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• the present invention relates to a perfume composition having a fragrance like the characteristic fragrance of Japanese apricot flowers (also called as “ume flowers”, hereinafter we call “Japanese apricot flowers”). More particularly, the present invention relates to a perfume composition, which contains an artificial synthetic substance, in addition to the fragrant components of Japanese apricot flowers (also called as “ume flowers”, hereinafter we call “Japanese apricot flowers”). More particularly, the present invention relates to a perfume composition, which contains an artificial synthetic substance, in addition to the fragrant components of Japanese apricot flowers (also called as “ume flowers”, hereinafter we call “Japanese apricot flowers”). More particularly, the present invention relates to a perfume composition, which contains an artificial synthetic substance, in addition to the fragrant components of Japanese apricot flowers (also called as “ume flowers”, hereinafter we call “Japanese apricot flowers”). More particularly, the present invention relates to a perfume composition, which contains an artificial synthetic substance, in addition
• Japanese apricot flowers determined by analyzing the fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers or red Japanese apricot flowers, and thus has a fragrance like the characteristic fragrance of Japanese apricot flowers and, at the same time, has high preference.
• Japanese apricot trees, Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc are deciduous small trees belonging to the family Rosaceae, the order Rosaceae, and are native to China and distributed in Japan, China and Korea.
• Japanese apricot trees come in many varieties depending on the intended use thereof or the color of flowers or the shape of petals, and are classified, according to the color of petals, into white Japanese apricot trees having white flowers, and red Japanese apricot trees having red flowers.
• the present inventors have made efforts to develop a product having a fragrance like that of Japanese apricot flowers, using the SPME method effective in analyzing the fragrant components of living natural materials. As a result, the present inventors have found out the fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers and red Japanese apricot flowers, but have found that a product having a fragrance like the fragrance of natural Japanese apricot flowers cannot be obtained only with a combination of the fragrant components .
• the present inventors have continued to study in order to a product having a fragrance like that of white Japanese apricot flowers or red Japanese apricot flowers and, as a result, a perfume composition, which contains, active ingredients, an artificial synthetic substance, in addition to the main fragrant components of
• Japanese apricot flowers can emit a fragrance like the characteristic fragrance of white Japanese apricot flowers or red Japanese apricot flowers and has high preference, thereby completing the present invention.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a skin external composition containing said perfume composition as a constituent component.
• the present invention provides a perfume composition having a fragrance like that of white Japanese apricot flowers, the perfume composition containing, as active ingredients, fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers, and florol.
• the perfume composition having a fragrance like that of white Japanese apricot flowers contains, as essential components, artificial synthetic substance florol, in addition to the main fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers, including benzaldehyde , benzyl acetate and benzyl alcohol .
• the present invention provides a perfume composition having a fragrance like that of red
• Japanese apricot flowers which contains, as active ingredient, fragrant components of red Japanese apricot flowers, and phenylisohexanol.
• the perfume composition having a fragrance like that of red Japanese apricot flowers contains, as essential components, artificial synthetic substance phenylisohexanol, in addition to the main fragrant components of red Japanese apricot flowers, including benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol and cinnamyl acetate.
• compositions according to the present invention emit a fragrance like that of white Japanese apricot flowers or red Japanese apricot flowers and have high preference.
• the inventive composition having a fragrance like that of white Japanese apricot flowers contains, as active ingredients, artificial synthetic substance florol in addition to the fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers.
• Japanese apricot flowers contains, as essential components, benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol and artificial synthetic substance florol, and may further contain, as secondary components, acetophenone , decanal, nonanal, 2 , 2 , 6-trimethyl-5-cyclohexene-l, 4-dione, iso-butyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, dodecane, eugenol, tridecane, camphor, hexanal and the like.
• the perfume composition of the present invention contains, based on the total weight of the composition, 40-52 wt% of benzaldehyde, 18-24 wt% of benzyl acetate, 6-8 wt% of benzyl alcohol, 5.8-6.8 wt% of acetophenone, 1.5-2.6 wt% of decanal, 1.0-1.5 wt% of nonanal, 0.8-2.1 wt% of 2, 2 , ⁇ -trimethyl-S-cyclohexene-l, 4- dione, 2.0-6.0 wt% of iso-butyl alcohol, 1.0-4.1 wt% of butyl alcohol, 1.0-2.5 wt% of dodecane, 0.1-0.4 wt% of eugenol, 0.1-0.3 wt% of camphor, 1.0-2.6 wt% of tridecane, 0.1-0.3 wt% of hexanal, and 4-8 wt% of artificial synthetic substance florol.
• benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol and artificial synthetic substance florol which are main components for producing a fragrance like that of white Japanese apricot flowers, are used in amounts deviating from the above-specified ranges, the similarity of fragrance to the fragrance of natural white Japanese apricot flowers will be decreased, and the preference of fragrance will also be decreased.
• the other components are preferably used in the above-specified content ranges, such components may also be used in amounts deviating from the above ranges, as long as they have no effect on the production of a fragrance like that of white Japanese apricot flowers, because they have no great effect on the fragrance of white Japanese apricot flowers.
• the inventive perfume composition having a fragrance like that of red Japanese apricot flowers contains, as essential components, the fragrant components of red Japanese apricot flowers, and artificial synthetic substance phenylisohexanol.
• the composition having a fragrance like that of red Japanese apricot flowers contains, as main components, benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamyl acetate and artificial synthetic substance phenylisohexanol, and may further contain, as secondary components, acetophenone, ethyl alcohol, ethyl ether, pentane and the like.
