US 8,044,256 B2 · Absorbent article having a stable skin care composition

Abstract

The present invention relates to an absorbent article having a stable skin care composition disposed on its skin-contacting surface. The skin care composition is readily transferable to the skin via normal contact, wearer motion, and/or body heat. Importantly, the skin care composition contains at least one skin care ingredient imparting visible skin benefits to the skin upon transfer to the skin and at least one theological agent for stabilizing the composition such that agglomeration, stratification and/or settling of the composition are minimized. The present invention also relates to a process for making the absorbent articles having a stable skin care composition disposed thereon.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A process for preparing a skin care composition and applying said skin care composition to an absorbent article, said process comprising the steps of:

providing a carrier;
mixing a predispersant mixture comprising a skin care ingredient and a dispersant fluid;
combining said predispersant mixture with said carrier to form said skin care composition;
and
applying said skin care composition to at least a portion of said absorbent article.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/396,848Filed 3 Mar 2009 · continuation

Priority

21 May 1999

Published

US 2009/0162446 A125 Jun 2009

Granted

25 Oct 2011

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A61L 15/34
Containing macromolecular materials: oils, fats, waxes or natural resins
A61L 15/18
Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons: containing inorganic materials
A61L 15/26
Containing macromolecular materials: macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated…
A61L 15/48
Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties: surfactants

Family

Application09/316,691Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 21 May 1999

Application09/563,638Parent of this division · filed 2 May 2000

Application10/054,628Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Jan 2002

US 2009/0162446 A1Pre-grant publication · published 25 Jun 2009

US 6,570,054 B1Parent of this division

Application10/054,628Parent of this division

Application09/563,638Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2002/0165508 A1Published application

US 8,044,256 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Absorbent article having a stable skin care composition

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Absorbent article having a stable skin care composition

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Abstract

Claims19