Patent ID: 8881894

Claim:
A multiple-compartment ascorbic acid delivery unit comprising: an outer compartment containing a solid vitamin-containing composition comprising ascorbic acid or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters, wherein said outer compartment is impermeable to oxygen and ultraviolet light; an inner compartment containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier system, wherein said inner compartment is liquid impermeable, wherein said inner compartment is entirely enclosed within said outer compartment; and an absorbent structure selected from the group consisting of a wipe, a patch, a pad, and a mask, said absorbent structure located within said outer compartment or said inner compartment, and wherein said absorbent structure is adapted to absorb and transfer an ascorbic acid carrier composition comprising a mixture of said solid vitamin-containing composition and said pharmaceutically acceptable carrier system to an intended surface; wherein said inner compartment includes a breakable barrier integrally formed therein such that when said breakable barrier is broken said vitamin-containing composition and said pharmaceutically acceptable carrier system are capable of being combined to form said ascorbic acid carrier composition; wherein said outer compartment includes a marking corresponding to said breakable barrier for applying pressure to said outer compartment at a predetermined location in order to break said breakable barrier.