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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1994
Toan Trinh, Maineville, OH (US);
Jerome P Cappel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Philip A Geis, West Chester, OH (US);
Mark L McCarty, Loveland, OH (US);
Susan S Zwerdling, Wyoming, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an aqueous composition for reducing malodor impression. The composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 20%, by weight of the composition, of solubilized, water-soluble alkali metal salt selected from the group consisting of carbonate salts, bicarbonate salts, and mixtures thereof, from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of the composition, of perfume. Optionally, but preferably, the composition comprises from about 0% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of solubilized, water-soluble cyclodextrin, and from about 0% to about 3%, by weight of the composition, of solubilizing aid. The composition is essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric and contains less than about 5%, by weight of the composition, of low molecular weight monohydric alcohol, and has a pH of from about 7.5 to about 10.5.