MXPA98001157A - Personal cleaning system comprising a bathing sponge of polymeric diamond mesh and liquid unlimited with deodorative composition - Google Patents

Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a personal bath gel system comprising: (A) a lightweight polymeric mesh sponge, and (B) a liquid cleaner comprising (1) an effective amount of active agent or surfactants, and (2) a deodorant perfume. In a second embodiment, the invention relates to a method for improving the supply / dispersion of the deodorant perfume on the skin or substrate. either applying liquid to the sponge and applying sponge to the substrate and / or applying liquid to the skin / substrate and then rubbing the skin / substrate with the sponge

Description

PERSONAL CLEANING SYSTEM THAT COMPRISES ONE BATH SPONGE OF POLYMERIC DIAMOND MESH AND A LIQUID LIQUID PUMP WITH DEODORANT COMPOSITION FIELD OF THE I NVENTION The present invention relates to a cleaning equipment or system comprising a bath sponge held with the personal cleansing hand; and a liquid bath or shower cleaner, comprising a specific deodorant composition. The invention further comprises a method for improving the deposition of the deodorant composition in liquid cleaning compositions using a diamond mesh bath sponge.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The use of a sponge or a system instrument for applying liquid cleansing compositions to the body is well known. U.S. Patent No. 5,295,280 to Hudson et al. , for example, teaches a washing device for carving the body. The wash member (i.e., sponge) has a substantial uniform cross section, and a substantially porous internal structure, which allows water and soap to penetrate the surface and interior thereof (column 2, lines 28-31). ). United States Patent No. 5,144,744 to Campagnoli also teaches sponges (specifically diamond mesh polyethylene sponges) clearly designed for bath use (see claim 1). WO 95/00116 (assigned to Protecr &Gamble) refers to a personal cleansing system comprising a diamond mesh bath sponge used in combination with a liquid cleanser comprising a humectant cleanser. The diamond mesh sponge is said to improve the foaming profile of a cleaner containing such a humectant. A deodorant perfume composition (known as deodorant perfume) is not mentioned in the patent and it is not recognized that the sponge can lead to the improved deposition of deodorant perfumes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NONDION Now, the applicants have unexpectedly found that deodorant perfumes can be easily applied and dispersed using a diamond mesh bath sponge, such as that described, for example, in US Patent No. 5,144,744 to Campagnoli.

Specifically, the present invention comprises a system or equipment comprising: (1) a sponge held with the personal cleansing hand of lightweight polymeric mesh; and (2) a liquid cleaner comprising: (a) an effective amount of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of soap, synthetic surfactants and mixtures thereof; and (b) from 0.01% to 10% preferably 0.05% to 5.0% of a deodorant perfume composition. In a second embodiment, the invention comprises a method for improving the deposition of deodorant perfume in a liquid composition comprising an effective amount of surfactant, the method comprising applying the cleanser containing the deodorant perfume to the sponge and / or the desired surface (ie, body) and apply the sponge (with or without the deodorant perfume, depending on whether cleanser was added to the sponge or body) to the desired surface. That is, the cleaner can be applied to the sponge and then applied to the body with the sponge; or the cleanser can be applied to the body and then rubbed on the body with the sponge.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIAMETERS Figure 1 is a perspective representation of a diamond mesh polymer sponge. Figure 2 is an image showing how the sponge can be held by hand. Figure 3 shows the mesh network, which can be used to make the sponge DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is directed to the discovery that when certain liquid cleansers containing deodorant perfume are applied to the body / skin, using a sponge held with the hand of lightweight polymeric mesh, there is a huge deposition / supply of these perfumes deodorants, then if they have been supplied by a regular sponge. That is, the sponge synergistically interacts with the liquid cleaner plus the deodorant perfume to improve the supply of the deodorant perfume composition. The liquid cleaner containing a bacteriostat and the mesh sponge are packed together as a kit. The liquid cleaner is usually in a separate container in an amount large enough for several uses with the sponge. More specifically, the personal bath or shower body cleaning system comprises: (A) a sponge held with the lightweight polymeric personal mesh cleaning hand; the polymeric mesh sponge is in a form suitable for use as a hand held cleaning implement, the sponge held by hand has a diameter of about 5.08 cm to about 20.32 cm (two inches to about eight inches); preferably the polymeric mesh sponge held with the personal cleaning hand is made of polyethylene diamond mesh and has a diameter of 7.62 cm to about 12.7 cm from 3 to 5 inches; and (B) a liquid cleaner comprising: (1) an effective amount of a surfactant selected from the group of synthetic surfactants and mixtures thereof; and (2) a deodorant perfume composition as described below. The combination of polymeric mesh sponge and cleaner plus bacteriostat improves bacteriostatic deposition. That is, the sponge interacts with the bacteriostat to improve the supply / deposition in a way superior to the other types of sponges.

