Claims
- 1. In a manufactured consumer product for application to or consumption by the human body and being:
- (a) a personal care product comprising a topically or orally administrable base medium containing a flavourant, colourant, perfume, surface active agent or antiseptic agent;
- (b) an ingestible preparation comprising an edible or potable base containing a flavourant or colourant.
- (c) a pharmaceutical preparation comprising a topically or orally administrable pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an active pharmaceutical ingredient; or
- (d) a tobacco containing consumer product, said consumer product also containing an ingredient capable of stimulating the cold receptors of the nervous system of the surface tissues of the body when brought into contact therewith by application or consumption of the said product, the improvement which comprises using as said cold receptor stimulating ingredient an effective amount of a cyclic carboxamide of the formula ##STR5## wherein R' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl and R" is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, with the proviso that R' and R" together provide a total of from 1-8 carbon atoms; and
- R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 hydroxyalkyl and together provide a total of 0 to 8 carbon atoms, with the proviso that when R.sub.1 is H then R.sub.2 may also be alkylcarboxyalkyl of up to 6 carbon atoms.
- 2. A product according to claim 1, wherein R' is a C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 branched chain alkyl group with branching in an alpha or beta position relative to the ring.
- 3. A product according to claim 1, wherein R" is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl.
- 4. A product according to claim 1, which is a toilet or cosmetic lotion comprising an aqueous, alcoholic or aqueous alcoholic carrier, an antiseptic or odourant, and an effective amount of said cold receptor stimulating compound.
- 5. A product according to claim 1, which is a toilet or cosmetic lotion or cream comprising an oleaginous carrier, an antiseptic or odourant, and an effective amount of said cold receptor stimulating compound.
- 6. A product according to claim 1, which is a shaving foam preparation comprising a foamable base, a surfactant, an odourant, or antiseptic and an effective amount of said cold receptor stimulating compound.
- 7. A product according to claim 1, which is a dentifrice comprising an effective amount of said cold receptor stimulating compound.
- 8. A product according to claim 1, which is a mouthwash comprising an aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic carrier, an antiseptic, and an effective amount of said cold receptor stimulating compound.
- 9. A product according to claim 1, which is a chewing gum, comprising an edible chewing gum base, a flavourant and an effective amount of a cold receptor stimulating cyclic carboxamide of the formula defined in claim 1.
- 10. A product according to claim 1, which is a cigarette containing an effective amount of said cold receptor stimulating compound.
- 11. A product according to claim 1, which is a filter tip cigarette containing an effective amount of said cold receptor stimulating compound impregnated in the filter tip.
- 12. A method of stimulating the cold receptors of the nervous system in the surface tissues of the human body which comprises contacting said receptors with an effective amount of a cold receptor stimulating compound of the formula defined in claim 1.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 351,356, filed Apr. 16, 1973, now abandoned.
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3644653 |
Tcheiltcheff |
Feb 1972 |
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4136163 |
Watson et al. |
Jan 1979 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Yamasaki et al., Koryo, No. 95 (1970) pp. 39-43. |
Divisions (1)
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351356 |
Apr 1973 |
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