IP Library Granted Patent US 10,517,982
Granted Patent B2
US 10,517,982 · App. 15/162,721 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Absorbent article comprising a lotion composition for reducing adherence of feces or menses to the skin

Inventors: Victor Nicholas Vega (Cincinnati, OH); Rodrigo Rosati (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Cornelia Beate Martynus (Nidderau-Ostheim, DE); Randall Alan Watson (Loveland, OH); Brandon Ellis Wise (Cincinnati, OH); Thomas James Klofta (Cincinnati, OH); Donald Carroll Roe (West Chester, OH); Randall Glenn Marsh (Hamilton, OH)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
A61L15/44A61F13/4902A61F13/51113A61F13/8405A61L15/16A61L15/20A61L15/26A61L15/50A61F2013/49092
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Patent No.
US 10,517,982
App. No.
15/162,721
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An absorbent article, intended to be worn by a wearer, wherein at least a part of a body facing surface of that article has a lotion composition. The lotion composition includes at least one first compound which is liquid at 25° C. and at least one second compound which is solid at 25° C. The first compound is a liquid polyethylene glycol, and the second compound is a solid fatty compound selected from the group consisting of solid fatty acids, solid fatty alcohol and solid fatty soaps. When the solid fatty compound is a solid fatty acid, then the total amount of liquids is higher than the total amount of solids.

Claims (26)

1. An absorbent article, intended to be worn by a wearer, wherein at least a part of a body facing surface of the article comprises a lotion composition, the lotion composition consisting of:

a first compound which is liquid at 25° C.; and

a second compound which is solid at 25° C.;

wherein the first compound is a liquid polyethylene glycol and the second compound is a solid fatty compound selected from the group consisting of solid fatty acids, solid fatty alcohols and solid fatty soaps and wherein when the solid fatty compound is a solid fatty acid, then a total amount of liquids is higher than a total amount of solids.

2. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the article comprises on the body facing surface an effective amount of the lotion composition.

3. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the lotion composition is hydrophilic.

4. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the first compound is from about 3 wt. % to about 90 wt. % based on the total lotion composition; wherein the amount of the second compound is from about 10 wt. % to about 97 wt. % based on the total lotion composition and wherein the weight ratio of the first to second compound is from about 1:32 to about 9:1.

5. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the liquid polyethylene glycol has a molecular weight from about 100 Daltons to less than about 720 Daltons.

6. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the body facing surface comprises a non-woven fiber material.

7. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article is selected from the group consisting of diapers, pant-like diaper, adult incontinence articles, tampons, interlabial device, sanitary napkins and panty-liners.

8. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the lotion composition is discontinuous in the form of a pattern of stripes or figures, and wherein the pattern is non-homogeneous over a longitudinal extension of the article.

9. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent article comprises a topsheet, and/or a pair of barrier cuffs, and/or a pair of leg cuffs, and wherein the lotion composition is applied to at least a part of a topsheet and/or a pair of leg cuffs, and/or a pair of barrier cuffs.

10. The absorbent article of claim 9 , wherein the topsheet comprises an apertured topsheet.

11. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the second compound comprises a solid fatty acid.

12. The absorbent article of claim 11 , wherein the solid fatty acid comprises a saturated fatty acid.

13. The absorbent article of claim 11 , wherein the solid fatty acid comprises a linear saturated fatty acid.

14. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the second compound comprises a solid fatty alcohol.

15. The absorbent article of claim 14 , wherein the second compound comprises a linear unsaturated 1-alkanol.

16. The absorbent article of claim 14 , wherein the second compound comprises a linear unsaturated 1-alkanol with at least 12 carbon atoms.

17. The absorbent article of claim 1 , wherein the second compound comprises a solid fatty soap.

18. The absorbent article of claim 17 , wherein the solid fatty soap comprises a metallic soap comprises calcium and/or magnesium.

19. The absorbent article of claim 17 , wherein the solid fatty soap is calcium stearate.

20. A package comprising:

one or more absorbent articles of claim 1 ; and

one or more wipes;

wherein a ratio of absorbent articles to wipes is from about 1:1 to about 1:3 or from about 1:1 to about 1:2.

Priority Claims (1)
EP 07108202 · May 15, 2007 · regional
Continuity (1)
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