Sponge The polymeric cleaning mesh sponge can be prepared from readily available starting materials or with specially designed mesh materials. The polymeric mesh sponge is preferably prepared from extruded tubular fiber mesh, which has been prepared from a strong, flexible, special polymeric material. The extruded tubular fiber mesh of this type and particularly those made of polyethylene, have been used for the coating of meat and poultry and are readily available in the industry. The polymeric mesh sponge comprises a plurality of folds of an extruded tubular fiber mesh prepared from a strong, flexible polymer, preferably from the group consisting of polymers of addition of olefin monomers and polyamides of polycarboxylic acids and polyamines, Fiber mesh folds fold over themselves several times to form a soft ball-type polymer mesh sponge. The fiber mesh polymer tubes or strips can be securely attached through a nylon band or a suitable closure. This type of polymeric mesh sponge is described in U.S. Patent No. 4,462,135, July 31, 1984, to Sanford. An example of a hand held ball-sized polymeric mesh sponge is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,144, to Campagnoli, September 8, 1992. It is a diamond mesh polyethylene sponge. which is obtained from a number of fiber tubes stretched on a support, joined and linked together in the center and then released from the supports. The commercially available "polymeric mesh sponges" are sold by The Body Shop and bynum Concepts, I nc. Other suppliers include Supremia Use ¡n New Jersey, Sponge Factory Dominican in the Dominican Republic, and Integrated Marketing Group in Harrison, New York. The following are some specifications, certainly not all, for suitable polyethylene bath polymer sponges: Figure 1 is a perspective representation of a ball type bail sponge, held with the diamond wire polymer hand, showing a rope handle 7, which can be used in the present invention. The ease with which a cleansing polymeric mesh sponge can be held by hand for cleaning is shown in Figure 2. A safety band 1 3 keeps the multi-layer fiber mesh together to form the polymeric mesh sponge. The fiber mesh that can be used to make the polymeric mesh sponge is illustrated in Figure 3, where 21 represents the mesh in a stretched position. The fine polymer filaments used to make the network of fibers are represented by 18 with 19 representing the point of attachment of the filaments to form the open mesh 20. Two fiber network tubes with a length of 60 cm each can be used for make a ball sponge of 7.62 cm (3 inches). This can be manually joined with a loop or rope to form a ball-type polymeric mesh sponge. Other designs and rectangular gloves and washing implements made with the mesh material also work very well in the system of the present invention.

Liquid Cleaner - Surfactant Agent System The present invention relates to liquid skin cleansing compositions comprising from 1 to 99% by weight, preferably from 2 to 85%, more preferably from 3 to 40% of a moderate surfactant system comprising one or more agents surfactants, which alone or together have been clinically proven to be softer than the same soap as measured by the zein solubilization test (soap produces 80% solubilized zein). Preferably, the softness is such that the solubilization of zein is in the range of 10-60%. At least 10%, preferably at least 25% of the surfactant composition must be anionic surfactant. In theory, as long as the anion is softer than the soap itself, 100% of the surfactant composition can be anionic. A number of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and / or amphoteric cationic surfactants may be employed in the surfactant system of the invention provided that the surfactant, of course if used alone or a mixture of surfactants, is softer than the soap itself could be as measured through the zein solubilization test.

