Antiperspirant gel compositions comprising chelators

Antiperspirant gel composition comprising:

• a. an effective amount of an antiperspirant active
• b. an effective amount of a gelling agent comprising a primary gellant selected from the group consisting of 12-hydroxystearic acid, esters of 12-hydroxystearic acid, amides of 12-hydroxystearic acid corresponding to the formula:
• ##STR4## wherein R.sub.4 is OR.sub.5 or NR.sub.5 R.sub.6 ;
• and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are, independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl moiety, aryl moiety having from 1 to about 26 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof;
• a secondary gellant selected from the group consisting of n-acyl amino acid amide derivatives corresponding to the formula:
• ##STR5## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or aryl having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms;
• R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl ester, aryl ester, alkyl amide, aryl amide and mixtures thereof each having from about 1 to about 26 carbon atoms;
• and mixtures of said primary and secondary gellants;
• c. an effective amount of a chelator selected from the group consisting of acetylacetone, ethylene diamine-N,N,N',N'-tetracetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, oxalate, citric acid, 1,2-diaminocyclohexane-N,N,N'N'-tetracetic acid, 4,5-dihydroxybenzene-1,3-disulfonic acid, pyrocatechol-3,5-disulfonate, salicylic acid, 5-sulfosalicylic acid, xylenol orange, aurintricarboxylic acid, 2,2'-pyridyl ethylene diamine, glycine, 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfonic acid, lactic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline, pyridine, pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, 8-quinolinol, succinic acid, tartaric acid, thioglycolic acid, 1,1,1-trifluoro-3,2'-thenolyacetone, and triethylene tetramine;
• and salts and mixtures thereof;
• and
• d. an effective amount of a liquid base material.