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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1995
Angie Trandai, West Chester, OH (US);
Milan M Jevtitch, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dean V Phan, West Chester, OH (US);
Paulette L Warner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a gel deodorant composition comprising: (a) from about 0.001% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of deodorant active, fragrance, or combination thereof; (b) from about 0.01% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a soap gelling agent selected from the group consisting of salts of C.sub.12 -C.sub.40 fatty acids, and combinations thereof; (c) from about 3% to about 50%, by weight of the composition, of glycerol, a polymer of glycerol, wherein said polymer has a weight average molecular weight of about 800 or less, or combinations thereof; (d) from about 5% to about 70%, by weight of the composition, of one or more low molecular weight polyoxyethylene compounds having a structure according to Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein n is the interger 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8; R and R.sup.1 are, independently, hydrogen; alkyl; or--C(.dbd.O)R.sup.2, where R.sup.2 is hydrogen or alkyl; and (e) from about 8% to about 75%, by weight of the composition, of water; wherein said composition contains no more than about 15% propylene glycol, by weight of the composition.