Patent ID: 6379658
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: C07D,C11D,D06M

Abstract:
A process for neutralizing human sweat malodor emanating from a fabric article comprising the steps of:(i) admixing a malodor maskant composition consisting essentially of: (a) from about 0 weight percent up to about 10 weight percent of &bgr;-naphthyl methyl ether; (b) from about 0 weight percent up to about 6 weight percent of methyl &bgr;-naphthyl ketone; (c) from about 0 weight percent up to about 40 weight percent of benzyl acetone; (d) from about 0 weight percent up to about 35 weight percent of a 50:50 weight:weight mixture of hexahydro-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl propionate and hexahydro-4,7-methanoinden-6-yl propionate; (e) from about 0 weight percent up to about 20 weight percent of &ggr;-methyl ionone; (f) from about 10 weight percent up to about 100% by weight of 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-nonadien-1-nitrile; (g) from 0 up to about 50 weight percent of dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylnaphtho(2,1-b)furan having the structure: (h) from 0 up to about 50 weight percent of the ethylene glycol cyclic ester of n-dodecanedioic acid having the structure: (i) from 0 up to about 10% by weight of 1-cyclohexadecen-6-one and/or 1-cycloheptadecen-10-one having the structure: (j) from 0 up to about 35% by weight of corn mint oil defined according to the GLC profiles of one of FIGS. 1 or 2, with a compatible perfume formulation to form a fragranced malodor maskant composition; and (ii) applying the resulting composition to a fabric article which evolves into the environment surrounding said fabric article a human sweat malodor, in a sweat malodor-reducing quantity, concentration and at a sweat malodor-reducing mass rate whereby the sweat malodor thereof is substantially totally masked.