	US 11,701,314 B2
	Processes and methods
David Suriano, Edison, NJ (US); Diana Henao, Dover, NJ (US); and Yun Xu, Langhorne, PA (US)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/388,562.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/059,674, filed on Jul. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0031586 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61K 8/27 (2006.01); A61K 8/46 (2006.01); A61Q 11/00 (2006.01)

CPC A61K 8/27 (2013.01) [A61K 8/463 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); A61K 2800/596 (2013.01); A61K 2800/805 (2013.01); A61K 2800/87 (2013.01); A61K 2800/92 (2013.01)]

19 Claims

1. A process for producing an oral care composition comprising:

a.) forming a first aqueous premix comprising water, a pH adjusting agent and a zinc salt;

b.) forming a second premix comprising one or more humectants;

c.) forming a third aqueous premix comprising water and an anionic surfactant;

d.) transferring the second premix to a separate tank;

e.) transferring the first, second, and third premixes to a separate mixer or a mix tank;

f.) homogenizing and forming the first, second, and third premixes into a final composition within the mixer or mix tank, wherein the final composition comprises all of the above premixes.