Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Unilever Home & Personal Care USA

David Allen Brewster

Zhuning Ma

Anthony Aloysius Scafidi

Liang Bin Chen

Francis Jones

A composition comprising an antiperspirant or deodorant active and which is substantially free of alcohol and has a viscosity of less than 100 centipoise and a contact angle less than 90&#xb0;. A product comprising the composition marketed in a porous dome applicator.

Cosmetic composition

Preparation of antiperspirant gels which obviates the use of simple glycols

An underarm composition is provided which includes C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl acetate, an underarm active selected from astringent salts and anti-microbial agents, and a carrier. The carrier may include propellant, silicone, ester and liquid paraffin. Methyl and t-butyl acetates are preferred. Acetates allow reduction in the levels of more volatile organics thereby decreasing air pollution. They also reduce formulation greasiness, are less clogging to spray nozzles, cause less metal can corrosion and reduce caking of actives through better resuspension.

Underarm cosmetic compositions with lower alkyl acetate

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Buffalo Grove, IL, United States of America

David Allen Brewster