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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan Joel Meyers, Trumbull, CT (US);
Celeste Anne Lutrario, Hamben, CT (US);
Marianne Elliott, Trumbull, CT (US);
Lee Ann Gallagher, Morristown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
FD Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61K 7/00 ; A61K 7/025 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/00 ; A61K 7/00 ; A61K 7/025 ;
Abstract
A lipstick is provided for freshening the breath and reducing oral malodor. These lipsticks are based on a combination of free menthol and a bound menthol substance, the latter being either a complex or an encapsulated form. Most preferred is a menthol complex with beta-cyclodextrin. Further components of the lipstick include lipophilic material such as waxes and usually colorants. Water is advantageously included at levels ranging up to 10% by weight.