Lubricious compositions and articles made therefrom
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorEugene P. Dougherty
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a lubricious polymeric composition that includes polymer and one or more lubricants. Articles formed from the lubricious polymeric composition possess enhanced softness, flexibility and lubricity. The present disclosure also provides a method for making an article formed from a lubricious polymeric composition having polymer and one or more lubricants.
Claims37
An injection moldable article comprising a lubricious polymeric composition, said composition comprising:
- one or more polymers;
- and
- one or more lubricants.
A tampon applicator comprising a barrel, a plunger or both a barrel and plunger formed from a lubricious polymeric composition comprising:
- one or more polymers;
- and
- one or more lubricants.
A tampon applicator barrel formed from a polymeric composition comprising about 98 wt. % to about 99 wt. % LDPE, about 0.6 wt. % mica, about 0.5 wt. % titanium dioxide, about 0.25 wt. % erucamide, and less than about 0.01 wt. % colorant.
A tampon applicator plunger formed from a polymeric composition comprising about 92 wt. % to about 93 wt. % HDPE, about 5 wt. % LDPE, about 0.9 wt. % mica, about 0.75 wt. % titanium dioxide, about 0.37 wt. % erucamide, and less than about 0.01 wt. % colorant.
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