Colgate Palmolive Company

Karsten Kohrs

Shira Pilch

Robert Vogt

Michael Prencipe

Evangelia Arvanitidou

Richard J Sullivan

Paloma Pimenta

Linh Fruge

Eric Simon

Najma Khan

Fernando Perna

Richard Joseph Sullivan

Thomas Campbell

Evangelia S Arvanitidou

Steven Wade Fisher

Described herein are oral care compositions comprising a surfactant system; a structuring agent, and a lipophilic agent; and methods of making and using the same.

Oral care compositions

The invention provides ethanol-free liquid oral care compositions comprising cetyl pyridinium chloride which do not have an unacceptably bitter taste, e.g. mouthwashes, toothpastes, throat sprays, and breath sprays that are substantially free of ethanol, e.g., comprising (i) an antimicrobially effective amount of cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC), (ii) one or more flavoring oils which are substantially insoluble in water at room temperature, and (iii) water, wherein the ratio of the CPC to the one or more flavoring oils is from 1:1.5 to 1:2.5, as well as methods of making and using the same.

Alcohol-free mouthwash

The invention provides mouthwash formulations having improved taste, coupled with good whitening efficacy, which comprise a whitening agent such as hydrogen peroxide together with a combination of a first acid such as citric acid and a second acid such as phosphoric acid. In further embodiments, the mouthwashes may comprise a sucralose and saccharin combination, an acidic polymer, one or more anticalculus agents, e.g., alkali pyrophosphate salts, copolymers of maleic anhydride and methyl vinyl ether and other ingredients.

Mouthwash

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