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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth Harvey, Wilmslow, GB;
Stephen T Connors, Sale, GB;
Assignee:
Colgate Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 49 ; 424 52 ; 424 54 ; 424 56 ; 424 57 ;
Abstract
A toothpaste of improved rheological properties wherein drying and plug formation is reduced or prevented. The toothpaste contains a vehicle in which there is present about 45-85% by weight of liquid phase containing up to about 35% by weight of sorbitol and at least about 25% by weight of water and a solid phase including about 0.5-10% by weight of gelling agent. Drying and plug formation is reduced by including in the liquid phase about 5-20% by weight of polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight between about 900 and 1600.