Products for controlling microbial organic compound production
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsDavid William Koenig, Bernard J. Minerath, Lindsay M. Gould
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Abstract
Products comprising an oxygen-generating additive for reducing the amount of skin irritation and inflamation and odor are disclosed. Specifically, products such as training pants and diapers are disclosed which contain a carbohydrate-hydrogen peroxide crystalline powder which, when wetted, produces a stream of oxygen which can be used by various bacteria on and near the wearer's skin during metabolism resulting in a significant decrease in the amount of volatile organic compounds produced by the bacteria during metabolism.
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An absorbent product comprising a crystallized carbohydrate-hydrogen peroxide mixture for reducing the amount of irritation on a wearer's skin caused by microbial-produced volatile organic compounds, the mixture being capable of generating oxygen upon activation, the oxygen acting as a terminal electron acceptor for bacteria on or near the skin's surface such that the production of volatile organic compounds by the bacteria is reduced, the absorbent product being selected from the group consisting of diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments, feminine napkins, and interlabial pads.
An absorbent product comprising a crystallized carbohydrate-hydrogen peroxide mixture for reducing the amount of irritation on a wearer's skin caused by microbial-produced volatile organic compounds, the mixture being capable of generating oxygen upon activation, the oxygen acting as a terminal electron acceptor for bacteria on or near the skin's surface such that the production of volatile organic compounds by the bacteria is reduced, the carbohydrate comprising a sugar alcohol, and wherein the absorbent product is selected from the group consisting of diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments, feminine napkins, tampons, and interlabial pads.
An absorbent product comprising from about 0.01% (by weight of the absorbent product) to about 5% (by weight of the absorbent product) of a crystallized mannitol-hydrogen peroxide mixture for reducing the amount of irritation on a wearer's skin caused by microbial-produced volatile organic compounds, the mixture being capable of generating oxygen upon activation, the oxygen acting as a terminal electron acceptor for bacteria on or near the skin's surface such that the production of volatile organic compounds by the bacteria is reduced, wherein the absorbent product is selected from the group consisting of diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments, feminine napkins, tampons, and interlabial pads.
A product comprising from about 0.01% (by weight of the product) to about 5% (by weight of the product) of a crystallized sorbitol-hydrogen peroxide mixture for reducing the amount of irritation on a user's skin caused by microbial-produced volatile organic compounds, the mixture being capable of generating oxygen upon activation, the oxygen acting as a terminal electron acceptor for bacteria on or near the skin's surface such that the production of volatile organic compounds by the bacteria is reduced, the product being selected from the group consisting of diapers, training pants, adult incontinence garments, feminine napkins, paper towels, tampons, interlabial pads, facial tissue, wound management products, bath tissue, deodorant powder, deodorant sticks and bed pads.
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