Patent ID: 7851668

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article which defines a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region which interconnects said front and rear waist regions, said absorbent article comprising: a) a vapor permeable backsheet b) a liquid pervious topsheet which is positioned in facing relation with said backsheet; c) an absorbent core located between said backsheet and said topsheet; and d) a skin care composition on at least a portion of a wearer-contacting surface of said absorbent article wherein the skin care composition comprises an emollient, a wax, and a viscosity increasing agent; wherein the emollient, the wax, and the viscosity increasing agent are different; and wherein the skin care composition has a viscosity from about 5 to about 500 centipoise and a zero-shear viscosity between about 1×10 6 and about 1×10 8 centipoise; further wherein the skin care composition is 2-50% liquid at 20° C., 25-95% liquid at 37° C., and has a final melting point ≧38° C.