PaperMints Breath Freshening Strips come in pocket size containers, each containing 24 instantly dissolvable strips. A film is prepared using hydrophilic polymers that rapidly dissolves on the tongue or buccal cavity, delivering the drug to the systemic circulation via dissolution when contact with liquid is made.

Preferred stabilizing agents include xanthan gum, locust bean gum and carrageenan, in amounts ranging from about 0 to about 10 wt %, preferably about 0. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. the preferred method for making an essential oil containing film hydrates the film-forming ingredients without heating the water. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list. Preferred plasticizing agents include triacetin in amounts ranging from about 0 to about 20 wt %, preferably about 0 to about 2 wt %.

It has been proposed to use an edible film as a vehicle for unobtrusively delivering breath-freshening agents. the inventors have unexpectedly found that the film provides sustained antimicrobial efficacy at these low amounts of oils. Since this criterion is essential for the quality of the thin film and final pharmaceutical dosage form, the use of Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) was recommended to follow the manufacturing process.

Done right, the candy strips could be a kind of modern-day bubblegum cigar and Pez dispenser rolled into one: a kid version of an adult product that’s also fun to collect.

What might sound like a silly endeavor is a potential Holy Grail to those in the business of selling to children. Sulfur precipitating agents useful in the present invention include metal salts such as copper salts and zinc salts. The purpose of these experiments was to determine the antibacterial efficacy of an application of a breath film on tongue malodor microorganisms thirty, sixty or ninety minutes after use.

to about 10 wt %, with about 2 to about 8 wt % being preferred and about 3 to about 6 wt % being most preferred. A61K8/8129— Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by an alcohol, ether, aldehydo, ketonic, acetal or ketal radical; Compositions of hydrolysed polymers or esters of unsaturated alcohols with saturated carboxylic acids; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers, e. The thing about Gem that I like is that they have replenished those elements of their toothpaste with hydroxyapatite, sodium bicarbonate and other elements that give us that whiter smile and protected enamel which a lot of other natural toothpastes tend to miss the mark on. Just like the breath strips of the 90s these strips have a fantastic mint flavour and work great as a breath freshener as well as a teeth whitener.

the water is preferably deionized and the amount of water used is about 5 to about 80 wt % of the final gel mixture. several projects in development that will deliver prescription drugs using the thin-film dosage form. triglycerides include vegetable oils such as corn oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil, olive oil, canola oil, soybean oil and mixtures thereof.

aldehyde flavorings include, but are not limited to acetaldehyde (apple); benzaldehyde (cherry, almond); cinnamic aldehyde (cinnamon); citral, i. Avoid chewing the strips and let them dissolve into the mouth, giving you a fresh breath in minutes.the film delivers at least one oral care agent, such as antimicrobial agents and salivary stimulants. JP 5-236885 teaches that its film should contain flavor and extract in amounts of 5 to 7 wt %, with the flavor being added as an oil (the essential oils are not disclosed), whereas the film of the invention preferably has an oil content of at least about 10 wt %, more preferably about 15 wt % to about 30 wt %, most preferably about 15 wt % to about 25 wt %. WO 98/20862 discloses a film for use in the oral cavity that can contain a cosmetic or pharmaceutical active substance. the coloring agents useful in the present invention include pigments such as titanium dioxide, which may be incorporated in amounts of up to about 5 wt %, and preferably less than about 1 wt %. LISTERINE® brand mouthwash achieves its antimicrobial effect through a combination of essential oils that penetrate and kill the microorganisms.