JP2000202041A - Pad - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance functionality by adding a new function in a heating pad to be used for improving the moisture retaining property in a skin of a specified part of a face where the pad is applied. SOLUTION: A heating pad having an adhesive layer 1 and a moisture retaining layer 2 is provided with a reflection layer 3 as reverse reflection means. The reflection layer 3 is so formed to return heat energy radiating from a face back to the face. This enables heating of a part where the heating pad is applied moderately thereby obtaining improved blood circulation or the like at the part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pad which can be heated by applying it to the skin such as the face or hands (arms).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when the sympathetic nerve is in an activated (toned) state, the blood vessels are contracted by the contraction of the capillaries, and conversely, when the parasympathetic nerves are activated, the capillaries are enlarged and the blood circulation increases. It is said that the skin becomes more relaxed and mentally relaxed, and when the skin of the face and hands (arms) is appropriately heated, it stimulates the parasympathetic nerve.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made with the intention of effectively utilizing the above-mentioned biological phenomena. The purpose of this is to provide a pad that enables the following.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a pad comprising:
It has a retro-reflective element that is used by being attached to the skin and that can return the heat energy radiated from the skin at the attachment site to the site.

In the present invention, a sheet-like or film-like reflective material is used as a retroreflective element of the above-mentioned pad, and the reflective material is applied to the side opposite to the face to be attached to the face.

In the present invention, the pad as described above is further provided with a moisturizing layer for improving the moisturizing property of the sticking site or a drug layer formed of a drug acting on the sticking site.

The function of the retroreflective element in the pad according to the present invention as described above is, for example, in the case where the pad is used by attaching to the face, the heat energy radiated from the skin of the face is returned to the face with respect to the attached portion. It is. In other words, since thermal energy is always radiated from the skin mainly in the form of infrared rays, it is returned to the skin with a reflective element that takes the form of a highly reflective material, etc. , It can be heated appropriately. As a result, the physiological mechanism as described above works to improve and relax blood circulation at the site.

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a pad according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pad P according to the present embodiment is of a type having an additional moisturizing function, which is used on the lower part of the eye and also functions to moisturize the skin at the part, and has a generally L-shaped thin sheet shape as a whole. In the thickness direction, as shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner, from the side to be attached to the face, in order from the side to be attached to the face, an adhesive layer 1 thinly applied with an adhesive to be attached to the face, a moisturizer containing a moderate amount of moisture. The structure includes a layer 2 and a reflective layer 3.

A feature of the pad according to the present invention is that it has a retroreflective element, and one of the forms, the reflective layer 3, reflects heat energy constantly radiated from the face and returns it to the face. Such a reflective layer 3 can be formed by laminating a film or sheet having a high reflectivity, such as an aluminum foil or an aluminum vapor-deposited film.

As shown in FIG. 1, such a pad P is used by being attached to the face along the lower side and the lateral side of the eye (indicated by a two-dot chain line). It is usually used at bedtime and is left attached throughout bedtime. Then, during this time, the moisture condition of the skin at the application site is kept moist by the function of the moisturizing layer 2. At the same time, the reflective layer 3 reflects the radiant heat from the face back to the face, thereby appropriately heating the application site. Such heating has the advantage that the physiological effect of the above-described heating can be exerted while the skin is activated by moisturizing. At the same time, the heat source is the face itself, that is, the object to be heated itself, and therefore, there is an advantage that the skin is not adversely affected even if it is continuously used for several hours.

In the above embodiment, the reflection element is of a reflection type, but various types are also possible. Another typical example is a retroreflective element having a configuration in which, for example, ceramics having a high infrared radiation efficiency is mixed in the form of particles or powder, for example, in a moisturizing layer. Further, the above embodiments are provided as additional functions.
Although the type has a moisturizing function by the moisturizing layer, in addition to the above, a function of penetrating the skin with a stain removing agent or a skin bleaching agent may be added. In that case, the drug layer is provided in place of the moisturizing layer by the above-mentioned drug.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By simply applying it to the skin, the application site can be heated using the infrared rays emitted by the site itself as a heat source, and the optimum heating for improving blood circulation can be efficiently and safely realized. Can be. In addition, it can be used in combination with functions such as moisturizing and drug penetration, and can have higher functionality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a pad according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of the pad of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Adhesive layer 2 Moisturizing layer 3 Reflective layer

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pad which is used by being adhered to the skin and has a reflection element which enables heat energy radiated from the skin at the application site to be returned to the site. 2. The pad according to claim 1, wherein a sheet-like or film-like highly reflective material is used as the retroreflective element, and the reflective material is applied to the side opposite to the surface to be attached to the skin. 3. The pad according to claim 1, further comprising a moisturizing layer for enhancing the moisturizing property of the sticking site or a drug layer formed of a drug acting on the sticking site.