Claims
- 1. A disposable fluid applicator, said applicator comprising; a substrate and a fluid, the substrate comprising, in succession:
a) a flow control layer; b) a fluid storage layer; and c) a fluid impermeable layer wherein at least about 0.5 milliliters of said fluid are present in said fluid storage layer.
- 2. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein from about 10 milliliters to about 20 milliliters of said fluid are present in said fluid storage layer.
- 3. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein from about 12 milliliters to about 15 milliliters of said fluid are present in said fluid storage layer.
- 4. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein said fluid is selected from the group consisting of liquids, gels, lotions, creams and powders.
- 5. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein said fluid comprises an active agent that is selected from the group consisting of vitamin compounds, skin treating agents, cleansing surfactants, anti-acne actives, anti-wrinkle actives, anti-skin atrophy actives, anti-inflammatory actives, topical anesthetics, coloring agents, artificial tanning actives and accelerators, anti-microbial actives, anti-fungal actives, anti-viral agents, enzymes, sunscreen actives, anti-oxidants, skin exfoliating agents, and combinations thereof.
- 6. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein the flow control layer is selected from the group consisting of an apertured film, non-woven material, non-woven with microfibers, woven material, meltblown structure and mixtures thereof.
- 7. The disposable applicator of claim 6, wherein the flow control layer comprises CLIFF film.
- 8. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein the fluid storage layer is selected from the group consisting of batting, sponge, foam and combinations thereof.
- 9. The disposable applicator of claim 8, wherein the batting comprises viscose fibers.
- 10. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein the fluid storage layer comprises a dosing reservoir capable of containing and dispensing fluid.
- 11. The disposable applicator of claim 10, wherein the dosing reservoir is rupturable.
- 12. The disposable applicator of claim 1, wherein the fluid impermeable layer is selected from the group consisting of a polymer film, a metal foil, a laminate polymer film, a laminate metal foil and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The disposable applicator of claim 1, further comprising a skin contact layer located on the opposite side of the flow control layer to the fluid storage layer.
- 14. The disposable applicator of claim 13, wherein the skin contact layer material is selected from the group consisting of woven materials, non-woven materials, natural or synethic sponge, polymeric mesh sponge, paper substrate, polymeric porous foam, collagen sheets, polymeric scrim and mixtures thereof.
- 15. The disposable applicator of claim 1, further comprising a hand contact layer located on the opposite side of the fluid impermeable layer to the fluid storage layer.
- 16. The disposable applicator of claim 15, wherein the hand contact layer material is selected from the group consisting of woven materials, non-woven materials, natural or synethic sponge, polymeric mesh sponge, paper substrate, polymeric porous foam, collagen sheets, polymeric scrim and mixtures thereof.
- 17. The disposable applicator of claim 1, additionally comprising a temperature-change element for heating or cooling the substrate, the fluid or both.
- 18. The disposable applicator of claim 17, wherein the temperature-change element provides heat selected from the group consisting of chemical reaction, heat of solution, crystallization and mixtures thereof.
- 19. The disposable applicator of claim 17, wherein the temperature-change element is a cooling element; wherein cooling is provided by an endothermic chemical reaction.
- 20. The disposable applicator of claim 17, additionally defining a catalyst chamber containing a catalyst and a separate reactant chamber containing a reactant wherein said reactant chamber and catalyst chamber are rupturable so that on rupture their respective contents mix to initiate the reaction and generate the temperature change.
- 21. A method of applying a fluid to skin comprising;
1) holding the disposable applicator said applicator comprising a substrate and a fluid, the substrate comprising, in succession:
a) a flow control layer; b) a fluid storage layer; and c) a fluid impermeable layer wherein at least about 0.5 milliliters of said fluid are present in said fluid storage layer; and 2) wiping it onto the skin.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/US 02/19701, filed Jun. 21, 2002, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/300,145, filed Jun. 22, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60300145 |
Jun 2001 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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PCT/US02/19701 |
Jun 2002 |
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10727457 |
Dec 2003 |
US |