Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090240223 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE COMPRISING LOTION COMPOSITION COMPRISING A COOLING AGENT - An absorbent article comprises a lotion composition comprising a particular cooling agent. In one embodiment, the cooling agent comprises a particular N-substituted p-menthane carboxamide material. In another embodiment, the cooling agent comprises a cooling material having an enthalpy of vaporization of at least 71 kJ/mol at 760 Torr. The absorbent articles comprising the particular cooling agents provide a cooling sensation to the skin of the wearer of the absorbent article. | 09-24-2009 |
20100040563 | Solubilization of Cyclohexane-Based Carboxamide Derivatives for Use as Sensates in Consumer Products - Disclosed are methods of solubilizing various coolants, in particular cyclohexane-based carboxamide derivatives to facilitate formulating these coolants into a wide variety of consumer products, including those for oral cavity, throat, skin and hair care applications. Suitable solvents are those that provide at least 5% concentrated solutions of these coolants. Particularly preferred solvents are those used in the perfume and flavor industries and are GRAS materials that do not contribute formulation difficulties or negative aesthetics. | 02-18-2010 |
20100076080 | Synthesis of Cyclohexane Derivatives Useful as Sensates in Consumer Products - The present invention provides synthetic routes for preparing various isomers of cyclohexane-based coolants, such as menthyl esters and menthanecarboxamide derivatives, in particular those substituted at the amide nitrogen, for example with an aromatic ring or aryl moiety. Such structures have high cooling potency and long lasting sensory effect, which make them useful in a wide variety of consumer products. One synthetic route involves a copper catalyzed coupling of a primary menthanecarboxamide with an aryl halide, such reaction working best in the presence of potassium phosphate and water. Using this synthetic route, specific isomers can be prepared including the menthanecarboxamide isomer having the same configuration as l-menthol and new isomers such as a neoisomer having opposite stereochemistry at the carboxamide (C-1) position. The neoisomer unexpectedly has potent and long lasting cooling effect. Preparation schemes for neoisomers of other menthyl derivatives which are useful as coolants, including esters, ethers, carboxy esters and other N-substituted carboxamides are also provided. | 03-25-2010 |
20100081602 | COMPOSITIONS FOR LIPOPHILIC FLUID SYSTEMS - Compositions for treating fabric articles, especially articles of clothing, linens and drapery, wherein the compositions provide improved cleaning of soils from and/or care of and/or treatment of fabric articles, especially while providing superior garment care for articles sensitive to water as compared to conventional fabric article treating compositions, are provided. | 04-01-2010 |
20100086498 | Personal Care Compositions Providing Enhanced Cooling Sensation - Disclosed are personal care compositions for use on hair, skin, oral cavity, throat and other mucosal surfaces containing a flavor/perfume system comprising one or more coolants, wherein the pleasant cool and refreshing sensation provided by the coolant is enhanced in terms of quicker onset, greater intensity or impact and/or longer duration, thereby improving appeal and acceptability of the compositions to consumers. In one embodiment the invention provides oral care compositions comprising
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20100135921 | Oral Care Compositions with Improved Aesthetics and Fused Silica - An oral care composition comprising fused silica and a flavoring agent. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135924 | Oral Care Compositions Comprising Fused Silica - An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive and an orally-acceptable carrier. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135925 | Prophy Paste and Weekly Oral Care Compositions - An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive, wherein the fused silica has a median particle size of at least about 7 microns and wherein the composition has a PCR of at least about 100. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135932 | Sensitivity Oral Care Compositions - An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive, wherein the fused silica has a median particle size of from about 0.25 micron to about 5.0 microns. | 06-03-2010 |
20100278991 | Methods for Improving Taste and Oral Care Compositions With Improved Taste - Provided herein are compositions and methods relating to oral care compositions with improved taste. One such method includes providing an oral care composition comprising a metal salt, a peroxide, an antimicrobial agent, a bad breath reduction agent, a surfactant, or a combination thereof and adding to the oral care composition a TRPV1 activator and/or vanitrope. | 11-04-2010 |
20110104080 | Oral Compositions for Treatment of Dry Mouth - An oral care composition for the treatment of dry mouth comprising a polyethylene oxide with a molecular weight from about 200,000 to about 7,000,000, an anti-bacterial agent, and a sensate. | 05-05-2011 |
