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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2012
Steven Hamilton Hoke, Ii, West Chester, OH (US);
Ross Strand, Beijing, CN;
Xiaoli Wang, Beijing, CN;
Yiqun Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Steven Hamilton Hoke, II, West Chester, OH (US);
Ross Strand, Beijing, CN;
Xiaoli Wang, Beijing, CN;
Yiqun Zhang, Beijing, CN;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
An oral care composition comprising a stannous ion source and/or a zinc ion source; a phytic acid or a phytic acid salt or mixtures thereof; characterized in that the phytic acid or phytic acid salt has an average IPn of greater than 5.2. In a composition which comprises stannous, there is a decrease in soluble stannous whilst maintaining an equivalent efficacy to a composition comprising a higher level of soluble stannous and efficacy is observed for avoiding stain and astringency problems. When zinc ions are present, it has been surprisingly found that a decrease in soluble zinc can provide an equivalent antimicrobial efficacy to a composition comprising a greater level of soluble zinc.