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Packages for tooth whitening products

a technology for teeth whitening and products, applied in the field of packaging and use of tooth whitening products, can solve problems such as reducing the shelf life of products

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-17
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
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[0006]A package for an oral product comprising two or more oral care delivery systems contained within a primary package, wherein the oral care delivery systems comprise an oral care composition comprising peroxide and a barrier layer. Additionally, the oral care substance per square cm of the barrier layer to inner surface area of the prim

Problems solved by technology

Less stable actives (including peroxides) are often incorporated into these tooth whitening products; incorporation of less stable actives can greatly decrease the shelf life of the product.

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[0024]Generally, oral care substances comprising peroxide in a composition may be used for whitening the teeth as well as delivering additional oral care benefits. These oral care substances can be formed into an oral care delivery system if the substance can be shaped to fit manual application to the teeth, or the oral care delivery system can be formed by applying, for example coating, the substances onto a barrier material including, but not limited to a strip and / or a tray prior to manual application of the oral care delivery system to the teeth. The oral care delivery system can take a variety of forms, including but not limited to: individually sized strips shaped to fit over a plurality of teeth; a roll of barrier layer comprising an oral care substance which the user can sever to the desired length; and / or individual trays pre-filled with a oral care substance. These substances may all be contained within a primary package. The primary package can comprise two or more oral c...

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Abstract

A packaged oral care product comprising a primary packaging material containing two or more oral care delivery systems. The primary package may be made from a material which is leak proof, and the primary package may be sized to contain two or more oral care delivery systems comprising peroxide. The primary package may be disposed within a secondary package.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 831,356, filed Jul. 17, 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This application relates to packaging and use of tooth whitening products.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Tooth whitening has become popular in today's culture. More and more consumers are searching for the best method to achieve tooth whitening. However, there are now a variety of non-professional programs available to persons interested in whitening their teeth using commercial products available at drug stores. Commercial products include strip and tray type products, which often include a barrier material which is either pre-coated with a tooth whitening product or coated with a tooth whitening product prior to use. Traditionally these products are packaged individually, with a single application of the product contained within a sealed package. Prior to applying these tooth whitening products, a con...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K5/00
CPCA61K8/19A61K8/22A61Q11/00A61K2800/87A61K8/38
Inventor ST. JOHN, SAMUEL JAMESSAGEL, PAUL ALBERT
Owner THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY