Patent ID: 9669130
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61L,A61P

Claim:
1. An absorbent article comprising: 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, a backsheet joined to said topsheet, said backsheet having an inner surface oriented toward the interior of said absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn; an absorbent core disposed between said topsheet and said backsheet, said absorbent core having an inner surface oriented toward the skin of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn and an outer surface oriented toward the garment of the wearer when said absorbent article is being worn; and a lotion composition applied to at least a portion of said outer surface of said topsheet, consisting of about 0.1% to about 90%, by weight, of a rheology structurant selected from the group consisting of microcrystalline wax, alkyl dimethicone, ethylene glycol dibehenate, ethylene glycol distearate, glycerol tribehenate, glycerol tristearate, and ethylene bisoleamide and about 0.1% to about 60%, by weight, of a surface energy modifier selected from the group consisting of (a) a liquid surfactant having an HLB value of about 1.5 to about 10, (b) a solid surfactant having an HLB value of about 5 to about 13, and (c) mixtures thereof.