Colgate-Palmolive Company
Aluminum-Free Antiperspirant / Deodorant Compositions

Abstract:

An antiperspirant/deodorant composition in the form of stick, cream, or flowable gel may include a carrier that may include a polyhydric alcohol or a mixture of a polyhydric alcohol and water; a thickening agent including a C.sub.14-22 fatty acid salt; and an antiperspirant active dispersed in the carrier. The antiperspirant active may include a layered silicate clay and/or an acyl substituted polyvinylpyrrolidone. The antiperspirant/deodorant composition may be primarily free of a C.sub.1-5 monohydric alcohol and a metal salt based antiperspirant active, such as aluminum-based antiperspirant active.