Among the suitable anionic co-actives are alkyl ether sulphates, acetylisethionates, alkyl ether sulfonates, sacrosinates, sulfosuccinates, taurates and combinations thereof. Suitable amphoteric co-actives may include alkyl betaines, amidopropyl betaines, amidopropyl betaines, amidopropyl sultaines and combinations thereof. The alkyl ether sulphates of the present invention will be of the general formula R- (OCH2CH2) n ° s? 3-M +, wherein R varies from C8-C20 alkyl. preferably C-12-C15 alkyl, n is an integer from 1 to 40, preferably from 2 to 9, optionally about 3, and M + is a cation of sodium, potassium, ammonium or triethanolammonium. The typical commercial co-assets of this variety are listed in the Table below: The alkyl ether sulfonates can also be used for the present invention. Illustrative of this category is a commercial product known as Avenel S-1 50 commonly known as Paret-15 sodium sulphonate of Ci 2_ i 5- Another co-active type for use in the present invention is that of sulfosuccinates. This category is best represented by the monoalkylsulphosuccinates, which have the formula R2? CCH2CH (S? 3 -Na +) COO-M +; and amido-M E sulfosuccinates of the formula: RCONHCH2? 2CCH2CH (SO3-M +) COO-M +; wherein R is C8-C20 alkyl, preferably C-J2-15 alkyl, and M + is a cation of sodium, potassium, ammonium or triethanolammonium. The typical commercial products representative of these co-assets are listed in the following Table: Sarcosinates may also be useful in the present invention as a co-active. This category is indicated by the general formula RCON (CH3) CH2C? 2-M +, wherein R is C8-C20 alkyl, preferably C12-C15 alkyl and M + is a cation of sodium, potassium, ammonium or triethanolammonium. Typical commercial products representative of these co-assets are those listed in the following Table: Taurates can be used in the present invention as co-actives. These materials are generally identified by the formula RCONR'-CH2CH2SO3-M +, wherein r varies from C8-C20 alkyl "preferably C12-15 alkyl, R 'is C1-C4 alkyl, and M + is a cation of sodium, potassium, ammonium or triethanolammonium. Typical commercial products representative of these co-assets are those listed in the following Table: Within the amphoteric category, there are three general categories suitable for the present invention. These include alkylbetaines of the formula RN + (CH3) 2CH2C? 2-M +, amidopropylbetaines of the formula RCONHCH2CH2CH2N + (CH3) 2CH2C? 2-M +, and amidopropyl sultaines of the formula RCONHCH2CH2N + (CH3) 2CH2SO3-M +, wherein R is C8-C20 alkyl, preferably C12-C15 alkyl, and M + is a cation of sodium, potassium, ammonium, or triethanolammonium. Typical commercial products representative of these co-assets are found in the following Table: Within a broad category of liquid assets, the most effective are alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulphates, alkyl ether sulphonates, sulfosuccinates and amidopropyl betaines. Another preferred surfactant is an acetylisethionate having the formula wherein R means a linear or branched alkyl group and M means an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal or an amine. Another surfactant that can be used are the monoalkyl or dialkyl phosphate surfactants.

Another moderate surfactant, which can be used, preferably used as the primary surfactant in combination with other surfactants noted above, is sodium co-glyceride ether sulfonate: When it is desirable to use it due to its mildness properties, this coconut AGS alone does not provide a creamy appearance optimal foam former. A 90/10 distribution of sodium coconut / bait-alkaline AGS is preferred for creaminess. Other salts other than the sodium salt such as chain length distributions of TEA, ammonium and K-AGS different to 90/10 of coconut / bait can be used at moderate levels, also, some soap can be added to improve the volume of foam soap and speed of foaming. Certain secondary surfactants in combination with AGS can also provide a creamier and more stable foam. These secondary surfactants must also be intrinsically soft. A secondary surfactant that has been found to be especially desirable is sodium lauryl sarcosinate (trade name Hamposyl L, made by Hampshire Chemical). The amphoteric betaines and sultaines presented above may be presented as a single surfactant, but are highly preferred as a co-surfactant. Nonionic surfactants generally should not be used as the sole surfactant in this product if high foam formation is desired; however, they can be incorporated as a surfactant. The nonionic and cationic surfactants that can be used include any of those described in U.S. Patent No. 3,761,418 to Parran, Jr., incorporated herein by reference in their subject application. Also included are aldobionamides as shown in U.S. Patent No. 5,389,279 to Au et al; and the polyhydroxy fatty acid amides as taught in U.S. Patent No. 5,312,934 to Letton. The soaps can be used at levels of approximately 1 to 10%. Soaps can be used at a higher level as long as the mixture of surfactants is softer than soap. The soaps can be added net or made in situ by adding a base, for example, NaOH; to convert free fatty acids. Of course, as noted above, the soaps can only be used as co-surfactants to the extent that the surfactant system is softer than soap alone.

