Single dose saccharide-based scent boosting packs
A single dose pack includes a container including a water-soluble film and a single dose scent boosting composition encapsulated within the container. The single dose scent boosting composition includes about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of a fragrance based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition, about 45 to about 75 weight percent of a saccharide based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition, about 0.1 to about 6 weight percent of a surfactant based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition; and about 10 to about 25 weight percent of water based on a total weight of the scent-boosting composition.
1. A single dose scent-boosting pack comprising:
a container comprising a water-soluble film; and
a single dose scent-boosting composition encapsulated within said container, wherein said single dose scent-boosting composition comprises:
A. about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of a fragrance based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition;
B. about 45 to about 75 weight percent of a saccharide based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition;
C. about 0.1 to about 6 weight percent of a surfactant based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition; and
D. about 10 to about 25 weight percent of water based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition.
2. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said saccharide is chosen from fructose, glucose, and combinations thereof.
3. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said saccharide is high fructose corn syrup.
4. The single dose pack of claim 3 wherein said high fructose corn syrup is chosen from a corn syrup comprising about 42 wt % of fructose based on a total weight of dry high fructose corn syrup, a corn syrup comprising about 55 wt % of fructose based on a total weight of dry high fructose corn syrup, a corn syrup comprising about 65 wt % of fructose based on a total weight of dry high fructose corn syrup, a corn syrup comprising about 90 wt % of fructose based on a total weight of dry high fructose corn syrup, and combinations thereof.
5. The single dose pack of claim 3 wherein said high fructose corn syrup comprises about 55 wt % of fructose based on a total weight of dry high fructose corn syrup.
6. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said saccharide is present in an amount of from about 67 to about 73 wt % based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition.
7. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said saccharide is present in an amount of from about 51 to about 71 wt % based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition.
8. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said fragrance, saccharide, surfactant, and water are present in a weight ratio of about (4 to 6):about (65 to 71):about (3):about (21 to 24), respectively.
9. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said fragrance, saccharide, surfactant, and water are present in a weight ratio of:
about 5:about 71:about 3:about 21, respectively;
about 4:about 71:about 3:about 22, respectively;
about 6:about 67:about 3:about 24, respectively;
about 5:about 65:about 3:about 23, respectively; or
about 5:about 71:about 3:about 21, respectively.
10. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said fragrance and said saccharide are present in a weight ratio of about (4 to 6):about (65 to 73).
11. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant.
12. The single dose pack of claim 11 wherein said non-ionic surfactant is an alcohol ethoxylate.
13. The single dose pack of claim 12 wherein said alcohol ethoxylate is a C 12 -C 15 alcohol ethoxylate capped with about 7 moles of ethylene oxide.
14. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said surfactant is present in an amount of about 2 to about 4 weight percent based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition.
15. The single dose pack of claim 1 further comprising a non-aqueous solvent present in an amount of from about 5 to about 30 weight percent based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition.
16. The single dose pack of claim 15 wherein said non-aqueous solvent is polyethylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of about 400 g/mol.
17. The single dose pack of claim 15 wherein said saccharide, non-aqueous solvent, fragrance, and surfactant are present in a weight ratio of:
about 67:about 5:about 5:about 3, respectively;
about 59:about 15:about 5:about 3, respectively; or
about 52:about 25:about 5:about 3, respectively.
18. The single dose pack of claim 1 wherein said scent-boosting composition is free of propylene glycol and/or glycerine.
19. A single dose scent-boosting pack comprising:
a container comprising a water-soluble film; and
a single dose scent-boosting composition encapsulated within said container, wherein said single dose scent-boosting composition consists of:
A. about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent of a fragrance based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition;
B. about 45 to about 75 weight percent of a saccharide based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition;
C. about 0.1 to about 6 weight percent of a surfactant based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition; and
D. about 10 to about 25 weight percent of water based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition.
20. A single dose scent-boosting pack comprising:
a container comprising a water-soluble film; and
a single dose scent-boosting composition encapsulated within said container and having a viscosity of from about 100 to about 500 cps at about 70° F. measured at 20 rpm using an LV02 (62) spindle of a Brookfield Viscometer (DV2T), wherein said single dose scent-boosting composition comprises:
A. about 4 to about 6 weight percent of a fragrance based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition;
B. about 65 to about 75 weight percent of a high fructose corn syrup based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition;
C. about 2 to about 4 weight percent of a C 12 -C 15 alcohol ethoxylate capped with about 7 moles of ethylene oxide based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition; and
D. about 20 to about 25 weight percent of water based on a total weight of said scent-boosting composition,
wherein said scent-boosting composition is free of glycerine and propylene glycol.