Absorbent article with odor control composition
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJose Enrique Betancourt, Chad M. Weldishofer
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet is described. The disposable absorbent article includes an odor control composition having a preservative, a surfactant, methylated beta-cyclodextrin (m-BCD), and perfume.
Claims20
A disposable absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the disposable absorbent article further comprising:
- an odor control composition comprising a preservative, a surfactant, perfume, and position-specific-substituted beta-cyclodextrin, having a degree of substitution in position 3 less than the level of substitution in position 2 and/or in position 6.
A method of making a disposable absorbent article having an odor control composition, the method further comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a topsheet material;
- obtaining a backsheet material;
- obtaining an absorbent core material;
- placing the absorbent core material between the topsheet and the backsheet material;
- obtaining one or more optional materials which are disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core and/or the absorbent core and the backsheet;
- obtaining an aqueous based odor control composition comprising a position-specific-substituted cyclodextrin, having a degree of substitution in position 3 less than the level of substitution in position 2 and/or in position 6, a preservative, a cyclodextrin compatible surfactant, and a perfume;
- applying or having the aqueous based odor control composition applied to at least one of the topsheet, the backsheet, the absorbent core, or the optional materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.