Feminine care products for the delivery of therapeutic substances

A tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the tampon comprising a body and a formulation including a therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is a botanical wherein the tampon has an outer layer, and wherein the outer layer includes a therapeutically sufficient amount of the botanical.

A device for delivering a therapeutic agent, the device comprising:

• a tampon body including absorbent material, wherein the tampon body has a surface;
• and
• means for carrying a formulation including a therapeutic agent within the body, wherein the therapeutic agent is a botanical, and wherein the carrying means is substantially positioned adjacent the surface.

A method of producing a tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the method comprising:

• treating a porous nonwoven sheet formed from hydrophobic polymer with a formulation including a therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is a botanical;
• and
• forming the tampon so as to include absorbent material, such that the sheet at least partially covers the tampon.

A method of treating a woman via the vaginal epithelium, the method comprising:

• exposing the epithelium to a formulation including a therapeutic agent residing on a tampon, the therapeutic agent including a botanical, wherein the tampon has an outer layer, wherein the outer layer includes a therapeutically sufficient amount of the botanical, and wherein the botanical is selected from the group consisting of Agnus castus, aloe vera, comfrey, calendula, black cohosh, chamomile, evening primrose, Hypericum perforatum, black currant seed oil, St. John's wart, tea extracts, lemon balm, capsicum, rosemary, Areas catechu, mung bean, borage seed oil, witch hazel, fenugreek, lavender, soy, heath, cranberries, blueberries, azaleas, red onion skin, short red bell peppers, long red bell peppers, beet root extract, capsanthin, whortleberry, lingenberry, chokeberry, sweet rowan, rowanberry, seabuckhrouberry, crowberry, strawberries, and gooseberries.

A tampon adapted to deliver a therapeutic agent, the tampon comprising absorbent material and a formulation including a therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is a botanical, wherein the tampon has an outer layer, and wherein the therapeutic agent is positioned essentially within the outer layer.