# US 8,784,784 B2 · Organic compounds

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- Number: US 8,784,784 B2
- Document ID: US8784784B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/636,367
- Filed: 2011-04-12
- Published: 2013-03-07
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2010-04-12
- Assignees: Givaudan SA
- Applicants: Keith Douglas Perring; John Martin Behan; Alan Forbes Provan
- Inventors: Keith Douglas Perring; John Martin Behan; Alan Forbes Provan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8784784B2

## CPC

- C11B 9/0023: {containing nitrogen as the only heteroatom}
- A61K 8/35: Ketones, e.g. benzophenone
- A61K 8/40: containing nitrogen (quinones containing nitrogen A61K8/355)
- A61K 8/4926: {having six membered rings}
- A61Q 15/00: Anti-perspirants or body deodorants (deodorisation of air A61L9/00)
- C11B: PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES (drying-oils C09F)
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

Deodorant composition for the treatment of female malodour comprising a perfume containing violet nitrile and optionally pharaone and/or zinarine.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of reducing the perception of female malodour, the method comprising the step of:
applying a deodorant composition comprising a perfume containing violet nitrile and pharaone and/or 2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)pyridine to human axillae, a bathroom, a linen basket, a personal locker or a room gymnasium.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A method of reducing the perception of malodour according to claim 1, wherein the deodorant composition is applied to female human axillae.

### Claim 3

A method of reducing the perception of female malodour, the method comprising the step of:
applying to human female axillae a deodorant composition comprising a perfume containing violet nitrile and pharaone and/or 2-(2,4 dimethylcyclohexyl)pyridine in an amount effective to reduce the perception of female malodour.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A method according to claim 3, wherein the deodorant composition comprises a perfume constituent which comprises violet nitrile in an amount of 0.002% by weight of the perfume constituent, and pharaone in an amount of 0.005% by weight of the perfume constituent.