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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1998
Rahim Hani, Cheshire, CT (US);
George A Polson, Harwinton, CT (US);
Arch Chemicals, Inc., Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising: (a) water or an alcohol, (b) at least one dispersant or surfactant, and (c) as an antimicrobial or preservative additive, particles of an in-situ transchelation reaction product of a zinc compound selected from the group consisting of zinc salts of organic acids, zinc salts of inorganic acids, zinc hydroxide, zinc oxide, and combinations thereof, said zinc compound being soluble in said water or alcohol, with pyrithione acid or a pyrithione salt that is soluble in said water or alcohol. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the personal care composition, and a coated substrate containing a coating of the personal care composition.