20110178181 | Personal Care Compositions Comprising A Methyl Naphthalenyl Ketone Or A Derivative Thereof - A personal care composition comprising a methyl naphthalenyl ketone or a derivative thereof, such as 1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one, for down regulating at least one TRP receptor associated with a pain response, including but not limited to TRPV1 and TRPA1 receptors to reduce skin irritation associated with hair removal. | 07-21-2011 |
20110280814 | Process For Making Improved Oral Compositions - Processes for preparing an oral care composition having improved taste, color, odor and/or clarity, wherein said processes comprise the steps of: providing an unfiltered dentifrice component selected from unfiltered alkyl phosphate surfactants, alkyl phosphate ethoxylated surfactants, lauryl sulfate surfactants, betaine surfactants, antibacterial agents, cetyl pyridinium chloride, metal Salts, phytic acids, or mixtures thereof; filtering the unfiltered dentifrice component with an adsorbent to form a filtered dentifrice component; and incorporating the filtered dentifrice component into the oral care composition. In one such process, activated carbon with a median particle size of less than or equal to about 30 μm, optionally a macro-mesoporous:microporous ratio about 0.9 or higher and optionally a BET per Total Volume of equal to or less than about 1600 m̂2/g, has been found to remove undesirable contaminants from oral care dentifrice components, such as alkyl phosphate surfactant, alkyl phosphate ethoxylated surfactant, lauryl sulfate surfactant, betaine surfactants, antibacterial agents, cetyl pyridinium chloride, metal salts, or phytic acid. | 11-17-2011 |
20110293541 | Oral Care Compositions And Methods Of Making Oral Care Compositions Comprising Silica From Plant Materials - Embodiments of a method of making an oral care composition comprise providing plant material comprising silica, burning the plant material to remove organic impurities from the plant source material, removing inorganic impurities from the burnt plant material by hydrolyzing with an aqueous acid solution, separating the silica from the burnt plant material, and incorporating the separated silica into an oral care composition. | 12-01-2011 |
20120082628 | Oral Care Compositions With Improved Flavor - Oral care compositions having improved taste, said compositions comprising: a carrier material; from about 0.001 to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of an oral care component selected from metal salts, antimicrobial agents, bad breath reduction agents, bleaching agents, surfactants, or a combination thereof; and from about 0.0001 to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of a TRPA1 agonist selected from vanillin esters; benzoate esters; hydroxybenzoate derivatives; methoxy benzoate derivatives; hydroxybutanedioate derivatives; benzamidobenzoate derivatives; methylpropanoate derivatives; phenyl acetate derivatives; hex-3-enoate derivatives; 2-(furan-2-ylmethylsulfanyl)-3-methylpyrazine; phenylmethoxymethylbenzene; (2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-[(2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-oxido-3-oxopropyl]disulfanylpropanoate; (3E)-2-hydroxy-4,8-dimethylnona-3,7-dienal; (2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-[(2S)-2-azaniumyl-3-oxido-3-oxopropyl]disulfanylpropanoate; (3Z)-3-butylidene-2-benzofuran-1-one; 3-methyl-N-(3-methylbutyl)butan-1-imine; 2-(furan-2-ylmethyldisulfanylmethyl)furan; and combinations thereof. Uses thereof and methods of improving the taste of an oral care composition. | 04-05-2012 |
20120082630 | Oral Care Compositions With Improved Sweetness - The present invention is directed to improved sweetener compositions and oral care compositions, especially those in the form of a toothpaste or oral/dental rinse, comprising the same. The sweetener composition comprises a combination of saccharin, sucralose and a rebaudioside, or sweeteners of similar sucrose equivalence and type, preferably in a ratio of about 1:about 1:about 2. The sweetener composition of the invention was found to significantly improve the taste profile, long lasting freshness and clean feel of oral care compositions and to deliver an in-use sweetness that was more natural and pleasant than artificial sweeteners alone. | 04-05-2012 |
20120272468 | Oral Care Device Comprising A Synthetic Polymer Derived From A Renewable Resource And Methods Of Producing Said Device - An oral care device is disclosed including a body. The body is formed at least partially from a first polymer and the first polymer is synthetic and at least partially derived from a renewable resource via a first intermediate monomeric compound. The body includes one or more components such that at least one component of the body has a bio-based content of about 10% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B. Methods of forming oral care devices are also provided. | 11-01-2012 |
20130032748 | Liquid-Liquid Extraction Composition Useful In Processing Water-Soluble Surfactants - Compositions useful in liquid-liquid extraction processes for improving the taste of water-soluble surfactants, said composition comprising: from about 5% to about 60%, by weight of the composition, of water soluble surfactant; from about 10% to about 90%, by weight of the composition, of water; from about 10% to about 90%, by weight of the composition, of extraction solvent; at least 0.01%, by weight of the composition, of undesirable non-polar materials; wherein the extraction solvent is selected from solvents having individual Hansen solubility parameters of a dispersion force component (δ | 02-07-2013 |
