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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2004
Jairajh Mattai, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Eric Guenin, Pennington, NJ (US);
Suman Chopra, Dayton, NJ (US);
Patricia Hall-Puzio, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Rosemary Miano, Martinsville, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, NY, NY (US);
Abstract
An antiperspirant and/or deodorant stick composition is disclosed comprising (a) 10-60 weight % of a volatile silicone such as cyclomethicone; (b) 2-30 weight % of a low melting point wax gelling agent (particularly stearyl alcohol); (c) 1-10 weight % of a high melting point wax (such as hydrogenated castor oil); (d) 0-15 weight % of an emollient which is different from (b) and (c); (e) 0.1-10 weight % of a superabsorbent powder with little or no tack upon wetting such as starch graft homopolymers and copolymers of poly(2-propenamide-co-2-propenioic acid) sodium salt; (f) 0-30 weight % of an antiperspirant active; (g) 0-1 weight % of a dimethicone copolyol; (h) 0.01-0.5 weight % of a selected cooling agent; and (i) 0-5 weight % (particularly 0.1-5 weight %) of a fragrance; wherein the ratio of cooling agent to superabsorbent polymer is in the range of 1:50-1:2.