Fragrance for improving happiness state and method of assessing

A fragrance composition for improving the happiness state of a human subject, the fragrance composition comprising at least 75%, preferably at least 85%, of fragrance ingredients drawn from the following groups:

• a) at least about 5% by weight in total of at least three HMP fragrance ingredients;
• b) optionally up to about 95% by weight in total of HMR, HMI, IMPU, RMP b) and/or GEN fragrance ingredients, provided the following conditions are met:
• (b1) HMPs+HMRs≥IMPUs
• (b2) HMPs+HMIs≥RMPs
• (b3) HMRs+HMIs+HMPs+GENs≥65%;
• (b4) HMPs/(HMPs+RMPs+IMPUs)≥0.35
• (b5) HMPs/(HMPs+RMPs+IMPUs)+(100-TOTAL)≥0.2
• wherein
• (i) all percentages are based on total weight of the fragrance ingredients constituting the fragrance composition;
• (ii) HMPs indicates the sum of percentages of HMP fragrance ingredients;
• HMRs indicates the sum of percentages of HMR fragrance ingredients;
• HMIs indicates the sum of percentages of HMI fragrance ingredients;
• IMPUs indicates the sum of percentages of IMPU fragrance ingredients;
• RMPs indicates the sum of percentages of RMP fragrance ingredients;
• GENs indicates the sum of percentages of GEN fragrance ingredients;
• and TOTAL indicates the sum of HMPs, HMRs, HMIs, IMPU, RMPs, and GENs;
• provided that low odour or no odour solvents, diluents and other vehicles are excluded from the calculation of these sums;
• (iii) the symbol ≥ indicates at least equal to;
• (iv) the HMP fragrance ingredients are selected from the group consisting of fruity-candied fruit ingredients (excluding damascone alpha), fruity-strawberry ingredients, fruity-raspberry ingredients, fruity-pineapple ingredients, grapefruit oil, 6,6-dimethoxy-2,5,5-trimethylhex-2-ene (methyl pamplemousse), hexenyl-3-salicylate, ylang ylang oil, ethyl 3-oxobutanoate (ethyl acetoacetate), 5-hexyloxolan-2-one (gamma decalactone), 5-octyloxolan-2-one (dodecalatone gamma), 2,2,5-trimethyl-5-pentylcyclopentan-1-one (veloutone), hexyl acetate, cassis base, 1-phenylethyl acetate (styrallyl acetate), (E)-4-methyldec-3-en-5-ol (undecavertol), 2-ethyl-3-hydroxypyran-4-one (ethyl maltol), 8-methyl-1,5-benzodioxepin-3-one (calone), 1-[(1R,2R,5S,7R)-2,6,6,8-tetramethyl-9-tricyclo [5.3.1.01,5]undec-8-enyl]ethanone (methyl cedryl ketone or vertofix coeur), and mixtures thereof;
• (v) the HMR fragrance ingredients are selected from the group consisting of lemon oil, (E)-3,7-dimethylnona-1,6-dien-3-ol (ethyl linalool), benzyl acetate, 3-methyl-2-[(Z)-pent-2-enyl]cyclopent-2-en-1-one (jasmone-cis), 2-(2′-methylpropyl)-4-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydropyran (Florosa), (E)-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)hepta-1,6-dien-3-one (cetone V), N-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohex-2-enyl)pent-1-en-3-one (Isoraldeine), 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol (citronellol), (E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol (geraniol), geranium oil, 4-(4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl)cyclohex-3-enecarbaldehyde (Lyral, Cyclohexal), 5-heptyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one (peach pure, undecalactone gamma), 1,4-dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione (ethylene brassylate), mixtures of cyclohexadecanolide and cyclopentadecanone (Silvanone), (5E)-3-methylcyclopentadec-5-en-1-one (Muscenone), (E)-2-methoxy-4-(prop-1-en-1-yl)phenol (isoeugenol), and mixtures thereof;
• (vi) the HMI fragrance ingredients are selected from the group consisting of citrus-orange ingredients, citrus-mandarin ingredients, 1-(2-tert-butylcyclohexyl) oxybutan-2-ol (amber core), (3aR,5aS,9aS,9bR)-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethyl-2,4,5,5a, 7,8,9,9b-octahydro-1H-benzo[e][1]benzofuran (ambrofix or ambroxan), 5,5,9-tetra-methyl-13-oxatricyclo(8.3.0.0.(4.9))tridecane (cetalox or fixambrene), 2,6-dimethyl-oct-7-en-2-ol (dihydromyrcenol), 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropanal (helional or tropional), (2-tert-butylcyclohexyl) acetate (agrumex), 1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-1-one (damascone alpha), 2,4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde (cyclal C or tricyclal or ligustral), 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol (eugenol), and mixtures thereof;
• (vii) the IMPU fragrance ingredients are selected from the group consisting of aromatic-eucalyptus ingredients, aromatic-mint ingredients, aromatic-rosemary ingredients, citrus-lime in-gredients, spicy-pepper ingredients, citrus-floral/lemon ingredients, lavandin oil, patchouli oil, clary sage oil, orange flower oil, guaiacwood oil, oakmoss oil, litsea cubeba oil, citral, benzyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (benzyl salicylate), 2-methyl-3-(4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl)propanal (cyclamen aldehyde), 3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanal (floralozone), prop-2-enyl 2-(3-methylbutoxy)acetate (allyl amyl glycolate), prop-2-enyl 2-cyclohexyloxyacetate (cyclogalbanate), 4-methyl-2-(2-methylprop-1-en-1-yl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran (rose oxide), 1-[(2Z,5Z,9Z)-2,6,10-trimethylcyclododeca-2,5,9-trien-1-yl]ethanone (trimofix O or cyclisone), methyl 2,4-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethylbenzoate (Evernyl or Everniate), 2,6-dimethylheptan-2-ol (dimetol), 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-yl acetate (linalyl acetate) fir balsam oil, pine needle base, and mixtures thereof;
• (viii) the RMP fragrance ingredients are selected from the group consisting of 2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)propan-2-ol (terpineol), hexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (hexyl salicylate), jasmin oil, 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyloctanal (hydroxycitronellal), 3-methyl-5-phenylpentanol (Mefrosol), 2-(phenoxy)ethyl 2-methylpropanoate (phenoxyethyl isobutyrate), (12E)-1-oxacyclohexadec-12-en-2-one (Habanolide), 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde (aubepine para cresol, anisic aldehyde), benzoin resinoids, 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (ethyl vanillin), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde (vanillin), 2-ethyl-4(2′,2′,3′-trimethylcyclopent-3-enyl)but-enol (Bangalol or Radjanol), mixtures of 2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-yl butanoate and (phenoxy)ethyl 2-methylpropanoate (Prunella), and mixtures thereof;
• and
• (ix) the GEN fragrance ingredients are selected from the group consisting of 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol (linalool), methyl 3-oxo-2-pentylcyclopentaneacetate (methyl dihydro-jasmonate, cepionate, hedione), hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, 3-(4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenyl-2-methylpropanal (Lilial), (E)-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-one (ionone beta), 2-phenylethyl alcohol, 1-(2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-1,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydronaphthalen-2-yl)ethanone (sylvamber or iso e super or iso gamma super), 1,15-pentadecanolide (Thibetolide), (isocamphyl-5)cyclohexanol (sandela), (3R,3aS,6R,7R,8aS)-octahydro-6-methoxy-3,6,8,8-tetramethyl-1H-3a, 7-methanoazulene (cedryl methyl ether), and mixtures thereof.

