Sanitary napkins with hydrophobic lotions

• Main Authors: HAMMONS JOHN LEE, WARREN RAPHAEL, GATTO JOSEPH ANTHONY, GRAY BRIAN FRANCIS, VISSCHER RONALD BOSMAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.01.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A catamenial device, said device comprising: a topsheet having a body facing surface, wherein said topsheet has a level of hydrophobicity, a lotion composition applied to at least a portion of at least to the body facing surface of said topsheet, said lotion having a level of hydrophobicity equal or greater than that of said topsheet, said lotion composition comprising from about 60% to about 99.9% by weight of the carrier wherein the carrier is selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based hydrocarbons having from about 4 to about 32 carbon atoms, fatty alcohols having from about 12 to about 24 carbon atoms, lower alcohols having from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, low molecular weight glycols and polyols, lanolin, and mixtures thereof; a backsheet joined to said topsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet.