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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Agnieszka Kocinska, Basel, CH;
Pierre Lambert, Bottmingen, CH;
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/60 (2006.01); A61K 8/73 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/04 (2006.01); A61K 8/25 (2006.01); A61K 8/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/731 (2013.01); A61K 8/042 (2013.01); A61K 8/25 (2013.01); A61K 8/345 (2013.01); A61K 8/60 (2013.01); A61K 8/73 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); A61K 2800/28 (2013.01); A61K 2800/30 (2013.01); A61K 2800/48 (2013.01); A61K 2800/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are oral care compositions comprising a high water content, sorbitol, and a thickening system chosen from carrageenan and a combination of carboxymethylcellulose and xanthan. The oral care compositions may be free of glycerin and free of water-soluble stannous ions, while maintaining a Micro Robustness Index of at least about 0.75. Also disclosed herein are methods of cleaning and/or whitening the surface of a tooth comprising applying the oral care compositions disclosed herein.