Process for augmenting or enhancing the fresh air aroma of consumable materials and clothing and composition useful for same
First Claim
1. A process for augmenting or enhancing or imparting a fresh air aroma to a perfumed article selected from the group consisting of fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles, cosmetic powders and hair shampoos comprising the step of adding to said perfumed article an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of an aldehyde composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-hexanal;
(b) from about 2 up to about 12% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-heptanal;
(c) from about 5 up to about 15% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-octanal;
(d) from about 40 up to about 70% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-nonanal;
(e) from about 10 up to about 30% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-decanal;
(f) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-undecanal;
(g) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-dodecanal;
(h) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-tridecanal;
(i) from about 0 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-tetradecanal;
(j) from about 0 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-pentadecanal.
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Abstract
Described is a process for imparting an "air dried cloth" aroma to cloth, synthetic or natural, previously dried using a clothes drier, comprising the step of contacting the cloth prior to drying with an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of either (i) a mixture consisting essentially of:
(a) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said composition of n-hexanal;
(b) from about 2 up to about 12% by weight of said composition of n-heptanal;
(c) from about 5 up to about 15% by weight of said composition of n-octanal;
(d) from about 40 up to about 70% by weight of said composition of n-nonanal;
(e) from about 10 up to about 30% by weight of said composition of n-decanal;
(f) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said composition of n-undecanal;
(g) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said composition of n-dodecanal;
(h) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said composition of n-tridecanal;
(i) from about 0 up to about 5% by weight of said composition of n-tetradecanal;
(j) from about 0 up to about 5% by weight of said composition of n-pentadecanal;
or (ii) first contacting the cloth with at least one organic acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid or a glyceride ester thereof, then exposing the resultant treated cloth to air and light in the ultra violet wavelengths prior to drying.
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1. A process for augmenting or enhancing or imparting a fresh air aroma to a perfumed article selected from the group consisting of fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles, cosmetic powders and hair shampoos comprising the step of adding to said perfumed article an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of an aldehyde composition consisting essentially of:
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(a) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-hexanal; (b) from about 2 up to about 12% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-heptanal; (c) from about 5 up to about 15% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-octanal; (d) from about 40 up to about 70% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-nonanal; (e) from about 10 up to about 30% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-decanal; (f) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-undecanal; (g) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-dodecanal; (h) from about 0.5 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-tridecanal; (i) from about 0 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-tetradecanal; (j) from about 0 up to about 5% by weight of said aldehyde composition of n-pentadecanal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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