Anhydrous antiperspirant cream compositions having improved perfume longevity

Abstract

Disclosed are anhydrous antiperspirant cream compositions that have improved fragrance longevity. These compositions have a penetration force value of from about 75 gram-force to about 500 gram-force and comprise (a) antiperspirant active, and (b) a perfume / cyclodextrin inclusion complex. Also disclosed are packaged anhydrous antiperspirant cream compositions which comprise (a) antiperspirant active; (b) a perfume / cyclodextrin inclusion complex; and (c) a dispensing package containing the composition, wherein the dispensing package comprises (i) a container body having an interior chamber and a dispensing end, and (ii) a perforated dome attached to the dispensing end of the container body and having a plurality of openings extending through the thickness of the perforated dome and covering from about 15% to about 80% of the total surface area of the perforated dome.

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field of invention

[0001] The present invention relates to anhydrous antiperspirant cream compositions having improved perfume longevity. In particular, the present invention relates to anhydrous antiperspirant cream compositions containing perfume encapsulated by cyclodextrins to provide sustained release of perfume. Background of the invention

[0002] There are many types of topical antiperspirant products commercially available or known in the antiperspirant art. Most products are formulated as roll-on liquids, creams, lotions, gels, gel-solids or other solid sticks and include antiperspirant ingredients added to a suitable liquid carrier Active substances and suspending or thickening agents. These products are designed to provide effective antiperspirant and odor control benefits, and to be aesthetically acceptable when or after application to the armpits or other skin areas. The vast majority of these antiperspirant products contain fragr...

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