Single phase whitening dentifrice
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsSuman K. Chopra, Lynette Zaidel, Michael Prencipe
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Abstract
The invention provides a single phase whitening dentifrice that includes (i) a whitening agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, a bound peroxide and a solid peroxide (ii) an abrasive and (iii) a substantially anhydrous orally acceptable carrier, for example, polyethylene glycol. The bound peroxide may be hydrogen peroxide and a polymer and/or any peroxide compound and a porous cross-linked polymer, such as polymers of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyacrylates, a polymethacrylates, and a polyitaconates. The solid peroxide may be sodium perborate or urea peroxide. The invention also provides methods of whitening the tooth surfaces by contacting the surface with the composition.
Claims10
1-20. (canceled)
A single phase oral care composition, comprising:
- a peroxide whitening agent;
- an abrasive;
- an anticalculus agent;
- and
- a substantially anhydrous carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.