Patent ID: 6987099

Claim:
An article of manufacture comprising a non-manually operated spray dispenser comprising a spray head and a reservoir, said reservoir containing a stable, aqueous odor-absorbing composition comprising: (A) an effective amount to absorb malodors of solubilized, uncomplexed cyclodextrin; (B) an effective amount to improve the performance of the composition, of cyclodextrin compatible surfactant; (C) an effective amount, to kill, or reduce the growth of microbes, of cyclodextrin compatible and water soluble antimicrobial active; (D) optionally, an effective amount to improve acceptance of the composition of hydrophilic perfume containing at least about 50% by weight of the perfume of ingredients having a ClogP of less than about 3.5 and, optionally, a minor amount of perfume ingredients selected from the group consisting of ambrox, bacdanol, benzyl salicylate, butyl anthranilate, cetalox, damascenone, alpha-damascone, gamma-dodecalactone, ebanol, herbavert, cis-3-hexenyl salicylate, alpha-ionone, beta-ionone, alpha-isomethylionone, lilial, methyl nonyl ketone, gamma-undecalactone, undecylenic aldehyde, and mixtures thereof; (E) optionally, from about 0.01% to about 3% by weight of the composition of low molecular weight polyol; (F) optionally, from about 0.001% to about 0.3% by weight of the composition of aminocarboxylate chelator; (G) optionally, an effective amount of metallic salt for improved odor benefit; (H) optionally, an effective amount of solubilized, water-soluble, antimicrobial preservative; and (I) aqueous carrier, wherein the combination of (B) and (C) provides improved antimicrobial activity.