Patent ID: 9700043
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A01N,A61K,A61Q

Claim:
1. A composition having reduced corrosivity including one or more ingredients corrosive by nature, comprising— (a) at least one surfactant; (b) at least one component which is corrosive by nature and present in an amount which renders said composition corrosive in absence of (c), wherein if one or more of said at least one surfactant is corrosive by nature at a level to make the composition corrosive, said at least one component which is corrosive by nature is optional; (c) a thickening component comprising (1) at least one thickening agent or (2) a blend of two or more components which self-thicken when present as a blend, wherein said thickening component is present to provide a viscosity to said composition so that said composition is non-corrosive; (d) one or more of water and at least one solvent; and (e) optionally, a fragrance component; wherein said composition has a pH of about 2 to about 12; wherein said composition has a viscosity in a range of about 100 to about 1,250,000 centipoise (cps); wherein said composition which is initially corrosive is modified to have a level of ocular irritation reduced as compared to said composition not containing said thickening component; and wherein in absence of said thickening component, said level of ocular irritation of said composition falls into a category under a bovine cornea opacity and permeability (BCOP) method which characterizes said composition as corrosive.