JPH11319051A - Deodorizing agent - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deodorizing agent with high removing effect of bad smell and being suitable for removing smell in e.g. a lavatory, etc. SOLUTION: A deodorizing agent for ammonia type and/or sulfur type smells which is a liq. deodorizing agent contg. a polyphenol ingredient extracted from apples as an effective ingredient is provided. This deodorizing agent is used by spraying it in the space of a lavatory. As the extract from apples, an extract contg. catechins and chlorogenic acid as main ingredients is preferable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a deodorant, and more particularly to a deodorant having an improved deodorant effect by incorporating an apple extract.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many types of deodorants have been known, such as perfume-based ones using plant-extracted oils and organic acid-based ones. These deodorants are used outdoors such as in a garbage storage area, and used outdoors such as in a car or a house.

[0003] In particular, in recent years, as the airtightness of houses has become higher, the tendency that odor tends to remain indoors has increased. Causes of odor include sweat, bad breath, body odor, and the like, but these can often be prevented by keeping the body clean or performing appropriate air conditioning. In general, the source of bad odors is hydrogen sulfide, which is often described as "smell like rotten eggs", or the odor of spoilage from living garbage bins and toilets, or the odor of biological emissions. It is a typical sulfur-based odor or an ammonia-based odor that is described as a "smell as if it were set".

At present, as deodorants, those utilizing physical adsorption typified by activated carbon and those based on fragrances using fragrances are well known. Activated carbon-based deodorants are commonly used in refrigerators and the like. The fragrance-based deodorant used is often arranged and used at the entrance or the like.

[0005]

In general, the sense of smell of human beings is relatively easy to adapt to persistent stimuli, and becomes less odorful to certain low levels of odor. Conversely, from this, a certain level of low-level odor is always stagnant in the room without the resident of the room noticing, giving the visitor a discomfort due to the odor. That can happen.

[0006] In particular, since the odor of the toilet tends to cause discomfort even at a low level, an effective deodorant is required. Deodorants and fragrances are well known as toilet deodorants. Most deodorants are those that physically adsorb molecules serving as odor sources floating in the air, but it is difficult to obtain a sufficient deodorizing effect. Also,
There is also a disadvantage that the life as a deodorant is short. A fragrance-based deodorant cancels an unpleasant odor with a stronger odor, and does not eliminate a bad odor. Furthermore, many people find the odor of the fragrance itself unpleasant, and it is unlikely to be a fundamental solution. In particular, when entering the room from the outside, the odor of the fragrance is strongly felt until the odor can be obtained, which causes discomfort.

On the other hand, a deodorant spray is often used as a deodorant for toilets, and a perfume type and a malodor removing type using an organic acid are known. However, like the deodorants described above, perfume-based deodorant sprays do not eliminate odors. Deodorant sprays using organic acids also have some effect, but it is difficult to completely remove the odor.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a deodorant which has a high odor removing effect and is suitable for removing odors from, for example, toilets.

[0009]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail. In the present invention, an apple extract is mixed with an organic acid-based deodorant solution to obtain a deodorant solution having an excellent malodor removing effect. As the apple extract, an extract containing catechins or chlorogenic acid as a main component, for example, “Applephenone” manufactured by Nikka Whiskey Co., Ltd. can also be used.

Usually, the deodorant water according to the present invention is used as a sole medium. However, if desired, other organic solvents such as alcohol may be added. Preferably, malic acid,
By using a deodorant component such as ascorbic acid or zinc sulfate in combination with an apple-extracted polyphenol, an excellent deodorant effect can be obtained.

Further, in the present invention, since the apple-derived polyphenol which is a component derived from apple which is harmless to the human body is used as an active ingredient, the safety is high. In addition, since the apple-extracted polyphenol itself is odorless, even if it is used in a small space such as a toilet, it does not cause discomfort due to strong aroma.

Preferably, the deodorant according to the invention is diluted to a suitable concentration and used by space spray.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, as Example 1, a stock solution having the composition shown in the following table was diluted 100-fold, and 100 mL of this diluted solution was charged into an impinger to obtain an NH 3 concentration of 200.
(ppm) gas was passed at 2 liters / minute. In this test, the test apparatus shown in FIG. 1 was used to measure the NH3 concentration in the gas through which the diluent had flowed. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an impinger. "%" Of the concentration means% by weight.

[0015]

[Table 1] Malic acid 5.0% Ascorbic acid 1.0% Zinc sulfate 2.0% Apple-extracted polyphenol 2.0% Here, apple-extracted polyphenol is an apple mainly composed of catechins, chlorogenic acid and the like. In Examples 1 and 2, "Applephenone" manufactured by Nikka Whiskey Co., Ltd. was used.

