# US 2013/0158490 A1 · Absorbent article comprising a fragrance or odor control composition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0158490 A1 - Document ID: US20130158490A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/717,820 - Filed: 2012-12-18 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20 - Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company - Inventors: Mariangela CAPUTI; Remo BELLUCII; Adelia Alessandra TORDONE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158490A1 ## CPC - A61F 13/8405: {Additives, e.g. for odour, disinfectant or pH control} - A61L 15/46: Deodorants or malodour counteractants, e.g. to inhibit the formation of ammonia or bacteria - A61L 15/60: Liquid-swellable gel-forming materials, e.g. super-absorbents - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K) ## Abstract An absorbent article selected from a sanitary napkin, an incontinence pad and a pantyliner, comprises a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, optionally one or more intermediate layers enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet, a fastening adhesive applied on said backsheet garment facing surface and a liquid fragrance or odor control composition applied on or within a layer of said absorbent article. The liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises from 5 to 50% wt of one or more esters selected from menthyl acetate, menthyl lactate, menthyl propionate, menthyl butyrrate, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, methyl jasmonate, hexyl iso-butyrate, linalyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate and less than 5% wt of other esters. The resulting articles present reduced degradation of the fastening adhesive layer due to the migration of components of the fragrance or odor control composition into the fastening adhesive layer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An absorbent article selected from a sanitary napkin, an incontinence pad and a pantyliner, having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, said absorbent article comprising; a topsheet layer; a backsheet layer; optionally one or more intermediate layers enclosed between said topsheet and said backsheet a fastening adhesive applied on said backsheet garment facing surface a liquid fragrance or odor control composition applied on or within a layer of said absorbent article, wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises from 5 to 50% wt of one or more esters selected from: menthyl acetate, menthyl lactate, menthyl propionate, menthyl butyrrate, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, methyl jasmonate, hexyl iso-butyrate, linalyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate; characterized in that the composition also comprises less than 5% wt of other esters. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises from 10 to 40% wt of one or more esters selected from: menthyl acetate, menthyl lactate, menthyl propionate, menthyl butyrrate, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, methyl jasmonate, hexyl iso-butyrate, linalyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises from 10 to 30% wt of one or more esters selected from: menthyl acetate, menthyl lactate, menthyl propionate, menthyl butyrrate, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, methyl jasmonate, hexyl iso-butyrate, linalyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises two or more esters selected from: menthyl acetate, menthyl lactate, menthyl propionate, menthyl butyrrate, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, methyl jasmonate, hexyl iso-butyrate, linalyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The absorbent article of claim 4 wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises menthyl acetate and one or both from methyl-hydrojasmonate and methyl jasmonate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1 wherein said fastening adhesive and said liquid fragrance or odor control composition are applied in patterns which do not overlap for more than 3% of the total surface of the backsheet when the absorbent article is in a flattened configuration and said patterns are seen along a direction perpendicular to said body facing and garment facing surfaces of the article. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The absorbent article of claim 1 comprising said one or more intermediate layers wherein at least one of said one or more intermediate layers is an absorbent layer comprising a superabsorbent material. ### Claim 8 A method for manufacturing an absorbent article selected from a sanitary napkin, an incontinence pad and a pantyliner, said article having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, said absorbent article comprising: a topsheet layer; a backsheet layer; optionally one or more intermediate layers enclosed between said topsheet and said backsheet a fastening adhesive applied on said backsheet garment facing surface said method comprising a step wherein, along the pad manufacturing line, a liquid fragrance or odor control composition is applied in liquid form directly on or within a layer of said absorbent article, and wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises from 5 to 50% wt of one or more esters selected from: menthyl acetate, menthyl lactate, menthyl propionate, menthyl butyrrate, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, methyl jasmonate, hexyl iso-butyrate, linalyl acetate, benzyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate; characterized in that the composition also comprises less than 5% wt of other esters. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8 wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises two or more esters selected from: menthyl acetate, menthyl lactate, menthyl propionate, menthyl butyrrate, Cis-3-Hexenyl acetate, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, methyl jasmonate, Hexyl iso-butyrate, Linalyl acetate, Benzyl acetate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein said liquid fragrance or odor control composition comprises menthyl acetate and one or both from methyl-dihydrojasmonate and methyl jasmonate.