Antibacterial antiplaque oral composition
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsNuran Nabi, Abdul Gaffar
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Abstract
An oral composition such as a dentifrice or mouthwash, containing an aqueous phase of water and as solubilizing agent propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, methyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, olive oil, castor oil, amyl acetate, ethyl acetate, glyceryl tristearate or benzyl benzoate mixed with at least one of glycerine and sorbitol, a substantially water-insoluble noncationic antibacterial antiplaque agent, such as 2,4,4'-trichloro-2.sup.1 -hydroxydiphenyl ether (triclosan), and a synthetic anionic linear polymeric polycarboxylate having a molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 1,000,000.
Claims18
An oral composition comprising in an orally acceptable vehicle, a water-humectant phase, said water and humectant comprising at least about 10% by weight of said oral composition, an efective antiplaque amount of a substantially water insoluble noncationic antibacterial agent selected from the group consisting of halogenated diphenyl ethers and about 0.0005-4% by weight of a systematic anionic linear polymeric polycarboxylate having a molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 1,000,000, wherein said humectant includes a solubilizing agent selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, methyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, olive oil, castor oil, amyl acetate, ethyl acetate, glyceryl tristearate and benzyl benzoate mixed with at least one of glycerine and sorbitol, the amount of said solubilizing humectant being sufficient to dissolve said antibacterial agent.
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