1 . between 10 and 30 % by weight of an antiperspirant active selected from the group consisting of aluminum chlorohydride , aluminum dichlorohydrate , aluminum sesquichlorohydrate , aluminum chlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , aluminum dichlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , aluminum sesquichlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , aluminum chlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , aluminum dichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , aluminum sesqichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium triclorohydrex glycerin complex , aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycerin complex , aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex glycerin complex , aluminum chloride and aluminum sulfate buffered . 2 . between 1 and 20 % by weight of a silicone wax conforming to the following structure : ## str3 ## wherein ; a is an integer ranging from 50 - 200 ; the silicone wax is a key element in the preparation of the desired stick formula . sticks made incorporating this essential ingredient remain uniform , have a smooth feel when applied to the skin and do not have any crystallization upon aging . 3 . between 35 and 55 % by weight cyclomethicone having the formula : ## str4 ## wherein : me is methyl ; 4 . between 15 and 25 % by weight of a fatty alcohol conforming to the following structure : in a preferred embodiment , the antiperspirant composition of the present invention comprises ; 1 . between 15 and 25 % by weight of an antiperspirant active selected from the group consisting of aluminum chlorohydride , aluminum dichlorohydrate , aluminum sesquichlorohydrate , aluminum chlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , aluminum dichlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , aluminum sesquichlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , aluminum chlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , aluminum dichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , aluminum sesqichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrate , aluminum zirconium triclorohydrex glycerin complex , aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycerin complex , aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex glycerin complex , aluminum chloride and aluminum sulfate buffered . 2 . between 5 and 20 % by weight of a silicone wax conforming to the following structure ## str5 ## wherein ; a is an integer ranging from 50 - 200 ; the silicone wax is a key element in the preparation of the desired stick formula . sticks made incorporating this essential ingredient remain uniform , have a smooth feel when applied to the skin and do not have any crystallization upon aging . 3 . between 30 and 50 % by weight cyclomethicone having the formula : ## str6 ## wherein : me is methyl ; 4 . between 10 and 25 % by weight of a fatty alcohol conforming to the following structure : in another preferred embodiment the antiperspirant active is aluminum zircomium tetrachlorohydrate . in another preferred embodiment said cyclic silicone has an n value of 4 . in a preferred embodiment said silicone wax has an &# 34 ; a &# 34 ; value of 150 . antiperspirant compounds useful in the practice of the present invention are commercially available from a number of manufacturers most importantly rheis corporation . some examples are : ______________________________________example material______________________________________1 . aluminum chlorohydride , 2 . aluminum dichlorohydrate , 3 . aluminum sesquichlorohydrate , 4 . aluminum chlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , 5 . aluminum dichlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , 6 . aluminum sesquichlorohydrex propylene glycol complex , 7 . aluminum chlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , 8 . aluminum dichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , 9 . aluminum sesqichlorohydrex polyethylene glycol complex , 10 . aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrate , 11 . aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrate , 12 . aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate , 13 . aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrate , 14 . aluminum zirconium triclorohydrex glycerin complex , 15 . aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex glycerin complex , 16 . aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex glycerin complex , 17 . aluminum chloride and aluminum sulfate buffered . ______________________________________ silicone waxes of the type useful in the preparation of the compounds of the present invention are available from j . w . hanson inc . of woodbury , n . y . ## str7 ## wherein ; a is an integer ranging from 50 - 200 ; ______________________________________ example a______________________________________ 18 50 19 100 20 150 21 200______________________________________ cyclomethicone is an item of commerce available from a variety of sources including dow corning of midland , mich . ______________________________________ example n______________________________________ 22 3 23 4 24 5 25 9______________________________________ fatty alcohols are items of commerce . they are available from a variety of sources , most importantly , henkel corporation , ambler , pa . ______________________________________ silicone wax cyclomethicone fatty alcoholex - active example / example / example / ample ex ./ gms grams grams grams______________________________________29 1 10 . 0 18 20 . 0 22 40 . 0 26 25 . 030 2 15 . 0 19 15 . 0 23 45 . 0 27 25 . 031 3 20 . 0 20 10 . 0 24 55 . 0 28 10 . 032 4 25 . 0 21 5 . 0 25 45 . 0 26 25 . 033 5 30 . 0 18 1 . 0 22 45 . 0 27 10 . 034 6 25 . 0 19 15 . 0 23 55 . 0 28 25 . 035 7 20 . 0 20 15 . 0 24 40 . 0 26 25 . 036 8 20 . 0 21 15 . 0 25 45 . 0 27 10 . 037 9 15 . 0 18 20 . 0 22 55 . 0 28 10 . 038 10 18 . 0 19 2 . 0 23 37 . 0 26 10 . 039 11 10 . 0 20 15 . 0 24 47 . 0 27 25 . 040 12 20 . 0 21 20 . 0 25 50 . 0 28 12 . 041 13 30 . 0 18 15 . 0 22 55 . 0 26 10 . 042 14 27 . 0 19 1 . 0 23 45 . 0 27 20 . 043 15 25 . 0 20 18 . 0 24 45 . 0 28 12 . 044 16 20 . 0 21 20 . 0 25 50 . 0 26 10 . 045 17 20 . 0 18 20 . 0 25 35 . 0 27 25 . 0______________________________________ the compositions of the present invention are prepared by heating the mixture of the components in a suitable vessel until homogeneous . the resulting homogeneous mixture is cast into forms to make sticks . sticks made using the composition of the present invention are well suited for use in personal care applications .
the present invention is directed to antiperspirant compositions comprising an antiperspirant compound , like an astringent salt ; a cyclomethicone , a silicone polymer wax derived from beeswax and a fatty alcohol . the antiperspirant compositions are viscous compositions that are highly stable and essentially non - whitening and non - staining to skin and clothing after topical application . these desirable properties are attained by the inclusion of the specific silicone compound derived from beeswax .