An active system of preferred surfactant is one that the acyl isethionate comprises from 1 to 155 by weight of the total composition, an anionic other than acyl isethionate (for example, ammonium lauryl ether sulfate) comprising from 1 to 15% by weight of the total and amphoteric composition comprising from 0.5 to 15% by weight of the total composition. Another preferred active system is one comprising from 1 to 20% alkyl ether sulfate. Preferred surfactant systems can also contain from 1 to 10% of alkali metal lauryl sulfate or C 14 -C 16 olefinsulfate in place of acyl isethionate. Another preferred humectant cleaning and cleansing composition may contain ingredients selected from the group consisting of: (a) from 8% to 35% polyol; (b) from 35% to 70%, preferably from 40% to 65% water; (c) from 5% to 20%, preferably from 7% to 19%, of mostly insoluble-unsaturated C8-C20 fatty acid potassium soap (with a low iodine value of zero to 15); (d) from 0.1% to 7%, preferably from 0.5 to 5% of C8-C22 free fatty acids; and (e) from 0.5% to 5%, preferably from 0.7% to about 4.5% petrolatum, and mixtures thereof. The polyol is selected from the group consisting of: glycerin, glycerol, propylene glycol, polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ethylhexanediol, hexylene glycols, and other aliphatic alcohols and mixtures thereof. When propylene glycol is used as a humectant, it is used at a level of at least 5%. The polyols are preferably used at levels of about 10-30%. The liquid cleaner may contain from about 0.5% to about 15% of a lipophilic emollient humectant selected from the group consisting of: petrolatum; esters of fatty acids; mono-di and triesters of glycerin; epidermal and sebaceous hydrocarbons such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters, squalene, squalane; silicone oils and gums; mineral oil; lanolin and derivatives and the like; and its mixtures. A preferred improved stable product with a wetting benefit is achieved by incorporating larger sized petrolatum particles into the selected fatty acid / soap matrices. Petrolatum particles of larger size will vary from liquid to semi-solid. The key is to select the fatty acid and / or soap matrix and mix in the petrolatum using a minimum controlled amount of shear to keep the larger petrolatum particles and achieve a stable homogeneous product, for example, an improved benefit is also achieved in a semi-solid cleansing cream.

Any free and neutralized fatty acid material used in the liquid cleaner preferably has an Iodine Value (I.V.) from zero to about 1 5, preferably below 10, more preferably below 3.

THE DEODORANT COMPOSITION The compositions of the deodorant composition of the invention present difficulties, since they can not be defined only in terms of substances of specific structure and combinations in specific proportions. However, methods have been discovered that allow the essential materials of the deodorant compositions to be identified through testing. The essential materials required for the formulation of the deodorant compositions are those that have a lipoxidase inhibiting capacity of at least 50%, or those that have a Raoult variable ratio of at least 1 .1, as determined by the following tests, which design lipoxidase and morpholine tests, respectively.

LIPOXIDASE TEST In this test, the ability of a material to inhibit the oxidation of linoleic acid through lipoxidase (EC1.13.1.13) to form a hydroperoxide is measured. A solution of 0.2 M aqueous sodium borate (pH 9.0) was used as a buffer solution. A control substrate solution was prepared by dissolving linoleic acid (2.0 ml) in absolute ethanol (60 ml), diluting with distilled water to 100 ml and then adding a regulator to pH of borate (100 ml) and absolute ethanol (300 ml). A test substrate solution was prepared in the same way as the control substrate solution, except that for absolute ethanol (300 ml) it was replaced by the same volume of 0.5% by weight of an ethanol solution of the material that will be tried. A solution of the enzyme lipoxidase in the borate pH regulator and having an activity within the range of 15,000 to 40,000 units per me was prepared. The activity of lipoxidase to catalyze the oxidation of linoleic acid was first analyzed spectrophotometrically using the control. An automatic continuous recording spectrophotometer was used and the increase in the extinction at 234 nm (the hydroperoxide peak) was measured to follow the course of the oxidation, the concentration of enzyme used is such that it gives an increase in the optical density (OD ) at 234 nm within the range of 0.6 to 1.0 units per minute. The following ingredients were placed in two 3-ml cuvettes: The lipoxidase solution was added to the last control cuvette and the reaction immediately followed in spectrophotometric form for approximately 3 minutes, with a record of the increase in optical density at 234 nm as a curve in the graph. The ability of the material to inhibit oxidation is then measured using a test sample containing enzyme, substrate and deodorant material. The following ingredients were placed in two 3 ml cuvettes.

