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US 12,594,224 B2Granted
Oral care compositions and methods of use
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsCarlo Daep, Rabab Ahmed
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to oral care compositions comprising guanidine in free or orally acceptable salt form, a cationic quaternary ammonium compound (e.g., a pyridinium compound) (e.g., cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC)), a fluoride source, and optionally a zinc source (e.g., zinc lactate or zinc citrate and zinc oxide) as well as to methods of using and of making these compositions.
Claims19
An oral care composition comprising:
- a. guanidine, in free or orally acceptable salt form;
- b. a cationic quaternary ammonium compound;
- and
- c. a fluoride source;
- wherein the guanidine is selected from the group consisting of:
- guanidine hydrochloride, guanidine monohydrate, guanidine monohydrobromide, guanidine monohydrochloride, guanidine monohydroiodine, guanidine nitrate, guanidine phosphate, guanidine sulfate, and combinations thereof;
- and
- wherein the guanidine in free or salt form enhances delivery of the cationic quaternary ammonium compound to bacterial biofilms.
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