Fragrance dispenser
View Patent ↗The invention proposes a fragrance dispenser, comprising a first and a second carrier, each carrier comprising one or more fragrance substances, wherein the fragrance substances comprise one or more fragrance substances a) with a vapor pressure of at least 0.1 mmHg at 25° C. (“HVA”) and one or more fragrance substances b) with a vapor pressure of less than 0.1 mmHg at 25° C. (“LVA”), and wherein the fragrance substances are distributed to the first and second carrier such that at least 80 wt.-% of all HVA fragrance substances are carried by the first carrier.
1. A passive fragrance dispenser for simultaneously presenting HVA (high volatility accord) and LVA (low volatility accord) fragrances, comprising a first and a second carrier, each carrier comprising one or more fragrance substances, wherein the fragrance substances comprise one or more fragrance substances a) with a vapor pressure of at least 0.1 mm Hg at 25 ° C. (“HVA”) and one or more fragrance substances b) with a vapor pressure of less than 0.1 mm Hg at 25 ° C. (“LVA”), and wherein the fragrance substances are distributed to the first and second carrier such that at least 80 wt. % of all HVA fragrance substances are carried by the first carrier, and wherein the first carrier is covered by a diffusion barrier having a benzyl acetate vapour transmission rate of more than 0.02 and less than 1 g/(5 cm 2 ·24 h) at 25° C., and wherein the second carrier remains free of a diffusion barrier, further wherein the first and second carrier are separated from one another such that the total weight of LVA substances in the first carrier does not increase by more than 35 wt. % relative to the LVA content of the first carrier within 30 days after producing the fragrance dispenser.
2. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance substances are distributed to the first and second carrier such that at least 80 wt % of all LVA fragrance substances are carried by the second carrier.
3. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of all HVA fragrance substances to all LVA fragrance substances of the first and second carrier is from 90:10 to 10:90.
4. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the one or more HVA fragrance substances are selected from the group consisting of Anisic Aldehyde (4-methoxy-benzaldehyde), Orivone (4-tert.-pentyl-cyclohexanone), Phenylacetaldehyde Dimethyl Methyl Acetal (Phenyl-ethanal-dimethyl-acetal), Jasmaprunat (Ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-acetate), Allyl Amyl Glycolate, Anethol NPU 21/22 Celsius (1-methoxy-4-propenyl-benzene), Aldehyde C10 (1-decanal), Benzyl Acetate, Herboxan (2-butyl-4,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-dioxane), Leafovert (Cis-3-hexenyl-methyl-carbonate), Estragole (Basil Oil Fract.(Ocimum Basilicum L.)), Allyl Heptoate (2-propenyl-heptanoate), Vertocitral (2,4- And 3,5-dimethyl-3-cyclo-hexene-1-carboxaldehyde), Freesiol/Corps 119 (2,6-dimethyl-heptan-2-ol), Aldehyde C9 (1-nonanal), Cis-3-Hexenol, Allyl Caproate (2-propenyl-hexanoate), Rose Oxide HC (4-methyl-2-(2-methylpropen-1-yl)-tetrahydro-pyrane), Melonal (2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal), Hexenyl Acetate Cis-3 (Cis-3-hexenyl Acetate), Ethyl Caproate (Ethyl Hexanoate), Hexyl Acetate, Manzanate (Ethyl-2-methyl-pentanoate), Prenyl Acetate (3-methyl-2-butenyl-acetate), Ethyl-2-Methyl Butyrate, Isoamyl Acetate (3-methyl-butyl-acetate), Isododecane (C12-isoparaffines), Dowanol PNP (Propylene Glycol N-propyl Ether), Ethyl Isobutyrate, Phenyl-ethanal, Oxane (1,3-Oxathiane, 2-methyl-4-propyl-, cis-), Vertocitral (2,4- and 3,5-dimethyl-3-cyclo-hexene-1-carboxaldehyde), Allyl Heptoate (2-propenyl-heptanoate), Rose Oxide (4-methyl-2-(2-methylpropen-1-yl) -tetrahydro-pyrane), Citronellal (3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1-al), Butyl Acetate, Isoamyl Butyrate (3-methyl-butyl-butyrate), Filbertone (5-methyl-2-hepten-4-one), Isononyl Aldehyde, 2-Octanone, Cis-3-Hexenol, D-Limonene (1-methyl-4-(1-methyl-ethenyl)-xyclohexene), Butyl Butyrate, Cresyl Methyl Ether Para (1-methoxy-4-methyl-benzene), Cyclohexyl Acetate, Ethyl Heptoate, Heptyl Acetate, Tetrahydrocitral (3,7-dimethyl-1-octanal), Tetrahydro Myrcenol (2,6-dimethyl-2-octanol), Frutinat (1,3-dimethyl-butyl-2-butenoate), Methyl Benzoate, Amarocit (1,1-dimethoxy-2,2,5-trimethyl-4-hexene), Herbac (3,3-dimethyl cyclohexyl methylketone), Neononyl Acetate (3,5,5-trimethyl hexyl acetate), Hexenyl Isobutyrate Cis Trans-3 (3-hexen-1-yl-isobutyrate), Geranyl Methyl Ether (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-methoxy), Methyl Acetophenone Para (1-methyl-4-acetyl-benzene), and Dowanol DPM (Dipropylenglycol Monomethyl Ether), and mixtures thereof.
5. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the one or more LVA fragrance substances are selected from the group consisting of Cinammic Alcohol (3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol), Phenoxyethylalcohol (2-phenoxy ethanol), Undecavertol (4-methyl-3-decen-5-ol), Geraniol Supra (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol), Ethyl Linalool(3,7-dimethyl-1,6-nonadien-3-ol), Tetrahydrogeraniol (3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol), Genaryl Acetate Pure (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl-acetate), Terpineol Alpha (1-methyl-4-isopropyl-1-cyclo-hexen-8-ol), Isoborneol (exo-1,7,7-trimethyl-bicyclo(2.2.1)hepta-2-ol), Aldehyde C12 MNA (Methyl nonyl acetaldehyde), Aldehyde C11 (Undecenal), Terpinyl Acetate (2-(methyl-3-cyclohexenyl)-2-propyl-acetate), Undecylenic Aldehyde (10-undecylen-1-al), Agrunitril (3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1-nitrile), Agrumex HC (2-tert.-butyl-cyclohexyl-acetate), Oryclon Special (4-tert.-butyl-cyclohexyl-acetate), Methyl Octin Carbonate (Methyl 2-nonynoate), Vanillin (3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde), Ethyl Vanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde), Galaxolide (Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethyl-cyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyran), Iso E Super (2-acetyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-naphtalene), Globalide (Oxacyclohexadecen-2-one), Geranyl Acetate (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl-acetate), Dimethyl Anthranilate (methyl n-methyl-anthranilate), Hydroherbaflorat/Corps 553 (tricyclo-decyl-acetate), Ethyl Safranate (ethyl dehydro cyclogeranate), 2-phenylethyl-dimethyl-carbinol, Geranyl Nitrile (3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-nitrile), Phenyl Propyl Alcohol (3-phenyl-1-propanol), Hydroxycitronellal (3,7-dimethyl-7-hydroxyoctanal), methyl cinnamic aldehyde alpha, Nerol 900 (cis-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol), 9-decen-1-ol, Lilial (4-tert.-butyl-alpha-methyl-hydrocinnamic-aldehyde), Hedione (methyl-(2-pentyl-3-oxo-1-cyclo-pentyl)-acetate), Cyclamenaldehyde (2-methyl-3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-propanal), Florazon (3-(4-Ethylphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanol), Citronellol (3,7-dimethyl-6-octen-1-ol), Dipropylene Glycol (oxybispropanol), Diethyl Phthalate (1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid diethyl ester), Isopropyl Myristate (1-methylethyl tetradecanoate), and Dowanol TPM (Tripropylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether), and mixtures thereof.
6. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the first and second carrier are held to each other by a frame.
7. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the first and second carrier are independently from one another selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, porous fabrics capable of absorbing liquids, nonwovens, porous polyethylene, porous polypropylene, porous minerals, and gels.
8. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance substances are distributed to the first and second carrier such that at least 90 wt. % of all HVA fragrance substances are carried by the first carrier.
9. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance substances are distributed to the first and second carrier such that at least 95 wt. % of all HVA fragrance substances are carried by the first carrier.
10. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance substances are distributed to the first and second carrier such that at least 90 wt. % of all LVA fragrance substances are carried by the second carrier.
11. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance substances are distributed to the first and second carrier such that at least 95 wt. % of all LVA fragrance substances are carried by the second carrier.
12. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of all HVA fragrance substances to all LVA fragrance substances of the first and second carrier is from 70:30 to 30:70.
13. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of all HVA fragrance substances to all LVA fragrance substances of the first and second carrier is from 60:40 to 40:60.
14. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the first carrier comprises a diffusion barrier having a benzyl acetate vapour transmission rate of between 0.05 g/(5 cm 2 ·24 h) to 0.5 g/(5 cm 2 ·24 h).
15. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the diffusion barrier comprises a polymer film.
16. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance substances are attached to the first and second carriers by absorption into a porous substrate.
17. The fragrance dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the fragrance substances are attached to the first and second carriers by dispersion throughout a solid or a semi-solid gel network.