Sanitary napkins with hydrophobic lotions

Abstract

A catamenial device comprising a liquid pervious topsheet, the topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the body of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at about 25° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's body. The lotion coating comprises from about 60 to about 99.9% of a carrier comprising a petroleum based hydrocarbon and lower molecular weight glycols or polyols and from about 0.2 to about 65% of a fatty alcohol with a melting point from about 450 C to about 110° C. A backsheet is joined to the topsheet and an absorbent core is disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A catamenial device comprising:
 A) a liquid pervious topsheet, said topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of said absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn, wherein at least a portion of said topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 25° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's body, said lotion coating comprising:
 (i) from 60 to 99.9% of a carrier comprising a petroleum based hydrocarbon and lower molecular weight glycols or polyols, 
 (ii) from 0.2 to 65% of a fatty alcohol with a melting point from 45° C. to 110° C., and 
 (iii) from about 0.0001% to about 40% of a plant extract; 
   B) a backsheet joined to said topsheet; and   C) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet.   
     
     
         2 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said plant extracts are selected from the group consisting of absinthe,  Agnus castus,  alga,  aloe vera,  apple,  Areca catechu,  arnica, basil leaves, bell pepper,  Beta vulgaris  (beet), blackberry, black cohosh, black currant fruit, black tea, blueberry, borage seed calendula, carrot root,  centella asiatica,  chamomile, Chinese tea, chokeberry, Chuck Berry, citron, coffee seed, comfrey, cornflower, crowberry, dandelion root, date palm fruit, dong quad, echinacea, evening primrose, eucalyptus, fenugreek, fennel fruit, field horsetail, gingko, gooseberry, grapefruit fruit, grape seed extract, green tea, hamamelis, hawthorn berries, hiba arborvitae, horse chestnut,  Hypericum pefforatum,  ivy ( Herdera helix ), lavender, lemon balm, licorice, magnolia, mimosa, oat, mung bean, oolong tea, oregano, pansey, peach leaf, persimmon, philodendron, Rhododendron, rosemary, sage, St. John's wort, scullcap, seabuckthorn, strawberry, sweet pea, thyme, tomato, Turkish oregano, vanilla fruit, yucca glauca, white nettle, whortleberry, willow herb, witch hazel, perfume, essential oils, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said lotion coating is hydrophobic. 
     
     
         4 . The absorbent article according to  claim 1 , wherein said lower molecular weight glycols or polyols is polypropylene glycol. 
     
     
         5 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said catamenial device is selected from the group consisting of a sanitary napkin, a pantiliner and an incontinence device. 
     
     
         6 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said topsheet is selected from the group consisting of a nonwoven material and a formed film material. 
     
     
         7 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said topsheet is hydrophilic. 
     
     
         8 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said lotion coating is disposed on said topsheet nonuniformly. 
     
     
         9 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said lotion coating is disposed on said topsheet in a stripe generally longitudinally oriented to said article. 
     
     
         10 . The absorbent article of  claim 1 , wherein said lotion coating is applied in an amount of from 0.02 mg/cm 2  to 10.0 mg/cm 2  of area covered by the lotion. 
     
     
         11 . The absorbent article of  claim 4 , wherein the molecular weight of the polypropylene glycol is from 425 g/mole to 2025 g/mole. 
     
     
         12 . A catamenial device comprising:
 A) a liquid pervious topsheet, said topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of said absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn, wherein at least a portion of said topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at about 25° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's body, said lotion coating comprising:
 (i) from about 60 to about 99.9% of a carrier comprising a petroleum based hydrocarbon; 
 (ii) from about 0.2 to about 65% of a fatty alcohol with a melting point from about 45° C. to about 110° C.; and 
 (iii) from about 0.0001% to about 40% of a plant extract; 
   B) a backsheet joined to said topsheet; and   C) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet.   
     
     
         13 . The absorbent article of  claim 12 , wherein said lotion coating is hydrophobic. 
     
     
         14 . The absorbent article of  claim 12 , wherein said lotion coating comprises from about 0.025 to about 10% silk protein. 
     
     
         15 . The absorbent article of  claim 14 , wherein said silk protein is selected from the group consisting of silk fiber, sericin, silk amino acids, silk peptides, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The absorbent article of  claim 12 , wherein said catamenial device is selected from the group consisting of a sanitary napkin, a pantiliner and an incontinence device. 
     
     
         17 . The absorbent article of  claim 12 , wherein said topsheet is hydrophobic, said lotion is hydrophobic, and said lotion is disposed on said topsheet in generally parallel stripes. 
     
     
         18 . A catamenial device comprising:
 A) a liquid pervious topsheet, said topsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of said absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn, wherein at least a portion of said topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at about 25° C. and which is partially transferable to the wearer's body, said lotion coating comprising:
 (i) from about 60 to about 99.9% of a carrier comprising a petroleum based hydrocarbon; 
 (ii) from about 0.2 to about 65% of a fatty alcohol with a melting point from about 45° C. to about 110° C.; and 
 (iii) from about 0.0001% to about 40% of a plant extract; 
   B) a backsheet joined to said topsheet; and   C) an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet.   
     
     
         19 . The absorbent article of  claim 18 , wherein said plant extracts are selected from the group consisting of absinthe,  Agnus castus,  alga,  aloe vera,  apple,  Areca catechu,  arnica, basil leaves, bell pepper,  Beta vulgaris  (beet), blackberry, black cohosh, black currant fruit, black tea, blueberry, borage seed calendula, carrot root,  centella asiatica,  chamomile, Chinese tea, chokeberry, Chuck Berry, citron, coffee seed, comfrey, cornflower, crowberry, dandelion root, date palm fruit, dong quad, echinacea, evening primrose, eucalyptus, fenugreek, fennel fruit, field horsetail, gingko, gooseberry, grapefruit fruit, grape seed extract, green tea, hamamelis, hawthorn berries, hiba arborvitae, horse chestnut,  Hypericum pefforatum,  ivy ( Herdera helix ), lavender, lemon balm, licorice, magnolia, mimosa, oat, mung bean, oolong tea, oregano, pansey, peach leaf, persimmon, philodendron, Rhododendron, rosemary, sage, St. John's wort, scullcap, seabuckthorn, strawberry, sweet pea, thyme, tomato, Turkish oregano, vanilla fruit, yucca glauca, white nettle, whortleberry, willow herb, witch hazel, perfume, essential oils, or mixtures thereof.