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Antidandruff shampoos containing metallic cation complex to reduce in-use sulfide odor

Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1977-01-06
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Granted: 1978-05-16
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Expires: 1997-01-06
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Abstract

Abstract An antidandruff shampoo comprising a surfactant, sulfur or selenium sulfide and a metallic complex wherein the cation of said complex is an ion of a heavy metal and the complexing agent is selected so that the complex can effectively counteract the formation of sulfide off odors.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard Edward Brinkman
  • 👤 Robert Loren Vogenthaler

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 17:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/006; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/23; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/44; A61Q5/02; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
A shampoo composition comprising in an aqueous carrier: (A) from about 10% to about 50% of a surfactant; (B) from about 1% to about 15% of an antidandruff agent selected from the group consisting of elemental sulfur and selenium sulfide; and (C) from about 0.1% to about 1% of a complex of a metallic cation wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of arsenic, mercury, copper, tin, bismuth, antimony, cadmium, lead, silver and gold and the complexing agent is selected from the group consisting of amino-N-polycarboxylic acids, amino-N-carboxylic acids, polyamino-N-carboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids, polyhydric monocarboxylic acids and polyamines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 100 words
A shampoo composition comprising in an aqueous carrier: (A) from about 10% to about 50% of a surfactant; (B) from about 1% to about 15% of an antidandruff agent selected from the group consisting of elemental sulfur and selenium sulfide; and (C) from about 0.1% to about 1% of a complex of a metallic cation wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of arsenic, mercury, copper, tin, bismuth, antimony, cadmium, lead, silver and gold and the complexing agent is selected from the group consisting of amino-N-polycarboxylic acids, amino-N-carboxylic acids, polyamino-N-carboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids, polyhydric monocarboxylic acids and polyamines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
The shampoo composition of claim 1 wherein component (B) is present at a level of from about 2% to about 6% and component (C) is present at a level of from about 0.2% to about 0.75%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The shampoo composition of claim 2 wherein component (A) is selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, zwitterionic surfactants and mixtures of these.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
The shampoo composition of claim 3 wherein the metallic cation of component C is a copper ion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
The shampoo composition of claim 4 wherein the pH is from about 4 to about 6.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 36 words
The shampoo composition of claim 5 wherein component (C) is a complex of copper and a complexing agent selected from the group consisting of amino-N-polycarboxylic acids, amino-N-carboxylic acids, polyamino-N-polycarboxylic acids, polycarboxylic acids and polyhydric monocarboxylic acids.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
The shampoo composition of claim 6 wherein component (C) is a copper complex of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 16 words
The shampoo composition of claim 6 wherein component (C) is a copper complex of citric acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 16 words
The shampoo composition of claim 6 wherein component (C) is a copper complex of gluconic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 15 words
The shampoo composition of claim 6 wherein component (C) is a copper complex of glycine.

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