Oral compositions for reducing mouth odors

US6379652B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Colgate-Palmolive Company · US

Inventors

• Xiaoyan Liu · Beijing, CN
• Malcolm Williams · Piscataway, US
• Ravi Subramanyam · Montgomery, US
• John Lawrence Hughes · Kankakee, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 16, 2000
• Grant date: Apr 30, 2002
• Expiry date: Oct 16, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K2800/244
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method to suppress oral malodor and provide long lasting breath protection wherein there is applied to the oral cavity of the user an oral composition comprising an orally acceptable vehicle containing therein a flavor system comprised of a mixture of an essential oil and a coolant compound which is a menthyl ester of naturally occurring hydrocarboxylic acids having 2 to 6 carbon atoms esterified with C1-C4 alkyl groups.