Oral composition containing anionic surfactants having reduced adverse reaction to oral tissue
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsMichael R. Burke, Spencer Holover
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Abstract
An oral composition exhibiting reduced irritability to oral tissue is disclosed wherein the composition contains a surfactant system comprised of a combination of an anionic surfactant such as sodium lauryl sulfate and a C.sub.12 -C.sub.22 alkyl glycoside.
Claims24
An oral composition having a reduced irritancy to oral tissue the composition containing a surfactant system comprised of an effective amount of an anionic surfactant and an alkyl glycoside having the formula RO(C.sub.6 H.sub.10 O.sub.5).sub.x H, wherein R is an aliphatic residue of a C.sub.12 to C.sub.22 fatty alcohol and x is an integer from 1 to 20.
A method for preparing a composition containing an anionic surfactant which exhibits reduced irritancy to oral tissue when applied in the oral cavity which method comprises preparing the oral composition containing the anionic surfactant and incorporating therein an effective amount of an alkyl glycoside having the formula RO(C.sub.6 H.sub.10 O.sub.5)xH, wherein R is an aliphatic residue of an C.sub.12 to C.sub.22 fatty alcohol and x is an integer from 1 to 20.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.