Composition with activated carbon in oral treatment
In a personal care daily practice, common human malodor in breath can be treated and eliminated or substantially reduced through the use of a treatment comestible, lozenge, chewing gum or scraper prepared by combining a hardenable natural or artificial sweetener or gum base with an amount of activated carbon effective in reducing such malodors.
1. A method of reducing malodor in breath from an oral cavity needing treatment, the method comprises administering a solid, abrasive and molded comestible composition having an abrasive surface to the oral cavity needing treatment, the molded comestible composition consisting essentially of:
50 to 99 wt % hardened carbohydrate consisting essentially of sucrose and corn syrup, in which about 0.01 to about 4 wt % of a carbon malodor absorbent with a diameter of less than 150 microns and about 0.001 to about 45% of a chlorophyll compound with activity against malodors or anti-microbial activity is dispersed;
and abrading the oral cavity.
2. A method of reducing malodor in the breath of a human hunter needing treatment, the method comprises administering a solid, abrasive and molded comestible composition having an abrasive surface to the oral cavity of a human needing treatment, the molded comestible composition consisting essentially of:
50 to 99 wt % hardened carbohydrate consisting essentially of sucrose, corn syrup and glycerin in which about 0.01 to about 4 wt % of a carbon malodor absorbent with a diameter of less than 150 microns and about 0.001 to about 45% of a chlorophyll compound with activity against malodors or anti-microbial activity is dispersed;
and abrading an oral surface.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 0.01 to about 4 wt % of glycerin.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a compound selected from an antimicrobial, an antihistamine, a cough suppressant, a decongestant or mixtures thereof.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the antimicrobial comprises chlorhexidene.
6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the composition comprises about 0.01 to about 4 wt % of glycerin.
7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the composition further comprises a compound selected from an antimicrobial, an antihistamine, a cough suppressant, a decongestant or mixtures thereof.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the antimicrobial comprises chlorhexidene.
9. A method of reducing malodor in the breath of a human hunter needing treatment, the method comprises;
administering a solid, abrasive and molded comestible composition having an abrasive surface to the oral cavity of a human needing treatment, the molded comestible composition comprising of:
50 to 99 wt % hardened carbohydrate comprising essentially of sucrose, corn syrup and glycerin in which about 0.01 to about 4 wt % of a carbon malodor absorbent with a diameter of less than 150 microns about 0.001 to about 45% of a chlorophyll compound and about 0.001 to about 45% of an active ingredient selected from a pain relief agent, an antimicrobial, a cough suppressant, decongestant, antihistamine, an expectorant, NSAID, or mixtures thereof;
and abrading an oral surface.