Liquid or pasty dentifrice and process for its preparation

Claim 1

A liquid putrefaction resistant thixotropic gel dentifrice that is stable against phase separation of solid abrasive dentifrice particle ingredients which essentially consists of: 25 to 35% by weight of water, 20 to 35% by weight of humectants, selected from the group consisting of glycerol, sorbitol, maltitol, glucose, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate, 0.5 to 2% by weight of a member selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium N-lauroyl sarcosinate, α-olefin sulfonate, sodium 2-hydroxyalkyl sulfate, sodium laurylether sulfate, sodium coconut monoglyceride sulfate, sodium coconut monoglyceride sulfonate, a sodium salt of a monoester of lauroylethanolamide sulfosuccinic acid, polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate, or polyoxyethylene stearate having a degree of polymerization of at least 25, and a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block copolymer, 0.3 to 2% by weight of a polysaccharide having a number average molecular weight of not less than 100,000 and the molecule of said polysaccharide containing D-glucose, D-mannose, D-galactose and D-glucuronic acid in the molar ratio of about 3:3:1:2, and 20 to 35% by weight of solid particles of abrasives, selected from the group consisting of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, calcium pyrophosphate, anhydrous dicalcium phosphate, insoluble sodium methaphosphate, hydrated alumina, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium oxide, and silica, whereby said thixotropic gel dentifrice flows easily under low pressure and with good flowability, and when extruded loses its flowability upon removal of extrusion pressure while retaining the shape as extruded.