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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Aixing Fan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Edward Simpson, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Joanna Wu, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
James G. Masters, Ringoes, NJ (US);
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A solid or soft solid antiperspirant/deodorant composition comprising at least one antiperspirant or deodorant active, a base component in an amount of from 2% and 15% by weight of the composition, wherein the base component is C8 to C14 fatty acid in free acid form, and a gellant, wherein the gellant comprises less than 50% by weight of the gellant stearyl alcohol. The C8 to C14 fatty acid in free acid form can be lauric acid. The C8 to C14 fatty acid in free acid form provides antibacterial properties to the compositions.