Methods and compositions for reducing the feeling of vaginal dryness
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsSamantha Chen-Yee Wang, Larry Richard Robinson, Kyra L. WilsonHouck, Nery Vanesa Breslin, Raphael Warren
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Abstract
A method of reducing the feeling of vaginal dryness is provided. The method includes a female user suffering from vaginal dryness administering a vaginal care composition to her vaginal introitus and, optionally, external vaginal tissues. The vaginal care composition can comprise an oil-in-water emulsion and a silicone wax having a melting temperature of from about 24° C. to about 50° C. The vaginal care composition can also comprise silicone particles. The vaginal care composition can have a viscosity of from about 20,000 cps to about 200,000 cps.
Claims18
A method of reducing the feeling of vaginal dryness comprising:
- a. a female user providing an amount of a vaginal care composition on at least a portion of the outer surface of an egg-shaped applicator having an elongate body comprising an insertion portion and a grippable portion, wherein the egg-shaped applicator is devoid of a plunger;
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- b. administering at least a portion of the amount of the vaginal care composition to her vaginal introitus and, optionally, one or more of her vulva, vestibule, labia majora, labia minora, or external urogenital tract while grasping and manipulating the applicator;
- wherein the vaginal care composition comprises an oil-in-water emulsion and a silicone wax having a melting temperature of from about 24° C. to about 50° C.
A kit for reducing the feeling of vaginal dryness comprising:
- a vaginal care composition and an egg-shaped applicator, wherein the egg-shaped applicator is devoid of a plunger, having an elongate body comprising an insertion portion and a grippable portion for applying the vaginal care composition to a vaginal introitus and, optionally, external vaginal tissues;
- wherein the vaginal care composition comprises an oil-in-water emulsion and a silicone wax having a melting temperature of from about 24° C. to about 50° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.