The Procter Gamble Company

The Procter & Gamble

Brian D Hofrichter

John Michael Gardlik

Philip Andrew Sawin

Barton J Bradbury

John Paul Luebbe

An antiperspirant gel stick composition incorporating a gelling agent, including a primary gellant selected from the group consisting of 12-hydroxystearic acid, esters of 12-hydroxystearic acid, amides of 12-hydroxystearic acid, and mixtures thereof and a secondary gellant selected from the group consisting of n-acyl amino acid amide derivatives. The antiperspirant gel stick compositions further incorporate a liquid base material including a non-polar, volatile oil and a relatively polar, non-volatile co-solvent. The combination of the gelling agent and the co-solvent permit the utilization of relatively high levels of a non-polar volatile oils which provide a dry feel.

Antiperspirant gel stick compositions

Antiperspirant compositions in the form of gel sticks, having acidic pH, and including an antiperspirant active, a gelling agent which comprises a dibenzylidene alditol, or mixture thereof, a hydroxy solvent for the gelling agent, and a 2-oxazolidinone derivative having a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical substituted at the 3 position of the heterocyclic ring are disclosed.

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