Abstract: An oral composition or dentifrice containing sodium bicarbonate, wherein the salty taste ordinarily imparted by the sodium bicarbonate is completely or partially masked by the combination of effective amounts of an ion-channel competitor, an initial sweetener and a delayed sweetener. The oral composition or dentifrice preferably contains sodium citrate as the ion-channel competitor, saccharin as the initial sweetener, and mono-ammonium glycyrrhizinate as the delayed sweetener.

Abstract: An oral composition or dentifrice containing a salt, such as for example, sodium bicarbonate, a zinc salt, or a strontium salt, wherein the salty taste ordinarily imparted by the salt is completely or partially masked by the combination of effective amounts of an ion-channel competitor, an initial sweetener and a delayed sweetener. The oral composition or dentifrice preferably contains sodium citrate as the ion-channel competitor, saccharin as the initial sweetener, and mono-ammonium glycyrrhizinate as the delayed sweetener.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for making personal care compositions and opacifying agents, and corresponding products, having a stable cloudy and milky appearance. The components are processed in a specific sequence in which titanium dioxide is added after thickening agent which comprises a hydrophilic colloid. The composition may, optionally, comprise calcium lactate, calcium lactate salts and combinations thereof. The products, and process, may also comprise the addition of other components such as filler, additives, colorants, cooling agents, warming agents, numbing agents, additional flavorings, active compounds, pharmaceutical actives and excipients or finished bases.

Abstract: The invention pertains to cooling agents comprising N-substituted p-menthane-3-carboxamides, menthyl acetate and solubilizer, and methods for making the cooling agents. The invention also concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising the cooling agents, including tablets, suspensions and liquid solutions having active pharmaceutical agents for treating upper gastrointestinal tract distress, and methods for treating upper gastrointestinal tract distress in humans.

Abstract: An oral hygiene composition containing eucalyptol and a zinc salt, wherein the harsh taste or burn sensation ordinarily imparted by the eucalyptol and the astringency ordinarily caused by the zinc salt are abated or eliminated by effective amounts in the composition of a taste receptor blocker, preferably in combination with a three component flavor system containing at least one spice, at least one sweetener and at least one fruity note. The taste receptor blocker is preferably a hydrogenated, ethoxylated glycerol ester which has the mouth feel characteristic of a fat but which has a much higher degree of solubility and hence improved clarity (ie., reduced cloudiness) for the composition.