Breath freshening and oral cleansing product with magnolia bark extract in combination with surface active agents

• US 7,632,525 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2005
• Issued: 12/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: WM Wrigley Jr Company (Mars Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: WM Wrigley Jr Company (Mars Incorporated)
• Inventors: Dodds, Michael William James, Maxwell, James Roy, Greenberg, Michael J., Tian, Minmin, Aumann, Rebecca Ann
• Primary Examiner(s): Davis; Ruth A
• Application Number:
  US11/181,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20060013779A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,615 Days
• Field of Search: 424/49, 424/58, 424/56, 424/725
• US Class Current: 424/725
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 3/48 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G3/42
• CPC Class Codes: A23G 4/068 containing plants or parts thereof, e.g. fruits, seeds, extracts containing gums A23G4/10
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 27/79 in the form of films
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 3/3472 Compounds of undetermined constitution obtained from animals or plants
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/59 Mixtures
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/0208 Tissues; Wipes; Patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/0216 Solid or semisolid forms
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/046 Aerosols; Foams
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/33 containing oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/361 Carboxylic acids having more than seven carbon atoms in an unbroken chain; Salts or anhydrides thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/362 Polycarboxylic acids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/37 Esters of carboxylic acids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/375 the alcohol moiety containing more than one hydroxy group
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/44 Aminocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. aminocarboxylic acids containing sulfur; Salts; Esters or N-acylated derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/463 containing sulfuric acid derivatives, e.g. sodium lauryl sulfate
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/553 Phospholipids, e.g. lecithin
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/73 Polysaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/732 Starch; Amylose; Amylopectin; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/733 Alginic acid; Salts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 11/00 : Preparations for care of the teeth, of the oral cavity or of dentures; Dentifrices, e.g. toothpastes; Mouth rinses

Abstract

An oral composition for oral cleansing, breath freshening, and anti-microbial benefits includes Magnolia Bark Extract in combination with a surface active agent. The effectiveness of Magnolia Bark Extract in inhibiting biofilm formation in the oral cavity is increased by a synergistic combination of the Magnolia Bark Extract with a surface active agent in an oral cavity delivery agent, such as chewing gum, a confectionary, a lozenge, a compressed tablet, and an edible film.

Claims

1. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising

an antimicrobial agent comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and sodium lauryl sulfate.

2. The oral composition of claim 1 wherein the oral cavity delivery agent comprises one of a chewing gum, an edible film, a confectionary, a dentifrice, a lozenge and a mouth spray.

3. The oral composition of claim 1 wherein the sodium lauryl sulfate comprises about 0.001% to about 2% of the oral composition.

4. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising:

(a) an oral cavity delivery agent; and

(b) an antimicrobial agent comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and an anionic surface active agent, wherein the synergistic ratio is at least about 1 part Magnolia Bark Extract to about 1 part anionic surface active agent, wherein the anionic surface active agent comprises sodium lauryl sulfate.

5. The oral composition of claim 4 wherein the anionic surface active agent comprises about 0.001% to about 2% sodium lauryl sulfate.

6. The oral composition of claim 4 wherein the synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract to sodium lauryl sulfate is about 2 parts Magnolia Bark Extract to 1 part sodium lauryl sulfate.

7. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising:

(a) an oral cavity delivery agent; and

(b) an antimicrobial agent comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and surface active agent, wherein the synergistic ratio is at least about 1 part Magnolia Bark Extract to about 1 part surface active agent, wherein the surface active agent comprises sodium brasslate.

8. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising;

an antimicrobial agent comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and sodium lauroyl sarcosinate.

9. The oral composition of claim 8 wherein the sodium lauroyl sarcosinate comprises about 0.001% to about 1.0% of the oral composition.

10. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising:

(a) an oral cavity delivery agent; and

(b) an antimicrobial agent comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and an anionic surface active agent, wherein the synergistic ratio is at least about 1 part Magnolia Bark Extract to about 1 part anionic surface active agent,

wherein the anionic surface active agent comprises sodium laureth sulfate.

11. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising:

an antimicrobial agent comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and sodium laureth sulfate.

12. The oral composition of claim 11 wherein the sodium laureth sulfate comprises about 0.001% to about 2.0% of the oral composition

13. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and a surface active agent, the surface active agent comprising sodium lauryl sulfate, wherein the synergistic ratio is about 1 part to about 4 parts Magnolia Bark Extract to about 1 part surface active agent.

14. The oral composition of claim 13 wherein the surface active agent comprises about 0.001% to about 2% of the oral composition.

15. An oral composition for freshening the breath of consumers, the oral composition comprising a synergistic ratio of Magnolia Bark Extract and a surface active agent, the surface active agent comprising sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, wherein the synergistic ratio is about 1 part to about 4 parts Magnolia Bark Extract to about 1 part surface active agent.

16. The oral composition of claim 15 wherein the surface active agent comprises about 0.001% to about 2% of the oral composition.