Patent ID: 8329154

Claim:
A method of providing a controlled-release of an active material onto a surface, said method comprising the step of contacting said surface with a non-aerosol composition comprising: (a) from about 0.001% to about 1%, by weight of said composition, of microcapsules containing at least one of the following: (i) an active material, wherein the active material is chosen from the group consisting of: perfumes, fungicide, brighteners, antistatic agents, wrinkle control agents, fabric softener actives, hard surface cleaning actives, skin and/or hair conditioning agents, antimicrobial actives, UV protection agents, and mixtures thereof; and/or (ii) an encapsulated odor control agent; wherein when both said active material and said odor control agent are used, they are contained in the same microcapsules; in different microcapsules; or both, (iii) wherein the active material is free of an insect repellant and an animal/vermin repellant; (b) from about 0.001% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a dispersant, wherein the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of: pectine, alginate, arabinogalactan, carageenan, acrylates/acrylic polymers, water-swellable clays, fumed silicas, acrylate/aminoacrylate copolymers, and mixtures thereof; (c) free perfume that is not contained in said microcapsule; (d) water, wherein said water is present in said composition at a level of at least about 80% by weight of the composition; and (e) less than 1% surfactant; wherein said composition is packaged in a spray dispenser and said surface is contacted with said composition by spraying said composition from said spray dispenser onto said surface, wherein said composition does not leave a visible residue on said surface, and further, wherein said microcapsules comprise a material selected from the group consisting of urea-formaldehydes, melamineformaldehydes, phenolformaldehydes, gelatin, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), polyacrylates, polyamides, polyurethane, polymethacrylates, polyepoxides, cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate butyrate, ethyl cellulose polyester, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, ethyl/vinyl acetate, saran, polystyrene, zein, paraffin wax, animal wax, vegetable wax, microcrystalline wax, polyethylene wax, and mixtures thereof.