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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1999
Victor Nicholas Vega, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thomas Robert Hanser, Taylor Mill, KY (US);
Tim Van Hauwermeiren, Ramsdonk, BE;
Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an article having a skin care composition disposed on at least a portion of the article. The skin care composition is a breathable, barrier protectant which can be immobilized on the article and is transferable to the wearer's skin via contact, normal wearer motion and/or body heat. Particularly, the skin care composition should have a water vapor transmission rate of at least about 0.1 gm/m.sup.2 /hr and a barrier property of at least about -25 on Hunter b scale, as measured by a Methylene Blue Dye Method.