	US 12,109,282 B2
	Deodorant compositions with metal oxides
David Arthur Sturgis, Montgomery, OH (US); Lindsey Michelle Britt, Deer Park, OH (US); and Mahmoud Daffalla Eljack, Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/409,946.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/069,202, filed on Aug. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0054375 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61K 8/19 (2006.01); A61K 8/34 (2006.01); A61K 8/37 (2006.01); A61K 8/891 (2006.01); A61K 8/92 (2006.01); A61Q 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC A61K 8/19 (2013.01) [A61K 8/342 (2013.01); A61K 8/375 (2013.01); A61K 8/891 (2013.01); A61K 8/922 (2013.01); A61Q 15/00 (2013.01); A61K 2800/30 (2013.01); A61K 2800/31 (2013.01); A61K 2800/591 (2013.01)]

18 Claims

1. A homogeneous deodorant stick composition comprising:

a. a metal oxide;

b. a primary emollient; and

c. at least one wax with a melting point above 50° C.;

wherein the composition is anhydrous and aluminum-free;

wherein the composition is free of calcium hydroxide;

wherein the composition has a pH greater than about 8.0 at 60 minutes as measured by the pH Release Test Method; and

wherein the composition has a hardness penetration less than 200 mm*10 as measured by the Hardness Test Method.