Non-antimicrobial deodorant cleansing composition
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsEdward Eigen, David Z. Twersky, Dina I. Brachman
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Abstract
A deodorant body cleansing composition in the form of a liquid or solid opaque bar, comprising a detergent and a specific carbohydrate capable of reducing the odor-causing bacterial population on the body (skin and/or hair), without the use of antimicrobials. The essential deodorant agent which is a group of carbohydrates specifically effective against the odor-causing bacteria on the skin and/or hair, are mannose, glucose, and oligomers thereof, i.e. dimers, trimers, and tetramers.
Claims16
A deodorant body cleansing composition comprising at least one carbohydrate selected from the group consisting of glucose, mannose and oligomers thereof as the essential deodorant agent in an amount of about 2.5-10%, effective to reduce the odor-causing bacterial population on the body, without the use of antimicrobials, in an anionic detergent-containing vehicle.
A deodorant body cleansing composition comprising a 1-1 mixture of mannose and glucose as the essential deodorant agent in an amount effective to reduce the odor-causing bacterial population of the body, without the use of antimicrobials, in a detergent-containing vehicle.
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