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CONTROL OF DIAPER RASH
The present invention relates to a material for ;3Pr" Lion to the
human skin, and with particular np~ in the diapering of children. It
also relates to a method of diapering a child involving the use of the
5 material.
In the diapering of infants to contain body wastes, it is often
found that the skin areas covered by a wet diaper will break out in skin
eruptions co"""only referred to as "diaper rash". While some materials are
available on the market for dealing with this problem, these are expensive
10 and, in the case of creams, messy to apply.
The present invention proposes an inexpensive, highly effective
dry powder for this arF"~ ,n.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is
provided a material for dermatological r~' :1,1 in the form of a dry
15 powder Co~ ,l isi"g flour oxidized by exposure to heat.
The flour is preferably wheat flour heated to a light brown
color.
According to another aspect of the present invention there is
provided a method of producing a material for ameliorating skin eruptions
20 comprising:
providing flour; and
oxidizing the flour to a brown color.
It has been found that wheat flour containing amylase, benzoyl
peroxide, ascorbic acid, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin, mononitrate and
25 riboflavin before heating is particularly suitable.
According to a third aspect of the present invention there is
provided a method of diapering a child COnlpriSi,lg.
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distributing over body surfaces to be covered by a diaper a
material comprising oxidized flour;
applying a diaper to the body surfaces; and
securing the diaper in place.
The toasted flour material has been found not only to inhibit
diaper rash but also to be effective in allowing an existin~ rash to heal. The
material can be made easily and quite i"~:A~,en~iv~ly.
To produce the preferred e"l' " nenl of the novel product of
the present invention, conventional white, enriched wheat flour co"~ ., ,g
1û amylase, benzoyl peroxide, ascorbic acid, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin,
mononitrate and riboflavin is placed on a hot surface and a~qitated on that
surface until the flour has become uniformly a light brown color. The
toasted flour is then cooled.
The toasted powder is used in the diapering of children by
applying it to those skin surfaces that are intended to be covered by a
diaper. The diaper is then applied to the skin surface and secured in place.
It has been found that this process is effective for its intended
purpose in a"l~l;o,ali"g diaper rash.
While specific reference has been to white wheat flour in the
20 foregoin~q, it is to be undr,~-od that other flours may be useful for this
purpose and are intended to be included within the scope of the appended
claims.
