| abstract |
FIELD: hygiene. n SUBSTANCE: present invention relates to compositions for oral care. Disclosed composition contains a) basic amino acid in free or salt form, where basic amino acid is selected from arginine, lysine and their combination; b) a combination of zinc ion sources and c) a thickening system comprising i) 0.4 wt. % or 0.7 wt. % hydroxyethyl cellulose having a molecular weight of 300,000 to 350,000, and ii) 0.5 wt. % or 0.7 wt. % of xanthan gum. n EFFECT: composition demonstrates ability to avoid loss of viscosity and maintain static yield strength for a long period of time. n 10 cl, 12 tbl, 8 ex |