Taste masking of phenolics using citrus flavors
OwnerPatricia A. Delli Santi, Dennis G. A. Nelsoninventors
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Abstract
An oral rinse, dentifrice, or oral gel composition comprising: a) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a citrus flavor, citrus flavor ingredient, or mixtures thereof; b) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a phenolic, said phenolic selected from the group consisting of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, thymol, triclosan, and mixtures thereof; and c) an orally acceptable carrier. The claimed composition is useful in retarding the development of plaque, treating gingivitis, and reducing the viable population of micro-organisms in the oral cavity of a mammal.
Claims20
An oral rinse, dentifrice, or oral gel composition comprising:
- a) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a citrus flavor, citrus flavor ingredient, or mixtures thereof;
- b) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a phenolic, said phenolic selected from the group consisting of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, thymol, triclosan, and mixtures thereof;
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- c) an orally acceptable carrier.
An oral rinse, dentifrice, or oral gel composition comprising:
- a) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a citrus flavor, citrus flavor ingredient, or mixtures thereof;
- b) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a phenolic, said phenolic selected from the group consisting of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, thymol, triclosan, and mixtures thereof;
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- c) an orally acceptable carrier, wherein said citrus flavor, citrus flavor ingredient, or mixtures thereof includes limonene, and the ratio of said limonene to said phenolic is at least about 0.05:1.
An oral rinse, dentifrice, or oral gel composition comprising:
- a) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a citrus flavor, citrus flavor ingredient, or mixtures thereof;
- b) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a phenolic, said phenolic selected from the group consisting of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, thymol, triclosan, and mixtures thereof;
- c) about 0.1 weight % to about 70% of a polyol, said polyol selected from the group consisting of glycerol, sorbitol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, xylitol, cyclodextrin and its derivatives, and mixtures thereof;
- d) about 0.01 weight % to about 10 weight % of an oral acceptable surfactant;
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- e) an orally acceptable carrier.
An oral rinse, dentifrice, or oral gel composition comprising:
- a) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of citrus flavor selected from the group consisting of orange, grapefruit, lemon, mandarin orange, lime, tangerine, and tangelo;
- citrus flavor ingredient selected from the group consisting of limonene, citral, cadiene, decylaldehyde, linalool, terpineol, linalyl esters, terpinyl acetate, citronellal, α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, 2-dodecanal, α-pinene, β-pinene, 2-pentenal, decanal, and C8 to C10 and C12 aldehydes, acids, and esters found in citrus flavors, and mixtures thereof;
- b) about 0.01 weight % to about 5 weight % of a phenolic, said phenolic selected from the group consisting of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, thymol, triclosan, and mixtures thereof;
- c) about 0.1 weight % to about 70% of a polyol, said polyol selected from the group consisting of glycerol, sorbitol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, xylitol, cyclodextrin and its derivatives, and mixtures thereof;
- d) about 0.01 weight % to about 10 weight % of an oral acceptable surfactant;
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- e) an orally acceptable carrier.
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