Anhydrous alcoholic antiperspirant suspension composition containing certain aluminum or aluminum/zirconium salt glycine complexes

Claim 2

A roll-on antiperspirant suspension composition adapted to be dispensed from a roll-on dispenser comprising an anhydrous ethyl alcohol vehicle containing an effective amount of a suspending agent and an antiperspirant effective amount of an astringent salt glycine complex suspended in said alcoholic vehicle, said complex being selected from the group consisting of aluminum/zirconium/tetrachlorohydrate glycine complexes; aluminum/zirconium/trichlorohydrate glycine complexes; aluminum/zirconium/pentachlorohydrate glycine complexes; aluminum/zirconium/octachlorohydrate glycine complexes; and aluminum/sesquichlorohydrate glycine complexes and mixtures of said complexes; said composition containing from about 20% to about 65% by weight of anhydrous ethyl alcohol.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1 also including a non-staining hydrophilic emollient.

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 2 in which said non-staining hydrophilic emollient is a polyoxypropylene, polyoxyethylene ether of an aliphatic alcohol of the formula: ##STR4## in which x and y are whole numbers; R is an aliphatic alcohol moiety having from 4 to 20 C atoms; x has a value in the range of from 3 to about 15 and y has a value in the range of from about 2 to about 50.

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 2 also including a non-polar emollient.

Claim 6

A composition according to claim 3 also including a non-polar emollient.

Claim 7

A composition according to claim 5 wherein said non-polar emollient is selected from the group consisting of faty acid monoesters, fatty acid diesters, branched fatty acid esters and polyoxypropylene fatty (C 4 -C 18 ) ethers, polysiloxanes, fatty alcohols and mixtures thereof.

Claim 8

A composition according to claim 1 including a volatile emollient.

Claim 9

A composition according to claim 7 in which said volatile emollient is a volatile silicone.

Claim 10

A composition according to claim 2 also including a volatile emollient.

Claim 11

A composition according to claim 9 in which the volatile emollient is a volatile silicone.

Claim 12

A composition according to claim 5 also containing a volatile emollient.

Claim 13

A composition according to claim 11 in which said volatile emollient is a volatile silicone.

Claim 14

A composition according to claim 6 also containing a volatile emollient.

Claim 15

A composition according to claim 13 in which said volatile emollient is a volatile silicone.

Claim 16

A composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 in which the various ingredients are present within the following ranges: ______________________________________ % by weight ______________________________________ (a) astringent salt from about 14 to about 34 glycine complex (b) suspending agent from about 2 to about 5 (c) non-staining hydro- from about 0 to about 25 philic emollient (d) non-polar emollient from about 0 to about 30 (e) volatile emollient from about 0 to about 25. ______________________________________

Claim 17

A composition according to claim 2 or 3 in which the various ingredients are present within the following ranges: ______________________________________ % by weight ______________________________________ (a) astringent salt from about 14 to about 34 glycine complex (b) suspending agent from about 2 to about 5 (c) non-staining hydro- from about 3 to about 25. philic emollient ______________________________________

Claim 18

A composition according to claim 4, 5, or 6 in which the various ingredients are present within the following ranges: ______________________________________ % by weight ______________________________________ (a) astringent salt from about 14 to about 34 glycine complex (b) suspending agent from about 2 to about 5 (c) non-staining hydro- from about 3 to about 25 philic emollient (d) non-polar emollient from about 3 to about 25. ______________________________________

Claim 19

A composition according to claim 7 or 8 in which the various ingredients are present within the following ranges: ______________________________________ % by weight ______________________________________ (a) astringent salt from about 14 to about 34 glycine complex (b) suspending agent from about 2 to about 5 (c) volatile emollient from about 5 to about 40. ______________________________________

Claim 20

A composition according to claim 9 or 10 in which the various ingredients are present within the following ranges: ______________________________________ % by weight ______________________________________ (a) astringent salt from about 14 to about 34 glycine complex (b) suspending agent from about 2 to about 5 (c) non-staining hydro- from about 3 to about 25 philic emollient (d) volatile emollient from about 5 to about 40. ______________________________________

Claim 21

A composition according to claim 11, 12, 13 or 14 in which the various ingredients are present within the following ranges: ______________________________________ % by weight ______________________________________ (a) astringent salt from about 14 to about 34 glycine complex (b) suspending agent from about 2 to about 5 (c) non-staining hydro- from about 3 to about 25 philic emollient (d) non-polar emollient from about 3 to about 25 (e) volatile emollient from about 5 to about 40. ______________________________________

Claim 22

A process for inhibiting the flow of perspiration which comprises applying to the underarm of a subject an effective amount of the composition of claim 1, 2, 4, 7, 9 or 11.