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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
David William Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Michael Andrew Zawadzki, Appleton, WI (US);
Cathleen Mae Uttecht, Menasha, WI (US);
Jeffrey Janne Johnson, Neenah, WI (US);
David Andrew Moline, Appleton, WI (US);
Rebecca Ann Vongsa, Neenah, WI (US);
Amy Lynn Vanden Heuvel, Hortonville, WI (US);
YoungSook Kim, Yongin-Si, KR;
SangHa Park, Yongin-Si, KR;
Jessica Caroline Rogers, Appleton, WI (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to prebiotic compositions and formulations comprising an α-hydroxy acid and salts thereof, such as lactic, glycolic, citric, tartaric or malic acid and a prebiotic agent, such as inulin, fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS), lactulose, galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS), raffinose, stachyose, isomalto-oligosaccharide, and xylo-oligosaccharide. Prebiotic compositions of the present invention provide a surprisingly synergist prebiotic effect and may be administered in several forms to a user, such as by application to a premoistened wiping substrate or dry bath tissue.