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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Gabor Heltovics, Budapest, HU;
Jill Maureen Mattila, Greensboro, NC (US);
Gabor Heltovics, Budapest, HU;
Jill Maureen Mattila, Greensboro, NC (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of applying a fragrance to a surface such as skin and/or hair. The method comprises applying to one area of the surface a first composition wherein the first composition comprises at least one first fragrance oil; at least one first cyclic oligosaccharide, wherein the at least one first fragrance oil and the at least one first cyclic oligosaccharide form a complex, which complex is dissolved or dispersed in the first composition; and a first solvent, wherein the first solvent has a dielectric constant at 25° C. of greater than or equal to 43. The method also comprises simultaneously or sequentially, in either order, applying to the one area or an area adjacent thereto a second composition wherein the second composition comprises at least one second fragrance oil; and a second solvent wherein the at least one second fragrance oil is soluble or is dispersed at 25° C. in the second solvent.