申请人:Perring Douglas Keith
公开号:US20070287659A1
公开(公告)日:2007-12-13
A perfume composition effective in reducing or preventing malodours comprises at least 1.0% by weight of one or more materials having a fruity note; and at least 0.5% by weight of at least one material having an amber note and selected from group A and/or from group B below, wherein the total amount of material having an amber note and material having a fruity note in the composition is at least about 3% by weight if no amber material from group B is present, or at least about 25% by weight if no amber material from group A is present, and where materials from both groups A and B are each present in an amount of at least 0.1% w/w the total amount of amber and fruity materials together is at least 3% by weight where the total weight percentage of group A materials, W
A
, is equal to or greater than 0.5% or the total amount of amber and fruity materials together is at least 3+22*(0.5−WA) % by weight where W
A
is less than 0.5%; wherein group A comprises materials with an amber note having an odour threshold lower than that of 1-(2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8octahydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethanone and group B comprises materials with an amber note having an odour threshold equal to or higher than that of 1-(2,3,8,8-tetramethyl1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethanone; provided also that the weight ratio of material having an amber note to material having a fruity note in the composition is in the range about 1:30 to 30:1.