The lipoxidase solution was added to the last test sample cuvette and the course of the reaction was followed immediately as before. Then, the inhibitory capacity of l ipoxidase of the material was calculated from formula 1 00 (S- | -S2) S-j, wherein S > is the slope of the curvature obtained with the control, and S2 is the slope of the curvature obtained with the test sample, and in this way was expressed as a percentage of inhibition. A material that gives at least 50% inhibition is given an interest and is referred to as having a lipoxidase inhibitory capacity of at least 50%.

EFF OF MORFOLI NA In this test, the capacity of a material to reduce the partial vapor pressure of morpholine was measured more than that required by Raoult's law. Substances that underwent chemical reaction with morpholine, for example, aldehydes, are considered to be excluded from the test. In a sample bottle with a capacity of 20 ml, morpholine (1 g) was introduced, the bottle was fitted with a serum cap and then kept at 37 ° C for 30 minutes to achieve equilibrium. The gas in the head of the bottle was analyzed by drilling the cap of serum with a capillary needle through which nitrogen was passed at 37 ° C to increase the pressure in the bottle through a normal amount and then allowed injecting an excess of pressure to the sample from the top in a gas chromatography apparatus, which analyzed it and provided a curve of chromatographic trace elements with a peak due to morpholine, the area under which is proportional to the amount of morpholine in the sample. The procedure was repeated under exactly the same conditions used, instead of morpholine alone, morpholine (0.25 g) and material to be tested (1 g): and also using the material (1 g) without the morpholine to verify if it gives an interference with the type of morpholine (which is unusual). The procedure was repeated until reproducible results were obtained. The areas under the morpholine peaks were measured and any necessary correction was made due to interference by the material. A suitable apparatus for carrying out the above procedure is a Perkin-Elmer Automatic GC Multifract F40 for Head Space Analysis. Further details of this method are described by Kolb in "CZ-Chemie-Technik" Vol. 1, No. 2, 87-91 (1972) and by Jentzsch et al. in "Z. Anal. Chem." 236, 96-118 (1968). The measured areas representing the concentration of morpholine are proportional to the partial vapor pressure of morpholine in the upper part of the bottle. If A is the area under the morpholine pi when only morpholine is tested and A 'is the area due to the morpholine when a material is present, the relative ratio of the partial vapor pressure of the morpholine through the material is given by 1 -A '- / A. According to Raoult's Law, if at a given temperature the partial vapor pressure of the morphine in equi-brium with air above the liquid morphine is p, the pressure of vapor parci al p ' exerted by morpholine in a homogeneous liquid mixture of morpholine and material at the same temperature is PC), where M and PC are the molar concentrations of morpholine and material. Therefore, according to Raoult's Law, the relative reduction of the partial vapor pressure of morpholine (p-p ') / p is given by 1 -M / (M + PC), which is under the circumstances of the test is 87 / (87 + m / 4), where m is the molecular weight of the perfume material. The degree to which the behaviors of the mixture are separated by the Law of Raoult gives the relationship 1 - . 1 -A7A 87 / (87 + m / 4) The previous relationship, which will be called the Raoult variable ratio, was calculated from the test results. When a material is a mixture of compounds, a calculated or experimentally determined average molecular weight is used for m. A material that reduces the partial vapor pressure of morpholine through at least 10% more than that required by Raoult's Law is one where the Raoult ratio variation is at least 1 .1 A large number of materials that satisfy one or both tests is described later in this specification and henceforth are referred to as "components", in contrast to the other materials that fail both samples, which are referred to as "ingredients". Before defining the more detailed aspects of the invention, as it relates to deodorant compositions, it is necessary to clarify some of the terms that will be employed. A composition is a mixture of organic compounds. For the purposes of this specification, it is necessary to identify the "components" in the composition. This is done by first describing the composition in terms of four categories. These categories are given below. Examples of components in each category are provided. (1) Individual chemical compounds, whether natural or synthetic, for example, coumarin (natural or synthetic), iso-eugenol, benzyl salt, and benzyl acetate. Most components are in this category. (2) Synthetic reaction products (reaction products), mixtures of isomers and possibly homologues, for example, α-iso-methylionone. (3) Natural oils, gums and resins, and their extracts, for example, patchouli oil, geranium oil, clove leaf oil, benzoin resinoid. (4) Synthetic analogues of category 3. This category includes materials that are not strictly analogues of natural oils, gums and resins, but are materials that result from attempts to copy or improve materials of category 3, for example , Bergomot AB 430, Gerani um AB 76, Pomeransol AB 314. The components of Categories (3) and (4), although as a rule not chemically characterized, are commercially available. When a material is conventionally supplied or used for convenience as a mixture, for example, pt-amylcyclohexanone di-uide with diethyl phthalate, for purposes of this specification, two components are present, so that the use of 5% of a mixture of 1 part of this ketone and 9 parts of diethyl phthalate are represented as 0.5% of the ketone and 4.5% of diethyl phthalate. It has been found advantageous to formulate the most effective deodorant composition to be incorporated into the detergent product of the invention to utilize components which, while satisfying the lipoxidase or morpholine tests, satisfy additional conditions. These conditions are: (i) there must be at least one component present, (ii) each of these components must be selected in at least four different chemical classes (which will be defined below), (iii) a component of each of classes 1, 2 and 4 must be present, (iv) at least 45%, preferably at least 50% and more preferably from 60 to 100% by weight of the deodorant composition can comprise components, (v) a component is not considered to contribute to the effectiveness of the deodorant composition, if present in the deodorant composition in lower concentration 0.5% by weight, and (vi) one class is not considered to contribute to the effectiveness of the deodorant composition if it is present in the deodorant composition as a concentration of less than 0.5% by weight.

