Breath freshening lipstick

US6383475B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• FD Management, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Alan Joel Meyers · Trumbull, US
• Celeste Anne Lutrario · Durham, US
• Marianne Elliott · Seymour, US
• Lee Ann Gallagher · Morristown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 1999
• Grant date: May 7, 2002
• Expiry date: Nov 10, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K2800/56
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A lipstick is provided for freshening the breath and reducing oral malodor. These lipsticks are based on a combination of free menthol and a bound menthol substance, the latter being either a complex or an encapsulated form. Most preferred is a menthol complex with beta-cyclodextrin. Further components of the lipstick include lipophilic material such as waxes and usually colorants. Water is advantageously included at levels ranging up to 10% by weight.