Oral composition for tooth whitening product, and kit comprising same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition that acts prior to the action of a tooth whitening composition or tooth whitening patch, the composition containing an oral cavity stimulation alleviating component able to reduce stimulation by the tooth whitening composition or patch. The present invention also relates to a tooth whitening kit whereby oral cavity stimulation is alleviated. The composition that acts prior to the action of a tooth whitening composition or patch of the present invention provides an outstanding tooth whitening effect while alleviating pain by mitigating intra-oral stimulation brought about by the rapid action of a tooth whitening component due to a tooth whitening component active agent.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of whitening tooth, comprising:
 applying first agent containing an oral irritation mitigating ingredient and tooth whitening ingredient activator; and   applying patch comprising second agent containing a tooth whitening ingredient and a peroxide stabilizer after applying the first agent.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the oral irritation mitigating ingredient is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
 amino acids including methionine, cysteine and taurine;   organic acids including ursodeoxycholic acid and tauroursodeoxycholic acid; and   vitamins including vitamins A, C and E.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein the oral irritation mitigating ingredient is taurine. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the tooth whitening ingredient is at least one selected from hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, calcium peroxide, tetrasodium pyrophosphate peroxidate, sodium bicarbonate and a chloride-based bleaching agent. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the tooth whitening ingredient activator is at least one selected from divalent or trivalent metal catalyst, a pH adjuster or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the oral irritation mitigating ingredient is present in an amount of 0.001 wt % to 10 wt % per the total weight of the first agent. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first agent is in gel formulation. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the tooth whitening ingredient activator comprises iron (III) oxide. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the iron (III) oxide is present in an amount of 0.001 wt % to 5 wt % per the total weight of the second agent.