Next, as Test Example 1, a solution having the composition shown in Table 2 below was diluted 100-fold, and 100 ml of the diluted solution was poured into an impinger in the same manner as in Example 1 described above.
A gas having an NH3 concentration of 200 (ppm) was passed at 2 L / min. The same test apparatus as in FIG. 1 was used.

[0017]

[Table 2] Malic acid 5.0% Ascorbic acid 1.0% Zinc sulfate 2.0% Further, as Comparative Example 2, 100 ml of ion-exchanged water was charged into an impinger, and a gas having an NH3 concentration of 200 (ppm) was added. Passed at 1 / min. The same test apparatus as in FIG. 1 was used.

Example 1, Comparative Example 1, and Comparative Example 2
Of NH3 concentration (ppm) of gas after diluent flow in
Are shown in Table 3.

[0019]

[Table 3] As shown in Table 3, in Example 1 containing apple-extracted polyphenol, NH3 was not detected even after 3 hours, whereas in Comparative Example 1 containing no apple-extracted polyphenol, after 2 hours. The residual NH3 concentration has been detected. Also, as for the concentration after the elapse of 4 hours, the effect of adding applephenone is clearly confirmed since the NH3 concentration of Comparative Example 1 is 6 times that of Example 1 as detected. On the other hand, when ion-exchanged water was used, it can also be seen that the detected amount of NH3 was further increased as compared with Comparative Example 2.

Next, as Example 2, the stock solution of 5.0% malic acid, 1.0% ascorbic acid, 2.0% zinc sulfate and 2.0% polyphenol extracted from apple shown in Table 1 was increased by 200 times. The diluted solution and ethyl alcohol were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 1 to obtain a mixed solution. On the other hand, when the ammonia concentration is 30 (ppm) and the hydrogen sulfide concentration is 5 (p
pm), and a desiccator having a capacity of 50 liters adjusted to become pm) is prepared, as shown in the schematic explanatory diagram of FIG.
The above-mentioned mixed solution was sprayed on the desiccator 21 using the hand spray 22 for 1 second. 1 for circulation fan 23
After blowing and stirring for minutes, the concentrations of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide were measured with the gas detector tube 24, respectively.

As Comparative Example 3, a stock solution of 5.0% malic acid, 1.0% ascorbic acid and 2.0% zinc sulfate shown in Table 2 was diluted 200-fold, and the diluted solution was mixed with ethyl acetate. Alcohol and alcohol were mixed at a weight ratio of 2: 1 to obtain a mixed solution. On the other hand, a capacity 50 adjusted so that the ammonia concentration is 30 (ppm) and the hydrogen sulfide concentration is 5 (ppm).
A liter of a desiccator was prepared, and the mixed solution was sprayed on the desiccator for 1 second using a hand spray as shown in the schematic explanatory view of FIG. After blowing for 1 minute with a circulation fan and stirring, the concentrations of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide were measured with a gas detector tube.

Table 4 shows the measurement results of the concentrations (ppm) of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in Example 2 and Comparative Example 3.

[0023]

[Table 4] As shown in Table 4, in Example 2 containing apple-extracted polyphenol, neither ammonia nor hydrogen sulfide was detected, whereas in Comparative Example 3 containing no applephenone, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide were not detected. 2 to 3 (ppm) were detected, indicating that a natural trace component contained in the apple-extracted polyphenol had a deodorizing effect.

Further, as Example 3, six panelists sprayed the mixture prepared in Example 2 into a toilet room after using it in a household toilet and used it to verify the deodorizing effect. did. Each of the four panelists used a standard residential environment of about 3LDK. In addition, the remaining two panelists were used at the studio apartment office, respectively, and the effect of removing odors, especially in small toilets, was verified. All panelists were effective.

In particular, a one-room apartment has a narrow toilet, and many deodorants of the fragrance type feel unpleasant because the fragrance is too tight, whereas the deodorant according to the second embodiment has such a deodorant. A sufficient deodorizing effect is obtained without generating a strong odor.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a deodorant which contains a polyphenol extracted from apple and has an excellent deodorizing effect can be obtained. Further, since the deodorant according to the present invention itself is odorless, even when used in a small space, it does not cause discomfort due to the odor of the deodorant itself, and is suitable for use in a small space such as a one-room apartment. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a deodorizing test device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of a deodorizing test device by spraying a deodorant.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Impinger 21 ... Desiccator 22 ... Hand spray 23 ... Circulation fan 24 ... Gas detection tube

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A liquid deodorant which is a deodorant for ammonia-based and / or sulfur-based odors and which contains a polyphenol component extracted from apple as an active ingredient. 2. The liquid deodorant according to claim 1, wherein the liquid deodorant is used by spraying it into a toilet space.