Patent ID: 7998403

Claim:
A method of freshening air and improving a perfume release profile of an air freshening composition, comprising dispersing an air freshening composition into the air, wherein said air freshening composition comprises a perfume composition, and wherein said air freshening composition is provided in a container, said container comprising: a) a propellant comprising a compressed gas, wherein said propellant is substantially free of hydrocarbons, and b) a dispenser that sprays said air freshening composition at an angle that is between an angle that is parallel to the base of the container and an angle that is perpendicular thereto to facilitate spraying said air freshening composition in the air; and wherein the ratio of said compressed gas to said air freshening composition is 40:60 to 30:70 by volume, and wherein said compressed gas is selected from the group consisting of compressed air, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, inert gases, and carbon dioxide, and further, wherein, when said container is completely filled with said propellant and said air freshening composition, said air freshening composition is released from said container at a flow rate of from about 0.8 grams/second to about 1.1 grams/second, wherein at least some of the released spray droplets have a particle size about 10 microns to about 100 microns.