Hygiene fragrance compositions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10570351-B2
Application number	US-201615745346-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2016
Priority date	Jul 20, 2015
Publication date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020

Abstract

Fragrance accords are provided herein that can provide a consumer with a perception of hygiene. The fragrance accords can include one or more of a citrus compound, floral compound, herbal/aromatic compound, and sulfur containing compound. The accords are suitable for incorporation into a fragrance composition and/or a consumer product to enhance the perception of hygiene. Methods of stimulating the perception of hygiene with the fragrance accords are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fragrance accord, comprising at least one of limonene thiol and cis-2-methyl-4-propyl-1,3-oxathiane, a citrus compound, an herbal/aromatic compound, a floral compound, a green compound, and a sulfur containing compound.

2. The fragrance accord of claim 1 , wherein the citrus compound is present in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 80% by weight.

3. The fragrance accord of claim 1 , wherein the herbal/aromatic compound is present in an amount of less than about 50% by weight.

4. The fragrance accord of claim 1 , wherein the citrus compound and the herbal/aromatic compound are present in a ratio of from about 10:1 to about 0.1:1 citrus compound to herbal/aromatic compound.

5. The fragrance accord of claim 1 , wherein the sulfur containing compound is selected from the group consisting of limonene thiol, thiogeraniol, 8 mercapto-p-menthan-3-one, cis-2-methyl-4-propyl-1,3-oxathiane, p-menthene-8-thiol, and combinations thereof.

6. The fragrance accord of claim 5 , further comprising at least one additional sulfur containing compound selected from the group consisting of 4-methylthio-4-methyl-2-pentanone, 3 mercapto-hexanol, methoxymethylbutanethiol, dibutyl sulfide, dimethyl sufide, thiocineol, 2-isopropyl-4-methylthiazole, and combinations thereof.

7. A fragrance composition, comprising at least one fragrance accord of claim 1 .

8. The fragrance composition of claim 7 , wherein the fragrance accord is present in an amount of from about 0.001% to about 100% by weight of the fragrance composition.

9. The fragrance composition of claim 7 , wherein the fragrance accord is present in an amount of from about 20% to about 25% by weight of the fragrance composition.

10. The fragrance composition of claim 7 , comprising one or more sulfur containing compounds present in an amount from about 0.005% to about 0.1% by weight of the fragrance composition.

11. The fragrance composition of claim 10 , wherein the one or more sulfur containing compounds comprise at least one of limonene thiol in an amount from about 0.000005% to about 0.00025% by weight of the fragrance composition, thiogeraniol in an amount from about 0.00002% to about 0.001% by weight of the fragrance composition, 8 mercapto-p-menthan-3-one in an amount from about 0.0005% to about 0.025% by weight of the fragrance composition, cis-2-methyl-4-propyl-1,3-oxathiane in an amount from about 0.001% to about 0.05% by weight of the fragrance composition, and p-menthene-8-thiol in an amount from about 0.0005% to about 0.025% by weight of the fragrance composition.

12. A consumer product comprising the fragrance accord of claim 1 .

13. A method of stimulating a perception of hygiene in a consumer, comprising administering the fragrance accord of claim 1 to the subject in an amount effective to stimulate the perception of hygiene.

14. A method of making a consumer product capable of stimulating a perception of hygiene in a consumer, comprising:
a. providing at least one consumer product base; and
b. combining the consumer product base with the fragrance accord of claim 1 .

15. A consumer product comprising the fragrance composition of claim 7 .

16. A method of stimulating a perception of hygiene in a consumer, comprising administering the fragrance composition of claim 7 to the subject in an amount effective to stimulate the perception of hygiene.

17. A method of making a consumer product capable of stimulating a perception of hygiene in a consumer, comprising:
a. providing at least one consumer product base; and
b. combining the consumer product base with the fragrance composition of claim 7 .

18. The fragrance accord of claim 1 , wherein the floral compound is present in an amount of less than 25% by weight.

19. The fragrance accord of claim 1 , wherein the green compound is present in an amount of less than 25% by weight.

Assignees

• Takasago Perfumery Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Hiroki
• Takayanagi Miyuki
• Takahashi Kaori
• Ito Kanetoshi
• Schmoyer Jeffrey
• Warr Jonathan

Classifications

• C11B9/00

  Essential oils; Perfumes · CPC title

• C11B9/0011

  containing S · CPC title

• A61L9/14

  using sprayed or atomised substances {including air-liquid contact processes} · CPC title

• C11B9/0015

  containing oxygen as the only heteroatom · CPC title

• C11B9/0034 Primary

  the ring containing six carbon atoms · CPC title