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Antiperspirant complexes formed with alkali metal and ammonium zirconyl carbonates
Assignee: Reheis Co Inc
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Filing: 1975-02-25
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Granted: 1977-05-24
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Expires: 1995-02-25
Abstract
Abstract Alkali metal and ammonium zirconyl carbonates (AZC) may be used as active antiperspirant ingredients when converted to complexes with various acidic antiperspirant agents, including particularly the highly acidic zirconium compounds. The acidic antiperspirant agent activates the zirconium in the zirconyl carbonate to an acidic, active antiperspirant species. The zirconyl carbonate comprises about 2 to 35 weight percent of the complex, and the antiperspirant activating agent is present in such an amount that the pH of a 5 to 20 weight percent aqueous solution of the complex will be about 3 to 6. Potassium and ammonium zirconyl carbonates are preferred, but sodium may also be used if the complex is kept in solution. The acidic, antiperspirant activating agent is preferably a zirconium oxy salt or zirconium hydroxy salt, such as a zirconium hydroxy halide. However, other water soluble, polyvalent metal salts of strong acids may be used, particularly aluminum halides and basic aluminum compounds. In addition, the complex may include organic complexing agents such as urea, amino acids and hydroxy carboxylic acids. The complexes may be used in various conventional antiperspirant forms, including aqueous solutions, aerosol sprays, powder-in-oil aerosol sprays, creams, lotions, cream sticks, etc.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew M. Rubino
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-31 15:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q15/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A stable, water soluble complex formed by reacting in aqueous medium components (a) and (b) as follows: (a) a zirconyl carbonate selected from the group consisting of alkali metal zirconyl carbonate, ammonium zirconyl carbonate and mixtures thereof, and (b) A water soluble, polyvalent metal salt of a strong acid, said polyvalent metal being selected from the group consisting of zirconium, aluminum, zinc, magnesium, calcium and mixtures thereof, whereby the zirconium in said zirconyl carbonate is converted to an acidic, active antiperspirant species, said zirconyl carbonate being present in an amount of about 2 to 35 weight percent of the complex, the total zirconium in the complex comprising about 2 to 40 weight percent of the complex, and said polyvalent metal salt being present in an amount such that the complex will have a pH satisfactory for application to the human skin in an antiperspirant composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A stable, water soluble complex formed by reacting in aqueous medium components (a) and (b) as follows: (a) a zirconyl carbonate selected from the group consisting of alkali metal zirconyl carbonate, ammonium zirconyl carbonate and mixtures thereof, and (b) A water soluble, polyvalent metal salt of a strong acid, said polyvalent metal being selected from the group consisting of zirconium, aluminum, zinc, magnesium, calcium and mixtures thereof, whereby the zirconium in said zirconyl carbonate is converted to an acidic, active antiperspirant species, said zirconyl carbonate being present in an amount of about 2 to 35 weight percent of the complex, the total zirconium in the complex comprising about 2 to 40 weight percent of the complex, and said polyvalent metal salt being present in an amount such that the complex will have a pH satisfactory for application to the human skin in an antiperspirant composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A complex according to claim 1 wherein said zirconyl carbonate comprises potassium zirconyl carbonate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A complex according to claim 1 wherein said zirconyl carbonate comprises ammonium zirconyl carbonate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A composition wherein the complex of claim 1 is dissolved in an aqueous medium such that the complex comprises about 5 to 20 weight percent (solids basis) of the solution and the solution has a pH of about 3 to 6.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said zirconyl carbonate comprises sodium zirconyl carbonate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A complex according to claim 1 wherein the anion of the polyvalent metal salt is selected from the group consisting of halide, sulfate, nitrate, sulfamate, phenolsulfonate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A complex according to claim 1 wherein said polyvalent metal salt comprises an aluminum compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum halide, basic aluminum halide and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A complex according to claim 1 wherein the only active antiperspirant metal in the complex is zirconium, and the total zirconium in the complex comprises about 8 to 30 weight percent of the complex.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition wherein the complex of claim 1 is in the form of a powder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A powder-in-oil antiperspirant composition comprising an aerosol propellant, oil and the complex according to claim 9, said complex being present in an amount of about 1 to 6 weight percent of the antiperspirant composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
79 words
A complex according to claim 1 wherein said polyvalent metal salt comprises a zirconium compound selected from the group consisting of trioxodizirconium hydroxy salt and zirconium salts having the general empirical formula: ZrO(OH).sub.2.sub.-nz B.sub.z wherein z may vary from about 0.9 to 2 and need not be an integer, n is the valence of B, 2-nz is greater than or equal to O, and B is selected from the group consisting of halide, nitrate, sulfamate, sulfate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
157 words
A complex according to claim 1 which also includes an organic complexing agent selected from the group consisting of urea, an amino acid in which the number of amino groups is equal to the number of carboxyl groups in the molecule, an alkali metal salt of said amino acid, an alkaline earth metal salt of said amino acid, an ammonium salt of said amino acid, hydroxy aluminum salt of amino acid in which the number of amino groups is equal to the number of carboxyl groups, a hydroxy carboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group at least alpha to the carboxylic acid radical, a hydroxy carboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group at least beta to the carboxylic acid radical, aluminum chelate of hydroxy carboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group at least alpha to the carboxylic acid radical, aluminum chelate of hydroxy carboxylic acid having a hydroxyl group at least beta to the carboxylic acid radical, and mixtures thereof.
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