Therefore, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is provided a deodorant detergent product as defined herein, wherein the deodorant composition consists essentially of from about 45 to 100% by weight of at least five components and from 0 to approximately 55% by weight of ingredients, each of the components is selected from the components that have a lipoxidase inhibitor capacity of at least 50%, and the components have a Raoult variation ratio of at least 1.1, the components and ingredients are It is the case that the deodorant volume of the deodorant composition is in the range of 0.50 to 3.5. Each component must be located in one of the six classes. These classes are: Class 1 - phenolic substances; Class 2 - Essential oils, extracts, resins, "synthetic" oils (denoted by "AB"); Class 3 - Aldehydes and ketones; Class 4 - Class 5 polycyclic compounds - Esters; Class 6 - Alcohols. To attribute a component to a class, the following rules are observed. When the component can be assigned to more than one class, the component is placed in the class that is presented first for the purpose given above: for example, key oil, which is phenolic by character, is placed in Class 1, since it may otherwise have been placed in Class 2. Similarly, 2-n-heptyl-cyclopentanone which is a polycyclic ketone is assigned to Class 3 instead of Class 4. The following are examples of deodorant components: which have either a lipoxidase inhibitory capacity (LIC) of at least 50% or have a variable Raoult ratio (RVR) of at least 1 .1. Their classes, molecular weights (m), LIC and RVR as determined by the tests already described herein are also listed. The nomenclature adopted for the components listed below and for the ingredients that appear in the deodorant formulations of the examples is possible, which are used through Steffen Arctander in "Perfume and Flavor Chemicals (Aroma Chemicals)" Volume I and II (1969 ) and "Perfume &Flavor Materials of Natural Origin" (1960 by the same author.) When a component or other ingredient is not described by Arctander, then any chemical name is given to it or when it is unknown, (as is the case with domestic perfume specialties), then identification by the supplier can be established with reference to the appendix that appears at the end of the specification.

