Oral care compositions and methods
First Claim
1. An oral or personal care composition, comprising a film entrained in a carrier, wherein said film comprises a functional material.
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Abstract
A composition comprising a film or a plurality of film fragments entrained in a carrier. The film or plurality of film fragments can comprise a functional material. The film or plurality of film fragments can comprise repeated shapes. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a plurality of discernable lamellar fragments entrained in a carrier. Also disclosed is a method for administering a functional material to a human or animal subject in need thereof, the method comprising applying to the subject a composition comprising a film or a plurality of film fragments entrained in a carrier, wherein the film comprises the functional material.
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- 1. An oral or personal care composition, comprising a film entrained in a carrier, wherein said film comprises a functional material.
- 16. An oral or personal care composition, comprising a plurality of film fragments in a carrier, wherein said fragments are visibly discernable and have either or both of a non-random shape or a repeating shape.
- 29. A method for administering a functional material to a human or animal subject, comprising the step of topically applying to said subject a composition comprising a film entrained in a carrier, wherein said film comprises said functional material
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44. A composition for enhancing personal health, hygiene or appearance, comprising a carrier having distributed therein a plurality of fragments having an aspect ratio of at least about 5:
- 1, wherein said fragments comprise a matrix and a functional material.
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46. An oral care composition, comprising a carrier having distributed therein a plurality of lamellar fragments, wherein said fragments comprise a matrix and a functional material.
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47. A process for making an oral care composition comprising a carrier having distributed therein a plurality of lamellar fragments, said process comprising:
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(a) providing said carrier;
(b) adding said lamellar fragments to said carrier to form a mixture; and
(c) homogenizing said mixture.
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