Thickened Spreadable Warming Lubricant
AssigneeAnsell Healthcare Products LLC
InventorsBeng Sim Chuah, David M. Lucas, Tsui Shih Yeun, Dave Narasimhan
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Abstract
A substantially anhydrous, thickened, spreadable, warming lubricant composition comprising a mixture of glycerin, polyhydric alcohol, a non-ionic surfactant, and a Carbomer thickener, the surfactant improving wetting and spreadability of the composition on skin and latex, and the thickener providing a creamy rich feel to the composition, such that the composition can be applied to skin or a condom and provide an optimal warming effect upon contact with ambient moisture during use and such that the composition can be added to a condom package and, over the course of a week, spread and coat nearly the entire internal and external surfaces of the condom.
Claims19
A method of using a lubricant, the method comprising:
- placing an amount of a thickened spreadable warming lubricant on moist skin, the thickened spreadable warming lubricant comprising glycerin, a polyhydric alcohol, a non-ionic surfactant, and a thickener;
- forming a thickness of the lubricant in the range of 0.01 to 0.1 mm on the moist skin due to the spreadable nature of the lubricant;
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- generating heat upon contact of the lubricant with the moist skin.
A thickened spreadable warming lubricant comprising:
- a first polyhydric alcohol having a first viscosity in an amount in the range of 40 wt % to 60 wt %;
- a second polyhydric alcohol having a second viscosity in an amount in the range of 40 wt % to 60 wt %;
- a non-ionic surfactant in an amount in the range of 0.1 wt % to 3 wt %;
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- a thickener in an amount in the range of 0.1 wt % to 2 wt %,
- wherein the thickened spreadable warming lubricant is substantially anhydrous, produces a thin lubricious layer on skin, and produces a warming effect upon contact with moisture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.