20130034506 | Water-Soluble Surfactant Compositions Having Improved Taste - Treated surfactant composition containing a water-soluble surfactant and exhibiting improved taste, said composition comprising: a water-soluble surfactant selected from alkyl phosphate surfactants, alkyl phosphate ethoxylated surfactants, betaine surfactants, betaine ethoxylated surfactants, amine oxide surfactants, and mixtures thereof and water; wherein the composition further comprises: less than about 4%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, of total undesirable non-polar materials; less than about 2.5%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, of alcohols having a carbon chain length of greater than 4; less than about 1%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, of amine and amide materials; and less than about 1%, by weight of the water-soluble surfactant, undesirable non-polar materials selected from aldehydes, esters, ketones, and organic acids. Such compositions wherein the compositions have been subjected to liquid-liquid extraction processes. | 02-07-2013 |
20130216486 | SYNTHESIS OF CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS SENSATES IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS - The present invention provides synthetic routes for preparing various isomers of cyclohexane-based coolants, such as menthyl esters and menthanecarboxamide derivatives, in particular those substituted at the amide nitrogen, for example with an aromatic ring or aryl moiety. Such structures have high cooling potency and long lasting sensory effect, which make them useful in a wide variety of consumer products. One synthetic route involves a copper catalyzed coupling of a primary menthanecarboxamide with an aryl halide, such reaction working best in the presence of potassium phosphate and water. Using this synthetic route, specific isomers can be prepared including the menthanecarboxamide isomer having the same configuration as l-menthol and new isomers such as a neoisomer having opposite stereochemistry at the carboxamide (C-1) position. The neoisomer unexpectedly has potent and long lasting cooling effect. Preparation schemes for neoisomers of other menthyl derivatives which are useful as coolants, including esters, ethers, carboxy esters and other N-substituted carboxamides are also provided. | 08-22-2013 |
20130315843 | COMPOSITION FOR REDUCTION OF TRPA1 AND TRPV1 SENSATIONS - A personal care composition and method of using a personal care composition having menthol and/or hydrogen peroxide and a TRPA1 and/or TRPV1 receptor antagonists. | 11-28-2013 |
20140037555 | Process For Oral Care Material Taste And/Or Odor Improvement - Processes for improving the taste of oral care raw materials using solvent extraction, said process comprising the steps of: providing a solid oral care raw material composition in need of treatment wherein said oral care raw material composition comprises an orally acceptable raw material and one or more undesirable non-polar materials; contacting said oral care raw material composition with an extraction solvent to form an extraction mixture comprising a solid phase and a solvent phase; and separating the solid phase from the extraction mixture; wherein the extraction solvent is selected from solvents having individual Hansen solubility parameters of a dispersion force component (δ | 02-06-2014 |
20140105833 | Process For Surfactant Taste And/Or Odor Improvement - Processes for improving the taste of water-soluble surfactants using liquid-liquid solvent extraction, said process comprising the steps of: providing a water-soluble surfactant composition in need of treatment wherein said water-soluble surfactant composition comprises a water-soluble surfactant and one or more undesirable non-polar materials; contacting said water-soluble surfactant composition with an extraction solvent and water to form an extraction mixture comprising an aqueous phase and a solvent phase; and separating the aqueous phase from the solvent phase; wherein the extraction solvent is selected from solvents having individual Hansen solubility parameters of a dispersion force component (δ | 04-17-2014 |
20140186272 | SYNTHESIS OF CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS SENSATES IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS - The present invention provides synthetic routes for preparing various isomers of cyclohexane-based coolants, such as menthyl esters and menthanecarboxamide derivatives, in particular those substituted at the amide nitrogen, for example with an aromatic ring or aryl moiety. Such structures have high cooling potency and long lasting sensory effect, which make them useful in a wide variety of consumer products. One synthetic route involves a copper catalyzed coupling of a primary menthanecarboxamide with an aryl halide, such reaction working best in the presence of potassium phosphate and water. Using this synthetic route, specific isomers can be prepared including the menthanecarboxamide isomer having the same configuration as l-menthol and new isomers such as a neoisomer having opposite stereochemistry at the carboxamide (C-1) position. The neoisomer unexpectedly has potent and long lasting cooling effect. Preparation schemes for neoisomers of other menthyl derivatives which are useful as coolants, including esters, ethers, carboxy esters and other N-substituted carboxamides are also provided. | 07-03-2014 |