Disposable absorbent articles with skin health and odor control additives
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorJoAnn Brooks
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Abstract
The present invention relates to disposable absorbent articles comprising skin health and odor control additives for the treatment and prevention of skin irritation. The skin health treatment additive comprises an oil soluble wax that forms a tight lattice to protect the skin, and vitamins, lipids and triglycerides to protect and replenish the skin. Such disposable absorbent articles of the present invention are especially advantageous for the treatment and skin breakdown leading to partial full thickness wounds or pressure ulcers.
Claims14
A disposable absorbent article comprising:
- a top sheet having an inner surface oriented toward an interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface, oriented toward an epidermal surface of a wearer of the article;
- an absorbent structure;
- a liquid impermeable back sheet;
- an anhydrous skin health treatment additive comprising:
- stearoxytrimethylsilane and stearyl alcohol present in an amount between 2 and 10 percent;
- disodium EDTA present in an amount between 1.5 and 2.5 percent;
- methyl-paraben present in an amount between 0.5 and 1.0 percent, and;
- n-halamine present in an amount between 1.8 and 2.5 percent;
- wherein the absorbent structure is positioned between the top sheet and the back sheet;
- and wherein the skin health treatment additive is applied consistently and uniformly to the top sheet in a discreet area of contact to the sacral and coccyx area of the wearer.
An adult incontinence absorbent article comprising a liquid permeable top sheet;
- a fluid acquisition layer;
- an absorbent structure;
- a liquid impermeable back sheet;
- and an anhydrous skin health treatment additive comprising stearoxytrimethylsilane and stearyl alcohol present in an amount between 2 and 10 percent;
- disodium EDTA present in an amount between 1.5 and 2.5 percent;
- methyl-paraben present in an amount between 0.5 and 1.0 percent, and;
- n-halamine present in an amount between 1.8 and 2.5 percent;
- wherein the skin health treatment additive is applied consistently and uniformly to a discreet area of the top sheet, wherein the discreet area contacts the skin of a sacral or coccyx area of a wearer of the disposable article.
A method of making a disposable absorbent article for providing treatment and protection to the sacral coccyx area of a wearer comprising:
- (a) providing a top sheet having an outer surface, an absorbent structure, a back sheet, and a skin health treatment additive applied to the outer surface comprising stearoxytrimethylsilane and stearyl alcohol present in an amount between 2 and 10 percent;
- disodium EDTA present in an amount between 1.5 and 2.5 percent;
- methyl-paraben present in an amount between 0.5 and 1.0 percent, and;
- n-halamine present in an amount between 1.8 and 2.5 percent;
- (b) applying the skin health treatment additive to a discreet area of the outer surface of the top sheet, wherein the additive is applied in a geometric pattern;
- (c) assembling the absorbent structure between the top sheet and the back sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.