Patent ID: 8138388

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 having 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; 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.; and further wherein the skin care composition is applied nonuniformly to a wearer-contacting surface of the disposable absorbent article such that a percent open area in the crotch region is between 25% and 75%.