to the skin.
15 . The personal hygiene product according to claim 1 , wherein the personal hygiene product is in prolonged contact with the skin.
16 . A method to prevent or alleviate dermatitis, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof the personal hygiene product according to claim 1 .
17 . A method to prevent or alleviate bed sores, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof the personal hygiene product according to claim 1 .