It has been shown that for best results, a certain minimum average concentration of components must be present. This minimum concentration is a function of the number of classes present, the more classes that are present, the lower the minimum concentration. The minimum average concentration in the different situations that can be applied is shown in the following table: Also, it is preferred that at least 1% of every four classes be present in the deodorant composition, but the individual components that are present at a concentration of less than 0.5% are eliminated for this calculation, since it is the class in which they fall. if no component is present at a concentration of at least 0.5% that falls within this class. More specifically, the invention also provides a deodorant detergent product as defined herein, wherein the amount of deodorant components in the deodorant composition present in classes 1, 2 and 4 as defined herein is at least 1% , preferably at least 3% by weight of the deodorant composition for each class, and the amount of components present in each of at least the other two classes is at least 1% by weight of the composition, provided that Any component that is present in the deodorant composition at a concentration of less than a threshold value of 0.5% by weight is removed from the calculation of the amounts of the components in each class. Although at least four different kinds of components, preferably should be represented in the deodorant composition, higher compositions can be obtained if more than four kinds are present. Accordingly, five or six classes may be present in the deodorant composition. It has been shown through the preparation, examination and testing of hundreds of deodorant compositions, that the best results are obtained by keeping within the aforementioned rules when selecting the types and amounts of ingredients and components. For example, deodorant compositions containing less than the minimum component concentration of 45% probably result in a deodorant composition having a deodorizing value of at least 0.50. Therefore, to prepare the best deodorant compositions of the invention, the rules for the selection of the components according to their classification, the representation of different classes, the amount of each component present, keeping in mind the threshold value below of which it is believed that a component will not contribute significantly, are all important to observe if the best results can be obtained. It should be explained that the components present in the detergent deodorant product for purposes other than obtaining deodorant effects, for example, an auxiliary such as an antioxidant, are excluded, from the operation of the preceding instructions, to the extent that the component is required for that other purpose. The levels at which the aids are conventionally present in the detergent products are well established for established materials and are easily determinable for new materials, so that the application of the previous exclusion does not present any difficulty. The deodorant compositions can be incorporated into deodorizing detergent products according to the invention at a concentration of from about 0.01 to about 10%, preferably from 0.5 to 5%, and more preferably from 1 to 3% by weight. It is clear that if less than 0.01% of a deodorant composition is employed, then the use of the detergent product will likely provide a significant reduction in the intensity of the body's foul odor. If more than 10% of a deodorant composition is used, then the use of the detergent product further reduces the intensity of the body's malodour, beyond that observed at the 10% level. The present invention is directed to the unexpected observation of these deodorant compositions, when applied with the mesh sponge described above, they were much better dispersed / deposited, than if they were applied with other types of sponges.

Other Ingredients The bath / shower cleaning compositions may contain a variety of non-essential optional ingredients, suitable to make such compositions more desirable. Conventional optional ingredients are well known to those skilled in the art, for example, preservatives such as benzyl alcohol, methylparaben, propylparaben, and my dazolium or urea; other thickeners and viscosity modifiers such as cis-C-j β -ethanolamine (e.g. coco-ethanolamide); pH adjusting agents such as citric acid, succinic acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide, etc.; suspending agents such as magnesium aluminum silicate; perfumes; colorants; and sequestering agents such as ethylenediamine disodium tetraacetate. If present, the optional components, individually and generally comprise from about 0.001% to 10% by weight of the composition, but may be more or less. The optional thickeners are categorized as cationic, non-ionic, or anionic, and are selected to provide the desired viscosity. Suitable thickeners are listed in Glossary and Chapters 3, 4, 12 and 13 of Handbook of Water Souble Gums and Resins. Robert L.

Davidson, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, N.Y., 1980, incorporated herein for reference. Personal liquid cleaning products can be thickened using polymeric additives that hydrate, swell or molecularly associate to provide body (for example, hydroxypropyl guar gum is used as a thickening aid as shampoo compositions). A suitable thickener is hydroxyethylcellulose, for example, Natrosol R 250 KR sold by The Aqualon Company Another thickener is the acrylated copolymer of steareth-20 metracrialt, sold as Acrysol ICS-1 by Rohm and Haas Company. The amount of polymeric thickener that is useful in the compositions herein is from about 0.1% to about 2%, preferably from about 0.2% to about 1.0%.

The liquid cleaner can be made from about 0.1% to about 5%, preferably from about 0.3% to about 3%, of a cationic skin-moisturizing polymer selected from the group consisting of: polysaccharides and cationic derivatives, cationic copolymers of saccharides and synthetic monomers, synthetic copolymers and cationic protein derivatives. In a second embodiment of the invention, the invention relates to a method for improving the supply / deposition of deodorant perfumes, the method comprises applying a liquid cleanser comprising the bacteriostat to the skin or the mesh sponge and carving or massaging with the sponge in the area where an improved supply / deposition is desired. Specifically, the method comprises applying to a substrate selected from the group consisting of skin, a polymeric mesh sponge and combinations thereof, a liquid cleanser comprising: (1) an effective amount of the surfactant selected from synthetic surfactants and their mixtures; and (2) a deodorant perfume composition, carving the polymeric mesh sponge against the skin to spread the liquid cleanser.

