JPH10287539A - Incense stick - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an incense stick, capable of efficiently diffusing an antimicrobial agent to every corner of a room, and being controlled in release timing, quantity and the like. SOLUTION: This incense stick 1 contains an antimicrobial agent, e.g. hinokitiol, which is forcibly evaporated by heat of the stick 1 and diffused in a room by the convention of air, generated also by heat of the stick 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an incense stick having an antibacterial effect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Incense sticks are generally used widely for Buddhist affairs, for burning a room with an aroma in the room, or as incense for hobbies. This incense is made of sandalwood, agarwood, fragrance and shaving powder of soybean paste (so-called tab powder)
In recent years, inexpensive, low-smoke incense, mainly made of charcoal, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide, and fragrances, has become widespread.

[0003] The present invention intends to impart antibacterial properties to a room using the incense stick.

As a means for imparting antibacterial properties, an aromatic substance which uses an aromatic substance having antibacterial and antifungal properties to generate fragrance and at the same time enhances the hygiene effect of the surroundings (some are called deodorizing tools) Is commercially available and used as a deodorant and aroma for toilets, shoe boxes, rooms, and passenger compartments.

[0005] In this fragrance tool, the surrounding sanitary effect is enhanced by the antibacterial action of the volatile fragrance substance.

[0006]

The above-mentioned fragrances are often made by impregnating a fragrance substance into a porous holding medium such as sponge or sponge, or stored in a container having a fine vent. In this kind of fragrance, once the seal is opened, the fragrance material is quickly volatilized and disappears.

For this reason, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-51301 proposes to use an activated carbon material having a large specific surface area and excellent adsorption performance as a holding medium for an aromatic substance.

However, the fragrance generating device disclosed in the above publication also diffuses the fragrance material to the surroundings by natural volatilization, so that the fragrance material gradually disappears after opening, regardless of whether it is necessary or unnecessary. Also, since this scent generator is trying to suppress volatilization and increase the persistence of the effect,
When used in a large place such as a living room, it is difficult for the aromatic substance to reach every corner of the room. Further, disposal of the used container is required, which is not preferable in this aspect.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to contain an antibacterial agent as much as possible when it is unnecessary, while forcibly diffusing it into a room when necessary.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, an antibacterial agent is added to the incense stick. The addition of the antibacterial agent can be performed by kneading the raw material for the incense stick or impregnating the raw material or the completed incense stick.

The antimicrobial agent used here is preferably an aromatic substance. Various types of aromatic substances that can serve as antibacterial agents are known, but those that emit a scent that impairs the image of incense are not preferred.

Examples of the antibacterial agent of the aromatic substance to be used include monoterpenes such as α-pinene, β-pinene, camphene, limonene, α-terpineol, borneol, dipentene, sesquiterpenoids, and hinokitiol (also known as β-thyaprisin, 4-isopropyl-tropolone), metal complex salts of hinokitiol, hinoki oil (Aomori Hiba essential oil), and the like. Among them, hinokitiol, its metal complex salt, and hinoki oil are preferred because they match well with the aroma of incense and have high antibacterial effects.

[0013]

The added antibacterial agent is contained in the incense stick, and in this state, spontaneous transpiration hardly occurs, so that the effect of the addition can be maintained even after long-term storage.

On the other hand, when the incense stick is ignited, the contained antibacterial agent evaporates due to the heat of the combustion, and is carried to every corner of the room by air convection generated by the heat of the incense sticking to walls, floors, fittings, furniture, ornaments and the like. . The transpiration at this time is forcibly performed by burning the incense stick, and the amount of transpiration changes according to the number of ignitions of the incense stick.

Thus, if an antibacterial agent is added to the incense stick,
Unlike the case of relying on natural volatilization, the release timing and amount can be controlled and the diffusivity is improved, so that the antibacterial effect of the antibacterial agent can be exhibited in a more desirable form than before. Moreover, since only incense remains after the incense burns, it is advantageous for post-treatment and the like.

[0016]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an incense stick according to the present invention. The incense stick 1 is made by kneading the prepared powder raw material with a fragrance and a glue content (the fragrance may be impregnated in the powder raw material in advance), molding and drying the mixture, and an appropriate amount of antibacterial. Contains an agent. This incense stick 1 is shown in FIG.
The round cross section shown in FIG. 1A is generally used.
An angular cross section as shown in FIG. In addition, recently, there is an incense in which the combustion time is increased by making a spiral shape, and such a shape may be employed.

Hereinafter, a more detailed embodiment will be described.

[0018] Hinokitiol as an antibacterial agent is added to a tub powder, sandalwood, agarwood, incense mainly composed of fragrance and charcoal, titanium oxide, aluminum hydroxide and incense mainly composed of fragrance in an amount of 10% by weight, respectively. And

In addition to the above-mentioned raw materials, a combustion aid, a glue, a dye and the like are added to the former incense, and a glue and a dye are also added to the latter incense.

Here, both incense sticks are added with hinokitiol at the time of mixing the raw materials and kneaded. However, a method of impregnating the incense stick with hinokitiol after forming and drying and re-drying is also conceivable.

The incense stick containing the antibacterial agent thus obtained also had a scent of hinokitiol, but the original scent of the incense was not killed, and there was no discomfort at all.

Although the test was omitted for the antibacterial effect, the excellent antibacterial effect of hinokitiol has been scientifically proven, and it diffuses into the room mixed with incense smoke. The effect is enhanced even without experimental data.

As for the amount of hinokitiol added, it is desirable to increase the amount of hinokitiol in terms of the antibacterial effect as a result of various changes. However, if the amount is too large, it is difficult to maintain the physical properties of the incense stick. It was found that it was better to keep it to about%. Since hinokitiol is expensive, a preferable upper limit in consideration of the cost is about 10% by weight.

On the other hand, the lower limit of the amount added is not particularly, because the more antimicrobial effect The less amount is lowered, it is preferable to prospect for about 5 wt%. When the amount of addition was small, the scent of hinokitiol was weakened, and therefore, the lower limit was preferably about 5% in terms of scent.

The antibacterial agent to be used is not limited to hinokitiol. It is not essential that it be an aromatic substance.
An antibacterial effect is exhibited even when an antibacterial agent having no scent is added.
Further, the antibacterial agent to be added is not limited to one type. Several suitable antimicrobial agents may be added in combination.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a transpirant antibacterial agent is added to the incense stick, so that the timing and amount of release of the antibacterial agent can be easily controlled, and the diffusivity is also high. And the air convection generated thereby acts effectively and improves as compared with the conventional fragrance generating device, so that the indoor sanitary condition can be improved more than before. Further, since only ash remains after combustion, disposal of empty containers and the like is not required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an example of the incense stick of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a perspective view of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Incense stick

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An incense stick to which a transpirant antibacterial agent is added.