Colgate Palmolive Company

Alice Ng

Stacey Lavender

Luciana Rinaudi Marron

Dennis Zhang

Venda Porter Maloney

Neeta Atul Patel

Lauren Evans

Qichao Ruan

Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising hydroxyapatite and hydroxyethylcellulose as well as methods of reducing or inhibiting enamel erosion, repairing enamel erosion damage, and/or increasing enamel microcrack resistance using these compositions.

Oral care compositions

In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to oral care compositions comprising a source of zinc, a fluoride source, a zwitterionic surfactant and a taurate surfactant. In one aspect the compositions of the disclosure can be used for the treatment or reduction of erosive tooth demineralization, gingivitis, plaque, and dental caries. In one aspect the oral care composition includes zinc citrate, zinc oxide, arginine, cocamidopropyl betaine and at least one taurate surfactant (e.g., sodium methyl cocoyl taurate).

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Livingston, NJ, United States of America

Alice Ng