Example 1 A comparison test is conducted to directly compare the odor intensity of the Lever 2000 shower gel applied from a "roll" to the odor intensity of the Lever 2000 shower gel applied from a sponge. The test results show that the Lever 2000 shower gel applied from a "roll" is significantly stronger than the Lever 2000 shower gel applied from a sponge.

Method Fourteen subjects used a roll on one forearm and 1 sponge on the other forearm to apply the Lever 2000 shower gel (5 grams on each arm). The sample application was completely balanced. Each subject prelavored their forearms, from wrist to elbow, from front to back with soap without fragrance. The subjects were then introduced to the following directions: Gloves were applied and all of their right forearm was moistened. . Pre-soaked the roll or sponge in a glass ofprecipitated with water for 10 seconds. They pulled the roll or sponge out of the pre-filled glass and let it drip dry for 5 seconds.

. A measured amount of shower gel was supplied to the roll or sponge. They compressed the roll or sponge for 10 seconds (approximately 30 compressions) for the product to foam. . They rubbed the sponge roll around his entire right arm (from the wrist to the elbow) for a total of 20 rubs on the front of the forearm and 20 rubbed on the back of the forearm. They rinsed the right forearm thoroughly for 20 seconds under running water. . They hit the right forearm once with a paper towel to dry. . The gloves were changed and the previous steps were repeated with the left arm. . They returned to the reception area and allowed their arms to air dry for 2 minutes before going to tests 1-6 for evaluation. . Each subject was evaluated by 6 judges. The judges are individuals who have passed an odor discrimination test indicating that they have the sense of smell as the "superior average". The judges were instructed to smell the first right arm and then to smell the left arm of each subject, and mark on their ballot "which arm smells the strongest".

Table I Peer Comparison Test Results Samples # of Elections Number necessary for importance Roll 53 * 52 against 31 Sponge Meaning based on the binominal distribution (p> 0.05)

Claims (4)

1. A personal bathroom or shower bath cleaning system, characterized in that it comprises: (A) a sponge held with the personal cleaning hand, of lightweight polymeric mesh; the polymeric mesh sponge is in a form suitable for use as a hand held cleaning implement; (B) a liquid cleaning comprising (i) an effective amount of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwitterionic and / or amphoteric and mixtures thereof; and (ii) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a deodorant composition comprising 45 to 100% by weight of deodorant components, such components have a lipoxidase inhibitory capacity of at least 50% in a Raoult variable ratio of minus 1.1, such components are classified into six classes consisting of: Class 1: phenolic substances; Class 2: essential oils, extracts, resins and synthetic oils; Class 3: aldehydes and ketones; Class 4: polycyclic compounds; Class 5: esters; Class 6: alcohols, provided that a component can be classified into more than one class, is placed in the lower or lower number class: such components are selected so that (a) the deodorant composition contains at least five components of which at least one must be selected from each class 1, class 2 and class 4; (b) the deodorant composition contains components of at least 4 of the 6 classes; and (c) any component present in the deodorant composition at a concentration less than 0.5% by weight of the composition is removed from the requirements of (a) and (b), the deodorant composition has a deodorizing value of 0.50 to 3.5 as measured for the Deodorant Value Test.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that the polymeric mesh sponge held with the personal hand of polymeric mesh of light weight is made of a polyethylene diamond mesh having a diameter of 7.62 to about 12.7 cm (3 to 5 inches).

3. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that the surfactant system comprises: (a) from 1% to 15% by weight of the total composition of an acyl isethionate; (b) from 1 to 15% by weight of a total composition of an anionic surfactant other than acyl isethionate; e (c) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of the total amphoteric composition.

4. A method for improving the supply / deposition of a liquid cleaner comprising a deodorant perfume, characterized in that it comprises: (a) applying to a substrate selected from the group consisting of skin, a polymeric mesh sponge and combinations thereof. (i) an effective amount of surfactant selected from the group consisting of, synthetic surfactants and mixtures thereof; and (ii) a deodorant perfume composition according to claim 1; and (b) rubbing the polymer mesh sponge against the skin to spread the liquid cleanser.