Oil-based insecticidal and insect repellent compositions
AssigneeS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorsAlexis HUCKABEE, Amber J. YEARY, Cassidy N. SHEPHERD
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Abstract
A pest control composition is disclosed herein. The pest control composition includes an active component having a) between about 0.1 wt. % and about 11 wt. % of a mint oil selected from the group consisting of spearmint oil, peppermint oil, and cornmint oil; and b) between about 0.05 wt. % and about 5 wt. % rosemary oil, at least one of a carrier or a solvent, and a dehydrate, where all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition. A weight ratio of the dehydrate to the mint oil is greater than 1 and the dehydrate is isopropyl myristate.
Claims20
A pest control composition, the composition comprising:
- an active component comprising:
- a) between about 0.1 wt. % and about 11 wt. % of a mint oil selected from the group consisting of spearmint oil, peppermint oil, and cornmint oil;
- and
- b) between about 0.05 wt. % and about 5 wt. % rosemary oil;
- at least one of a carrier and a solvent, and
- a dehydrate,
- wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition;
- wherein a weight ratio of the dehydrate to the mint oil is greater than 1;
- and
- wherein the dehydrate is isopropyl myristate.
A pest control composition, the composition comprising:
- an active component comprising:
- a) between about 0.1 wt. % and about 11 wt. % of a mint oil selected from the group consisting of spearmint oil, peppermint oil, and cornmint oil;
- and
- b) between about 0.05 wt. % and about 5 wt. % rosemary oil;
- c) between about 1 wt. % and about 15 wt. % of a dehydrate;
- at least one of a carrier or a solvent;
- and
- wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition;
- and
- wherein the dehydrate is isopropyl myristate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.