title: Skin benefits with a novel emollient-treated menstrual pad.
abstract: Manufacturers of consumer products consistently seek to improve marketed products in terms of both safety and efficacy. The desire for continued improvement is seen even in well-established products such as catamenial products which have existed in some form for thousands of years. A recent innovation in the design of menstrual pads is the addition of a surface finish of emollient for the purpose of increasing comfort during wear. The present paper presents different evaluations of such an emollient-treated menstrual pad with a novel absorbent core. These investigations demonstrated product tolerability, defined the optimal formulation and concentration of the emollient-containing finish, and demonstrated successful transfer of the emollient to the relevant skin surface. In addition, enhancement of skin moisturization, associated with exposure to the emollient-treated pad, was demonstrated by several technologies: assessment of skin moisturization by Corneometer®, skin friction testing, and skin capacitance.
authors.affiliation: The Procter & Gamble Company, Winton Hill Business Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Farage.m@pg.com
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Farage
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Azuka
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lankhof
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Henn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Messerschmidt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldhammer
authors.forename: Klaus-P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Maibach
mesh_terms: D004643:Emollients / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052576:Menstrual Hygiene Products; D010328:Patch Tests; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004643:Emollients