PHASE-STABLE, SPRAYABLE FRESHENING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUSPENDED PARTICLES AND METHODS OF FRESHENING THE AIR OR A SURFACE WITH THE SAME
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1. A freshening composition comprisinga plurality of particles;
- a structurant system;
an aqueous carrier,wherein the composition has a spray shear viscosity, as measured according to the SPRAY SHEAR VISCOSITY TEST METHOD described herein, of less than about 0.025 Pa-s,and wherein the composition has a creep recovery ratio of at least about 0.1, as measured according to the CREEP RECOVERY RATIO TEST METHOD described herein, or a yield stress of greater than 0 Pa and less than 1.0 Pa, as measured by the YIELD STRESS TEST METHOD described herein.
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A freshening composition is provided. The freshening composition includes a plurality of particles, a structurant system, and an aqueous carrier. The composition has a spray shear viscosity, as measured according to the SPRAY SHEAR VISCOSITY TEST METHOD described herein, of less than about 0.025 Pa-s. The composition has a creep recovery ratio of at least about 0.1, as measured according to the CREEP RECOVERY RATIO TEST METHOD described herein, or a yield stress of greater than 0 Pa and less than 1.0 Pa, as measured by the YIELD STRESS TEST METHOD described herein.
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1. A freshening composition comprising
a plurality of particles; -
a structurant system; an aqueous carrier, wherein the composition has a spray shear viscosity, as measured according to the SPRAY SHEAR VISCOSITY TEST METHOD described herein, of less than about 0.025 Pa-s, and wherein the composition has a creep recovery ratio of at least about 0.1, as measured according to the CREEP RECOVERY RATIO TEST METHOD described herein, or a yield stress of greater than 0 Pa and less than 1.0 Pa, as measured by the YIELD STRESS TEST METHOD described herein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of freshening the air or a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
spraying an aqueous composition into the air or onto a surface in the form of a plurality of spray droplets, wherein the aqueous composition comprises a plurality of particles and a structurant system, wherein the aqueous composition has a spray shear viscosity, as measured according to the SPRAY SHEAR VISCOSITY TEST METHOD described herein, of less than about 0.025 Pa-s, and wherein the composition has a creep recovery ratio of at least about 0.1, as measured according to the CREEP RECOVERY RATIO TEST METHOD described herein, or a yield stress of greater than 0 Pa and less than 1.0 Pa, as measured by the YIELD STRESS TEST METHOD described herein. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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