Patent ID: 7744857
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. An anhydrous antiperspirant composition comprising a) from 0.5 to 50% by weight of a particulate aluminium and/or aluminium/zirconium antiperspirant active; b) from 30 to 95% by weight of a water-immiscible carrier fluid or mixture of carrier fluids; and c) from 0.1 to 40% by weight of a thickener, gellant or structurant for the carrier fluid; in which the carrier fluid comprises an aryl substituted siloxane which satisfies the general formula 1 in which: n represents an average number of from 0 to 2; R with the proviso that not more than 20% of the total occurrences of —R and wherein at least 30% by weight of the carrier fluid or mixture of carrier fluids is the aryl substituted siloxane, and wherein the anhydrous antiperspirant composition is in the form of a cream, soft solid or stick.