| abstract |
The invention relates to a composition for oral care and a method for disinfecting the oral cavity. Up to now, a synthetic substance (eg triclosan) has been used which is considered by many consumers to be harsh on them. Consumers are increasingly choosing to use products that contain natural substances. Also, in many countries, culturally or otherwise, people are reluctant to use alcohol in their mouthwashes. The inventors are working to solve these problems and have developed an oral care composition that includes natural substances that are in synergy with certain metal salts in killing S. mutans, the bacterium responsible for caries. |