ES1075949U - Disposable hygienic product for personal use (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Disposable hygienic product for personal use, of the type comprising at least one outer layer (11) impermeable, an absorbent core (12) and a layer (13) of nonwoven fabric intended to contact the skin, which can be treated said hygienic product of a napkin, a dressing, a tampon, an absorbent diaper, a breastfeeding or similar disc; characterized in that the layer (13) of nonwoven fabric, intended to contact the user's skin, incorporates a plurality of microcapsules (2) formed by at least one outer cover (21) and containing active ingredients (22) for the skin treatment; said outer cover (21) being constituted in a biocompatible material that degrades in contact with the skin, releasing the active ingredients (22) contained in said microcapsules. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Disposable hygienic product for use personal.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a product disposable hygienic for personal use of the type of those comprising at least one waterproof outer sheet, an absorbent core and a 100% cotton non-woven layer intended to enter contact with the user's skin. This hygienic product presents the particularity of incorporating microcapsules for release of active products of cosmetic properties or medicinal by keeping in contact with the user's skin.

Field of application of the invention

This invention is applicable in the manufacture of disposable hygienic products for personal use, such as: sanitary napkins, dressings, tampons, incontinence diapers, breastfeeding discs or any other intended for use in direct contact with the user's skin.

Background of the invention

There are currently a multitude of disposable hygienic products, that is not reusable, for use personnel, such as those mentioned above and used in direct contact with the skin.

These hygienic products are intended of absorbing and retaining different types of substances released from uncontrolled form by the user's body. To obtain it absorption and retention of substances of a majority nature liquid, these hygienic products have virtually generalized of at least: a waterproof outer sheet, a core absorbent, and a permeable nonwoven layer, intended for come into contact with the user's skin.

The permeable layer, in contact with the skin, allows the passage of liquids released by the body into the absorbent core responsible for retaining them; providing the layer waterproof exterior a containment barrier that prevents the passage of liquid to the outside, thus avoiding staining of the user garments.

These hygienic products have a very use concrete, limited to the mentioned absorption and retention of liquids bodily

Often people who use these Hygienic products suffer from various problems, among others irritations, risks of infection, dryness, etc., in the area of application of said hygienic products.

Therefore the technical problem that arises is the development of a hygienic product, of the type mentioned that, in addition to meeting the basic objective of absorption and retention of body fluids, allow to perform in the application area a cosmetic or medical treatment appropriate to the ailments typical of these application areas, without any specific action by the user and through a conventional application of Hygienic product in question.

Description of the invention

This hygienic product can be a compress, a tampon, an absorbent diaper, a breastfeeding disc or other similar of similar use.

The particularity of this hygienic product is comprising in the nonwoven layer intended to contact with the skin some microcapsules containing active products for the treatment of the skin. Said microcapsules comprise the minus an outer shell formed in a product that degrades progressively coming into contact with the epidermis by action of the enzymes and the natural flora of the skin; causing the degradation of said outer covering the progressive release of the active products contained inside, transferring these to the different layers of the skin (dermis and epidermis).

The longer you stay in touch the non-woven fabric with the body will optimize the process of transfer of active products contained in the microcapsules towards the skin.

These microcapsules have a high affinity with the skin in order to establish between the skin and the Microcapsules a chemical attraction that favors their contact.

It is worth mentioning that active products contents in the microcapsules can be of different nature, among others they can be medical products or products Cosmetics, with moisturizing, fungicidal, bactericidal, healing or any other, depending on the treating effect persecuted and of the ailment suffered in the area of application of hygienic product

Description of the figures

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to facilitate the understanding of characteristics of the invention, is attached herein descriptive a set of drawings in which, for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a schematic view in perspective of an embodiment of the hygienic product disposable for personal use according to the invention, represented in this Case for a compress. This figure has also been represented schematically an enlarged detail of one of the microcapsules

- Figure 2 shows an exploded view in elevation of the different layers of the compress of the previous figure sectioned by a vertical plane.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In the exemplary embodiment shown in the attached figures the disposable hygienic product for personal use is is represented by a compress (1) comprising a sheet waterproof exterior (11), an absorbent core (12) and a layer (13) non-woven fabric, in this case 100% cotton intended for Contact the user's skin.

This compress (1) incorporates in the layer (13) of non-woven biocompatible microcapsules (2) presenting an outer cover (21) and containing some active ingredients (22) cosmetic, medicinal or any other type.

The outer cover (21) is shaped based of biocompatible substances, and of skin-like composition, for example based on proteins and lipids. This outer cover (21) progressively degrades upon contact with the skin due to the effect of enzymes and the natural flora of the skin; causing the degradation of said outer cover (21) the release of active ingredients (22) contained in the microcapsules and their transfer of the layer (13) of tissue to the User skin

Once nature is sufficiently described of the invention, as well as a preferred embodiment, for the appropriate purposes that the materials, form, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, as long as this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention claimed in continuation.

Claims (1)

1. Disposable hygienic product for personal use, of the type comprising at least one waterproof outer layer (11), an absorbent core (12) and a layer (13) of non-woven fabric intended to contact the skin, which may be treated said hygienic product of a compress, a dressing, a buffer, an absorbent diaper, a breastfeeding disc or the like; characterized in that the layer (13) of nonwoven fabric, intended to contact the user's skin, incorporates a plurality of microcapsules (2) formed by at least one outer shell (21) and containing active ingredients (22) for skin treatment; said outer shell (21) being constituted in a biocompatible material that degrades in contact with the skin, releasing the active ingredients (22) contained in said microcapsules.