Ostomy appliance

An ostomy appliance comprising a barrier and a pouch which is adhered to the barrier;

• said pouch comprising an upper envelope member and a lower envelope member, which in combination define at least a portion of an accumulation volume;
• the lower envelope member defining a pouch opening;
• said barrier defining a barrier opening aligned with said pouch opening;
• said pouch and barrier openings being adapted to fit about a stoma in use;
• the barrier being made of a barrier material comprising:
• a top layer;
• the top layer comprising a base material, an upper pile extending from an upper surface of said base material, and a lower pile extending from a lower surface of said base material;
• said base material being flexible and stretchable;
• a reinforcing layer, said reinforcing layer being secured to said top layer by a first binder which will bond to said reinforcing layer;
• said binder preferably being an acrylate binder;
• said lower pile of said top layer extending into said binder;
• said reinforcing layer preferably being formed from a polyurethane film or a polyethylene film;
• and
• an adherent layer comprising a silicone gel, said silicone gel being operatively bound to said reinforcing layer by a second binder;
• said binder being selected to be a binder, such as an acrylate binder, which will bond to the silicone gel and to the reinforcing layer.