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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1994
Angie Trandai, West Chester, OH (US);
Dean Van Phan, West Chester, OH (US);
The Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Provided is a deodorant gel composition having improved mildness to the skin through the use of increased level of water and polyethylene glycol solvent, such composition comprising (a) from about 0.001% to about 20%, by weight, of deodorant active, fragrance, or a combination thereof; (b) from about 0.1% to about 15%, by weight, 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) a hydrogel component comprising from about 0.001% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of hydrogel forming crosslinked polymeric gelling agent, said hydrogel forming polymeric gelling agent being incorporated in said composition as a gel; (d) from about 5% to about 70%, by weight, of a polyhydroxy solvent for said soap gelling agent, said polyhydroxy solvent being selected from the group consisting of: alkyl alcohols having at least three hydroxy groups; polymers of C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alcohols having at least three hydroxy groups per monomer wherein the polymers have a weight average molecular weight of about 800 or less; polyoxyethylenes, polyoxypropylenes, and polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene copolymers, having a weight average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 4,000; copolymers of C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 alcohols having at least three hydroxy groups with C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 dihydric alcohols, said copolymers having a weight average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 4,000; and combinations thereof; and (e) at least about 25%, by weight, water.