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Granted Patent B2
US 12,502,339 · App. 17/734,188 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Foam compositions

Inventors: David Frederick Swaile (Cincinnati, OH); Barbara Marie Modafari (Mason, OH); Jorge Max Sunkel (West Chester, OH); Jianwei Zhang (Mason, OH); Kerry Andrew Vetter (Cincinnati, OH); Richard Oryszczak (Palatine, IL); Stephen J. Provancal (Elmhurst, IL)
Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
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Patent No.
US 12,502,339
App. No.
17/734,188
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foaming antiperspirant or deodorant composition comprising: a. an oil in water emulsion comprising: i. a first oil phase comprising one or more emollients; ii. a second oil phase comprising one or more emollients; wherein the second oil phase emollients have at most 5% solubility in the first oil phase emollients; iii. an antiperspirant or deodorant active; iv. one or more nonionic emulsifier; and v. a fragrance; and b. at most about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a blowing agent.

Claims (40)

1 . A foaming antiperspirant or deodorant composition comprising:

a. an oil in water emulsion comprising:

i. a water phase;

ii. a first oil phase comprising:

from about 5% to about 30% of one or more emollients chosen from PPG-14 butyl ether, isopropyl myristate, or mixtures thereof;

a non-ionic emulsifier;

iii. a second oil phase comprising:

an emollient comprising dimethicone having a viscosity of about 3 to about 350 cst;

a non-ionic emulsifier;

wherein the emollient of the second oil phase has at most 5% solubility in the one or more emollients of the first oil phase;

iv. an antiperspirant and/or a deodorant active;

b. at most 15%, by weight of the composition, of a blowing agent comprising: a first blowing agent having a water solubility of more than 0.1 weight percent in water at 20° C.; wherein the first blowing agent is present in the water phase; and a second blowing agent having a water solubility of at most 0.01 weight percent at 20° C., wherein the second blowing agent holds the first blowing agent in the water phase.

2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the emulsion does not comprise a fatty alcohol.

3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is contained in a device, wherein the device comprises a metered valve.

4 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the oil in water emulsion further comprises two or more ethoxylated surfactants.

5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises an antiperspirant active, and the antiperspirant active is aluminum dichlorohydrate and/or aluminum sesquichlorohydrate.

6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at most 10% of the blowing agent.

7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at most 5% of the blowing agent.

8 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the second blowing agent is a compressed gas.

9 . The composition of claim 8 , wherein the compressed gas comprises nitrogen.

10 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the second blowing agent is chosen from butane, isobutane, propane, nitrogen, helium, or mixtures thereof.

11 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the first blowing agent is chosen from dimethyl ether, carbon dioxide, 1,1-difluoroethane, nitrous oxide, or mixtures thereof.

12 . The composition of claim 1 ,

wherein the first blowing agent comprises

dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide;

and wherein the second blowing agent comprises nitrogen.

13 . A foaming antiperspirant or deodorant composition comprising:

a. an oil in water emulsion comprising:

i. a water phase;

ii. a first oil phase comprising:

from about 5% to about 30% of one or more emollients chosen from PPG-14 butyl ether, isopropyl myristate, or mixtures thereof;

a non-ionic emulsifier chosen from steareth 2, steareth 21, or mixtures thereof;

iii. a second oil phase comprising:

an emollient comprising dimethicone having a viscosity of about 3 to about 350 cst;

a non-ionic emulsifier chosen from laureth 4, ceteth 10, or mixtures thereof;

wherein the emollient of the second oil phase has at most 5% solubility in the one or more emollients of the first oil phase;

iv. an antiperspirant and/or a deodorant active;

b. at most 15%, by weight of the composition, of a blowing agent comprising:

a first blowing agent comprising at least two water soluble blowing agents comprising dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide; wherein the dimethyl ether and carbon dioxide are in the water phase;

and a second blowing agent comprising nitrogen, wherein the nitrogen holds the first blowing agent in the water phase.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: SWAILE, DAVID FREDERICK; MODAFARI, BARBARA MARIE; SUNKEL, JORGE MAX; ZHANG, JIANWEI; VETTER, KERRY ANDREW
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059967/0456 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: ORYSZCZAK, RICHARD; PROVANCAL, STEPHEN J.
To: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 059967/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: THE GILLETTE COMPANY LLC
To: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059967/0839 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63183142 · May 3, 2021
Related Publication 20220354758A1 · Nov 10, 2022
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