Personal Care Composition with Zinc Phosphate Active
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsBaohua QIAO, Peter R. HILLIARD, JR., Long PAN, Shiri NAWROCKI, Viktor DUBOVOY
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Abstract
A personal care composition, comprising a soluble zinc polyphosphate complex made by combining ingredients comprising an organic zinc salt, a plurality of long chain polyphosphates having 6 or more phosphate polymer units, and an aqueous solvent; wherein the relative amount of organic zinc salt and long chain polyphosphates provides a phosphorus to zinc mole ratio of at least 6:1. Also, a method of using the composition for reducing at least one of perspiration or body odor.
Claims16
A personal care composition, comprising:
- a soluble zinc polyphosphate complex made by combining ingredients comprising an organic zinc salt, a plurality of long chain polyphosphates having 6 or more phosphate polymer units, and an aqueous solvent;
- wherein the relative amount of organic zinc salt and long chain polyphosphates provides a phosphorus to zinc mole ratio of at least 6:1.
A method of depositing zinc to skin and/or hair of a subject, the method comprising:
- providing a personal care composition comprising a soluble zinc polyphosphate complex made by combining ingredients comprising an organic zinc salt, a plurality of long chain polyphosphates having 6 or more phosphate polymer units and an aqueous solvent;
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- applying the personal care composition to the skin of the subject;
- wherein the relative amount of organic zinc salt and long chain polyphosphates provides a phosphorus to zinc mole ratio of at least 6:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.