Compositions containing compounds producing a cooling sensation
AssigneeLever Brothers Company
InventorsFrancoise Ernestine Lucie Humbert, Yves Tollard D'Audiffret
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Abstract
Compositions, particularly edible compositions, oral compositions and flavor compositions, containing a compound imparting a cooling sensation, said compound being a hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl derivative of para-menthane, for example 2-hydroxymethylmenthol.
Claims1
A method for imparting a cooling property to a composition for the care of the oral cavity comprising the step of adding to the composition from about 0.025 to about 2 percent by weight of the composition of a compound selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxymethylmenthol, 2-(.beta.-hydroxy ethyl)-menthol, 3-hydroxymethylcarvomenthol and 3-(.beta.-hydroxy ethyl)-carvomenthol.
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