Patent ID: 6770286
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A therapeutic skin patch for treatment of dry skin, comprising in combination:a) a porous sheet body of inactive material, b) the pores of said body being impregnated with solidified polyvinyl alcohol, c) the polyvinyl alcohol which occupies the pores of one portion of said body containing a first combination of skin nutrients, and the polyvinyl alcohol which occupies the pores of another portion of said body containing a second combination of skin nutrients, which second combination of skin nutrients is different from the first combination of skin nutrients, d) the polyvinyl alcohol which is contained in the pores of said one portion of the sheet body being characterized by a first color, and e) the polyvinyl alcohol which is contained in the pores of said other portion of the body being characterized by a second color that is different from the first color, whereby the user can visually distinguish between the said two portions and the corresponding skin nutrients contained in each, for the purpose of positioning the patch such that the colored sheet body can be applied with a predetermined desired orientation when the patch is initially applied to the skin.