Topical compositions containing fluid-absorbent solids and adhesive fluids

US6887859B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Mannie Lee Clapp · Mason, US
• Rebecca Taylor · Lancaster, US
• Colin McHugh · Mason, US
• Jorge Max Sunkel · Cincinnati, US
• Timothy James Felts · Hamilton, US
• Edward Dewey Smith, III · Mason, US
• Scott William Syfert · Stanton, US
• Michael Joseph Roddy · Cincinnati, US
• Robert William Corkery · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 26, 2002
• Grant date: May 3, 2005
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q15/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are topical compositions, including methods of applying those compositions to absorb sweat and sebum from the skin, wherein the compositions comprise (A) fluid-absorbent solids having a Water Absorption Value of at least about 0.5 grams/gram; (B) an adhesive fluid; and (C) a liquid carrier; herein the composition has an Average Wear Index Value of at least about 60%. The topical compositions provide effective delivery and deposition of the fluid-absorbent solid onto the skin from an extended wear composition.