A method of using a fragrance ingredient in improving the happiness state of a human subject, wherein the fragrance ingredient is selected from the group consisting of:

• one or more fruity-candied fruit ingredients selected from the group consisting of dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate, (E)-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)but-2-en-1-one (damascone beta), (E)-1-(2,2-dimethyl-6-methylidenecyclohexyl)but-2-en-1-one (damascone gamma), (E)-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohex-3-enyl)but-2-en-1-one (damascone delta), tagetes oil, ethyl 2-ethyl-6,6-dimethylcyclohex-2-ene-1-carboxylate (givescone), ethyl 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene-1-carboxylate (ethyl safranate), ethyl 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene-1-carboxylate (cristalon), (2E,5Z)-5,6,7-trimethylocta-2,5-dien-4-one (pomerose), (3□,4□,7□,7□)-octahydro-4,7-methano-3aH-indene-3a-carboxylic acid ethyl ester (fruitate), and mixtures thereof;
• one or more fruity-strawberry ingredients selected from the group consisting of benzyl cinnamate, ethyl butanoate (ethyl butyrate), ethyl 2-methylpropionate (ethyl isobutyrate), ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate (esterly), ethyl cinnamate, methyl cinnamate, benzyl cinnamate, ethyl phenyl glycidate, phenyl ethyl butyrate, benzyl butyrate, ethyl isovalerate, phenyl ethyl isovalerate, 2-octene-4-one, and mixtures thereof;
• one or more fruity-raspberry ingredients selected from the group consisting methyoxy phenyl butanone, ethyl 6-acetyloxyhexanoate (berryflor), and mixtures thereof;
• one or more fruity-pineapple ingredients selected from the group consisting of ethyl octanoate (ethyl oenanthate), 3-methylbutyl octanoate (isoamyl caproate), methyl hexanoate, ethyl hexanoate, pentyl hexanoate (amyl caproate), phenyl ethyl isobuyrate, allyl propionate, methyl octanoate, and mixtures thereof;
• one or more citrus-orange ingredients selected from the group consisting of orange aldehyde, and mixtures thereof;
• and/or
• one or more citrus-mandarin ingredients selected from the group consisting of tangerine oil, (E)-6,10-dimethylundeca-5,9-dien-2-yl acetate (tangerinol), methyl 2-methylaminobenzoate (dimethyl anthranilate), octanol-3, and mixtures thereof.