Patent ID: 7288515
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A method for making a clear fragrance comprising: a. providing a commercial fragrance formulation comprising a fragrance component and an additional component; b. identifying the additional component, wherein the additional component comprises an alcohol, an ester, a hydrocarbon, an aldehyde, a resin, an oil, or combinations thereof; c. determining the concentration of the additional component from the commercial fragrance formulation; d. utilizing a separation technique to remove at least a portion of the additional component from the commercial fragrance formulation to form a composition, wherein at least a portion of the additional component comprises from about 5 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of the commercial fragrance formulation; e. adding an additional fragrance component selected from the group consisting of: an additional alcohol different from the removed alcohol, an additional ester different from the removed ester, an additional aldehyde, a phenol, an acetal, a ketone, a pyrazine, a thiazole, an essential oil different from the removed oil, and an organic acid, to the composition to form a new formulation, wherein the additional fragrance component is added to the composition in an amount substantially equal to the portion of the additional component removed from the commercial fragrance formulation; f. preparing a solution from the new formulation; and g. processing the solution to form a clear fragrance, wherein the processing is selected from a member of the group consisting of: mixing and heating to a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 68° C.