Color change of chalcone-containing oral care formulations
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsLyndsay Schaeffer-Korbylo, Gregory Szewczyk, Laurence Du-Thumm
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Abstract
Oral care compositions and methods are described in which the composition includes a chalcone color change component, which may be phenyl-3-methoxy-4-hydroxystyryl ketone. The color change component is induced to change colors by addition of saliva and/or by a change in pH of the composition. The composition and methods provide benefits including providing visual cues to the user.
Claims7
A method of providing oral health benefits to an oral surface of a subject comprising contacting the oral surface of the subject with an oral care composition including phenyl-3-methoxy-4-hydroxystyryl ketone (CHAK4) as a color component and an orally acceptable carrier, wherein the oral care composition is allowed to contact saliva from the oral surface to effect a change in color of the oral care composition providing a feedback signal to the subject of the oral health benefits provided to the oral surface and a signal for when to cease contacting the oral surface with the oral care composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.