Perfume composition

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9550959-B2
Application number	US-201313887903-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2013
Priority date	May 7, 2012
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

Suggested is a perfume composition, comprising
(a) Petit grain oil and (b) Hydroxy carboxylic acid esters,

which is particular useful for fighting various malodors.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A detergent composition or personal care composition comprising:
(A) a perfume composition comprising
(a) about 0.1 to about 40 wt % petit grain oil,
(b) about 99.9 to about 60 wt % of a hydroxy carboxylic acid ester selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 4 alkyl esters of citric acid, malic acid and/or tartaric acid,
(c) 1 to about 20 wt % of a terpene and
(d) 1 to about 25 wt % essential oil selected from the group consisting of citronella oil, lavender oil, litsea cubeba oil, palmarosa oil, peppermint oil, pine oil and their mixtures; and
(B) a surfactant in the amount of from 0.1 to 90 wt % based on the total weight of the detergent composition or personal care composition.

2. The detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein said terpene is either limonene or menthone.

3. A method for reducing malodors of kitchen smells, bathroom smells, smoke and/or sweat, said method comprising applying the detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 1 to a hard surface or human skin having said malodors.

4. The detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the petit grain oil and the peppermint oil are present in a ratio by weight from about 10:1 to about 1:10.

5. The detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the petit grain oil contains linalool and linalyl acetate, the peppermint oil contains menthol and menthone, and the components linalool:linalyl acetate:menthol:menthone present in a ratio by weight of about (1-3):(2.5-5.5):(1-3.5):(0.5-2.5).

6. The detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the hydroxy carboxylic acid ester is triethyl citrate.

7. A detergent composition or personal care composition comprising:
(A) a perfume composition comprising
(a) about 0.1 to about 40 wt % petit grain oil,
(b) about 99.9 to about 60 wt % triethyl citrate,
(c) 1 to about 20 wt % of a terpene and
(d) 1 to about 25 wt % essential oils selected from the group consisting of citronella oil, lavender oil, litsea cubeba oil, palmarosa oil, peppermint oil, pine oil and their mixtures; and
(B) a surfactant in the amount of from 0.1 to 90 wt % based on the total weight of the detergent composition or personal care composition.

8. A method for reducing malodors of kitchen smells, bathroom smells, smoke and/or sweat, said method comprising applying the detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 7 to a hard surface or human skin having said malodors.

9. The detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the perfume composition is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of the detergent composition or personal care composition.

10. The detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 7 , wherein the perfume composition is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of the detergent composition or personal care composition.

11. The detergent composition or personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein said terpene is in the amount of from 5 to 15 wt % of the perfume composition.

12. The detergent composition of claim 1 , wherein the detergent composition is selected from the group consisting of a dish washing detergent, an all-purpose cleaning detergent and a light duty detergent.

13. The personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the personal care composition is selected from the group consisting of a deodorant, a shampoo and a shower gel.

14. The method of claim 3 , wherein said terpene in the perfume composition is either limonene or menthone.

15. The method of claim 3 , wherein the petit grain oil and the peppermint oil in the perfume composition are present in a ratio by weight from about 10:1 to about 1:10.

16. The method of claim 3 , wherein the hydroxy carboxylic acid ester in the perfume composition is triethyl citrate.

17. The method of claim 3 , wherein the perfume composition is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of the detergent composition or personal care composition.

18. The method of claim 3 , wherein the detergent composition is selected from the group consisting of a dish washing detergent, an all-purpose cleaning detergent and a light duty detergent.

19. The method of claim 3 , wherein the personal care composition is selected from the group consisting of a deodorant, a shampoo and a shower gel.

20. The method of claim 8 , wherein said terpene in the perfume composition is either limonene or menthone.

21. The method of claim 8 , wherein the petit grain oil and the peppermint oil in the perfume composition are present in a ratio by weight from about 10:1 to about 1:10.

22. The method of claim 8 , wherein the perfume composition is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of the detergent composition or personal care composition.

23. The method of claim 8 , wherein the detergent composition is selected from the group consisting of a dish washing detergent, an all-purpose cleaning detergent and a light duty detergent.

24. The method of claim 8 , wherein the personal care composition is selected from the group consisting of a deodorant, a shampoo and a shower gel.

Assignees

• Symrise Ag

Inventors

• Schaper Sabine
• Werner Mathias
• Eh Marcus
• Kurzenne Pierre

Classifications

• C11D3/188

  Terpenes · CPC title

• A61Q15/00

  Anti-perspirants or body deodorants (deodorisation of air A61L9/00) · CPC title

• C11D3/2093

  Esters; Carbonates · CPC title

• A61K8/922

  of vegetable origin · CPC title

• C11D3/0068

  Deodorant compositions · CPC title