Cool and dry soft solid antiperspirant

US6793915B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Colgate-Palmolive Company · US

Inventors

• Eric Guenin · Ewing Township, US
• Jairajh Mattai · Piscataway, US
• Suman Chopra · Sparta, US
• Patricia Hall-Puzio · Succasunna, US
• Rosemary Miano · Bound Brook, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 2004
• Grant date: Sep 21, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 23, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K2800/54
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A stable, high efficacy, low residue surfactant-free, soft solid cosmetic composition (especially an antiperspirant and/or deodorant) comprising: (a) 40-75 weight % of a volatile silicone; (b) 0.5-20 weight % of a non-emulsifying silicone elastomer; (c) 0.1-10 weight % of a of a superabsorbent powder with little or no tack upon wetting; (d) 0.01-0.5 weight % of a cooling agent selected from the group consisting of L-menthol; menthyl lactate; menthone glycerine; menthone glycerin acetal; (−)-isopulegol, N-ethyl-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-cyclohexanecarboxamide; N-ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxzamide; 4-methyl-3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-2[5H]-furanone; N,2,3-trimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide; menthoxypropanediol; methanediol; and vanillyl butyl ether; (e) 0-20 weight % of an emollient or a mixture of two or more emollients; (f) 0-30 weight % of an antiperspirant active based on an anhydrous, buffer-free antiperspirant active; (g) 0-8 weight % of polyethylene beads having a particle size in the range of 5-40 microns and a density in the range of 0.91-0.98 g/cm3; (h) 0-5 weight % fragrance; (j) 0-5 weight % of an antimicrobial agent; wherein the ratio of cooling agent to superabsorbent polymer …