Dentifrice
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsKenneth Tomlinson, Michael Harrison
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Abstract
Extrudible visually clear gel dentifrice containing distributed therein visible bubbles of gas, said dentifrice having a vehicle of viscosity sufficient to maintain the bubbles suspended therein.
Claims7
An extrudible visually clear gel flavored dentifrice with strengthened flavor, taste and smell sensations, containing evenly distributed therein visible bubbles of gas containing volatilized flavor material and of diameter in the 1 to 4 millimeter range and distributed uniformly throughout the dentifrice so that there are from 2 to 40 bubbles per cubic centimeter of dentifrice, which dentifrice is of attractive appearance and comprises a transparent polishing agent which is of a refractive index matching that of the rest of the dentifrice, is insoluble in the rest of the dentifrice and is in particulate form, with the particles thereof being less than 100 microns in diameter, a gelling agent which is an organic or inorganic gum or thickener which produces a clear gel in the described composition, a vehicle which includes a polyhydric alcohol having a refractive index matching that of the other constituents, and a detergent or foaming agent, and is of a viscosity sufficient to maintain positions of the bubbles suspended therein during a shelf life of 6 months.
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