Swab deliverable actives

摘要

A swab product is provided which includes a swab defined by an elongate stem and a fibrous absorbent covering such as cotton on at least one end of the stem. The fibrous absorbent covering is held together by a film-forming polymer. A treatment composition is dispersed onto the fibrous absorbent covering. Particularly preferred is a highly viscous hydrophobic treatment composition consisting of at least about 80% of petrolatum, which may serve to deliver actives such as bacitracin ointment or by itself serve as an occlusive therapeutic covering of skin to prevent infection.