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US 4,301,145 AGranted
Antiseptic skin cream
OwnerJoseph E. Cestariinventor
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Abstract
An antiseptic skin cream is taught including a base composition comprising a decolorizing agent, a solvent, a solvent humectant, a preservative, an emulsifier and an ointment base to which is added povidone iodine as the active ingredient. Due to the presence of the decolorizing agent, preferably sodium citrate, the resultant composition has a whitish color.
Claims7
An antiseptic dermatological cream composition comprising:
- povidone iodine as an active cidal agent in an amount between about 5% and about 20% by weight of the total composition;
- sodium citrate as a decolorizing agent in an amount between about 0.2% and about 2% by weight of said composition;
- glycerine in an amount between about 10% and about 15% by weight of said composition;
- a solvent selected from the group consisting of stearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol in an amount between about 4% and about 12% by weight of said composition;
- a perservative selected from the group consisting of propyl paraben and methyl paraben in an amount between about 0.1% and about 0.5% by weight of said composition;
- sodium lauryl sulfate as an emulsifier in an amount between about 2% and about 10% by weight of said composition;
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- an ointment petroleum base in an amount up to about 85% by weight of said composition.
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An antiseptic dermatological cream composition comprising:
- povidone iodine as an active cidal agent in an amount between about 8% and about 12% by weight of said composition;
- sodium citrate as a decolorizing agent in an amount between about 0.5% and about 1% by weight of the composition;
- glycerine in an amount between about 10% and about 15% by weight of the composition;
- at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of stearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol in an amount between about 4% and about 5% by weight of the composition;
- at least one perservative selected from the group consisting of propyl paraben and methyl paraben in an amount between about 0.1% and about 0.5% by weight of the composition;
- sodium lauryl sulfate in an amount between about 4% and about 6% by weight of the composition;
- and a white petrolatum base in an amount between about 65% and about 80% by weight of the composition.
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