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Transparent oil-in-water microemulsion flavor or fragrance concentrate, process for preparing same, mouthwash or perfume composition containing said transparent microemulsion concentrate, and process for preparing same
Assignee: International Flavors and Fragrances Inc
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Filing: 1993-07-01
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Granted: 1994-02-01
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Expires: 2013-07-01
Abstract
Abstract Described is a stable transparent oil-in-water microemulsion concentrate consisting essentially of: (i) water; (ii) one or more hydrophobic flavor or fragrance oils; and (iii) one or more surfactants wherein the mixing ratio of the water, oil and surfactant is, referring to FIG. 1A, within the range surrounded by the lines connecting points A, B and C of FIG. 1A. Also described is a process for preparing such transparent microemulsion compositions. Also described is a mouthwash containing said transparent microemulsion compositions and a process for preparing same. Also described is a perfume composition containing said transparent microemulsion compositions and the process for preparing same.
Inventors
- 👤 Siew L. Chung
- 👤 Chee-Tack Tan
- 👤 Ivan M. Tuhill
- 👤 Lewis G. Scharpf
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 13:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q13/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/04; A61K8/06; A61K8/062; A61K8/068; A61K8/18; A61K8/92; A61K8/922; A61K9/00; A61K9/10; A61K9/107; A61K9/1075; A61Q11/00; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/20; A61K2800/26; A61K2800/262; A61K2800/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
An alcohol-free transparent mouthwash consisting of an alcohol-free mouthwash base, water and a stable transparent oil-in-water microemulsion flavor concentrate consisting of: (i) water; (ii) one or more hydrophobic flavor oils; and (iii) one or more surfactants in the absence of lower alkanols wherein the mixing ratio of water, oil and surfactant is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 1A.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
An alcohol-free transparent mouthwash consisting of an alcohol-free mouthwash base, water and a stable transparent oil-in-water microemulsion flavor concentrate consisting of: (i) water; (ii) one or more hydrophobic flavor oils; and (iii) one or more surfactants in the absence of lower alkanols wherein the mixing ratio of water, oil and surfactant is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 1A.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 1B.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 2.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion flavor is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion flavor is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 4.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion flavor is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion flavor is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 6.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion flavor is defined according to the shaded area of FIG. 7.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
The alcohol-free mouthwash of claim 1 wherein the transparent microemulsion flavor has a viscosity in the range of from about 70 up to about 18,000 centipoises at a temperature in the range of from about 20° C. up to 30° C.; and a refractive index in the range of from 1.4 up to 1.6 at a temperature in the range of from 20° C. up to 30° C.
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