Claims
- 1. An underarm compositions comprising:
- (i) from about 0.1 to about 80% by weight of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl acetate;
- (ii) an underarm active selected from the group consisting of astringent salts and anti-microbial agents; and
- (iii) from about 0.1 to about 90% of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 2. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the carrier comprises a propellant.
- 3. The composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 0.5 to about 30% by weight of an ester emollient formed from esterification of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alcohol with a C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 alkanoic acid.
- 4. The composition according to claim 1 further comprising from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a bulking agent.
- 5. The composition according to claim 4 wherein the bulking agent is a hydrophobically treated bentonite.
- 6. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the carrier is cyclomethicone.
- 7. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the astringent salt is an aluminum salt.
- 8. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the alkyl acetate is selected from the group consisting of methyl acetate and t-butyl acetate.
- 9. The composition according to claim 1 wherein propylene carbonate is absent.
Parent Case Info
This application claims benefit of provisional application No. 60/073,698 Feb. 4, 1998.
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