Quest International B.v.

Tony Minhas

John M Behan

Craig S Wilson

Alan Forbes Provan

David Charles Hooper

A method for reducing or preventing body malodour by topically applying to human skin perfumery materials capable of inhibiting the production of malodorous metabolites caused by micro-organisms comprising corynebacteria. The perfumery materials are capable of inactivating corynebacteria capable of catabolising fatty acids.

Method of reducing or preventing malodour

A perfume composition contains at least 30% by weight of perfume components having a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for coryneform bacteria of greater than 0.1%. The composition can be used in deodorant products to reduce body malodour sub-lethally, i.e. without significantly affecting the numbers of bacteria present on the skin surface.

Perfume composition

A method of reducing or preventing body malodour by topically applying to human skin perfume components capable of inhibiting the producation of odoriferous steroids by microorganisms on the skin. The perfume components are capable of inhibiting bacterial 4-ene reductase and/or 5&agr;-reductase.

A method for reducing or preventing body malodour by topically applying to human skin a perfume component capable of selectively increasing the population of naturally occurring deodorising micro-organisms on the surface of the skin. The perfume component is preferably capable of inhibiting lysozyme.

A perfumed product containing an antibacterial agent and a perfume material is prepared. The perfumed product can contain triclosan as the antibacterial agent and a mixture of perfume materials such as Amberlyn Super PM 577, clover leaf, dihydro myrcenol, phenyl propyl alcohol and terpineol alpha.

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