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Mouthwash compositions
Assignee: Richardson Vicks Inc
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Filing: 1977-11-21
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Granted: 1978-12-19
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Expires: 1997-11-21
Abstract
Abstract Physiologically acceptable mouthwash formulations containing sodium ricinoleate substantially free of haze and precipitation.
Inventors
- 👤 Dadi J. Dhabhar
- 👤 Allen Heyd
- 👤 Eugene H. Gans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q11/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/365
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A sodium ricinoleate mouthwash composition substantially free of haze and precipitation comprising about: ______________________________________
10 to 25% v/v alcohol
5 to 15% v/v sorbitol
0.5 to 2.5% w/v surfactant
0.25 to 1% w/v sodium chloride
0.05 to 0.2% w/v insoluble saccharin
0.01 to .25% w/v flavoring
0.1 to 2% w/v sodium ricinoleate
q.s. water
______________________________________ and wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of menthol, thymol, eucalyptol and anethol or mixtures thereof with peppermint oil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A sodium ricinoleate mouthwash composition substantially free of haze and precipitation comprising about: ______________________________________
10 to 25% v/v alcohol
5 to 15% v/v sorbitol
0.5 to 2.5% w/v surfactant
0.25 to 1% w/v sodium chloride
0.05 to 0.2% w/v insoluble saccharin
0.01 to .25% w/v flavoring
0.1 to 2% w/v sodium ricinoleate
q.s. water
______________________________________ and wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of menthol, thymol, eucalyptol and anethol or mixtures thereof with peppermint oil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein the composition also contains about 0.001 to 0.1% w/v of an antioxidant for the sodium ricinoleate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition of claim 2 wherein the antioxidant is selected from butylated hydroxytoluene and butylated hydroxyanisole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition of claim 3 wherein the composition also contains about 0.001 to 0.1% w/v of a metal complexing agent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition of claim 4 wherein the metal complexing agent is tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A composition of claim 5 comprising about ______________________________________
10% v/v alcohol
10% v/v sorbitol
0.75% w/v surfactant
0.5845% w/v sodium chloride
0.10% w/v insoluble saccharin
0.13% w/v menthol
0.09% w/v peppermint oil
0.0114% w/v tetrasodium ethylene-
diaminetetraacetic acid
0.0005% w/v butylated hydroxyanisole
0.0525% w/v citric acid
0.0001 to 0.001% w/v
dye
0.25 to 1.0% w/v sodium ricinoleate
q.s. water
______________________________________
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the sodium ricinoleate is present in an amount of 1% w/v.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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