• the perfume composition of the present invention contains, based on the total weight of the composition, 48-52 wt% of benzaldehyde, 24-26 wt% of benzyl acetate, 7-9 wt% of benzyl alcohol, 0.1-3 wt% of cinnamaldehyde, 1.5-2 wt% of cinnamyl alcohol, 0.5-0.7 wt% of cinnamyl acetate, 4-6 wt% of acetophenone, 1.3-1.6 wt% of ethyl alcohol, 0.9-1.2 wt% of ethyl ether, 0.6-0.8 wt% of pentane and 4-6 wt% of artificial synthetic substance phenylisohexanol.
• benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamyl acetate and artificial synthetic substance phenylisohexanol which are main components for producing a fragrance like that of red Japanese apricot flowers, are used in amounts deviating from the above-specified ranges, the similarity of fragrance to the fragrance of natural red Japanese apricot flowers will be decreased, and the preference of fragrance will also be decreased.
• the other components are preferably used in the above-specified content ranges, such components may also be used in amounts deviating from the above ranges, as long as they have no effect on the production of a fragrance like that of red Japanese apricot flowers, because they have no great effect on the fragrance of red Japanese apricot flowers.
• composition according to the present invention having the components and contents as described above, can be added to skin external preparations, such as perfume and cosmetic products, and the amount of composition added can be suitably selected according to any conventional technique known in the art so as to achieve the desired effects .
• external preparations include ointments, lotions, solubilized phases, suspensions, emulsions, creams, gels, sprays, pastas, plasters, patches and liquid plasters.
• the scope of the present invention is not limited only thereto, and the inventive composition may be added to any base known in the art.
• the SPME method was used to analyze the fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers and red Japanese apricot flowers.
• the SPME method is advantageous for analyzing the highly volatile fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers and red Japanese apricot flowers, because the fragrant components adsorbed to a fiber material can be desorbed at the inlet of a GC-MS column without any special pretreatment and can be rapidly injected into the column so as to greatly reduce the analysis time.
• perfume compositions were prepared based on the fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers and red Japanese apricot flowers, analyzed by the SPME method.
• compositions were subjected to olfactory sensory tests in order to examine the similarity of fragrance thereof to the fragrances of white Japanese apricot flowers and red Japanese apricot flowers and the preference of fragrance thereof .
• the sensory tests were conducted by professional perfumers and general persons, and the similarity of fragrance of the compositions to the fragrance of Japanese apricot flowers and the preference of fragrance thereof were evaluated through questionnaire survey.
• compositions according to the present invention contain the fragrant components of white Japanese apricot flowers or red Japanese apricot flowers, analyzed by the SPME method, and an artificial synthetic substance, and thus can emit a fragrance like the fragrance of natural Japanese apricot flowers and can also improve the preference of fragrance.
• the collection of the fragrant components was conducted in a wild Japanese apricot tree grove, located at Daap-myeon, Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea.
• the fiber having the fragrant components collected thereon was sealed so as to prevent the volatilization of the fragrant components.
• the sealed fiber was put into the inlet of a GC-MS column, and then desorbed for 2 minutes and subjected to GC-MS analysis.
• the GC-MS analysis was carried out in the following conditions. Analysis conditions
• white Japanese apricot flowers contained, as main fragrant components, benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, acetophenone, decanal, nonanal, 2, 2, 6-trimethyl-5-cyclohexene-l, 4-dione and the like, and these main components accounted for 90.22% of the total weight of the fragrant components.
• the perfume composition (sample B) had a fragrance greatly different from the fragrance of wild white Japanese apricot flowers, and showed preference lower than the average value.
• the perfume composition comprising the components analyzed by the SMPE method had no similarity to the fragrance of wild white Japanese apricot flowers.
• each of the fragrant components of wild white Japanese apricot flowers was subjected to sensory evaluation by a professional evaluation group consisting of perfumers.
• Red Japanese apricot flower branches having strong fragrance were selected and maintained on a 85- ⁇ m polyacrylate fiber for SPME analysis, and the fragrant components were collected for 2 hours.
• the collection of the fragrant components was conducted in a wild Japanese apricot tree grove, located at Okryong-myeon, Gwangyang-si,
• the fiber having the fragrant components collected thereon was sealed so as to prevent the volatilization of the fragrant components.
• the sealed fiber was put into the inlet of a
• red Japanese apricot flowers contained, as fragrant components, benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamyl acetate, cinnamylaldehyde and the like, and these main fragrant components accounted for 92.392% of the total weight of the fragrant components .
• the perfume composition (sample B) had a fragrance greatly different from the fragrance of natural red Japanese apricot flowers (sample B) , and showed preference lower than the average value .
• red Japanese apricot flowers six components, including benzaldehyde, which is the major fragrant component of fruits, such as cherries and almonds, benzyl acetate, which has sweet fruit fragrance and makes jasmine fragrance, benzyl alcohol, which has a light aromatic fragrance and is used to produce a fragrance like that of jasmine, gardenia or lilac, and cynnamaldehyde , cinnamyl alcohol and cinnamyl acetate, which are the main components of cinnamon fragrance, were major components making the characteristic fragrance of red Japanese apricot flowers.
• benzaldehyde which is the major fragrant component of fruits, such as cherries and almonds
• benzyl acetate which has sweet fruit fragrance and makes jasmine fragrance
• benzyl alcohol which has a light aromatic fragrance and is used to produce a fragrance like that of jasmine, gardenia or lilac
• cynnamaldehyde cinnamyl alcohol and cinnamy
• Example 1 Preparation of new perfume compositions having varying contents of main components of white Japanese apricot flowers
• the perfume compositions #1-6 were prepared such that the ratio between these three components was maintained constant while the total content of these three components were changed in the range of 65-90t% (see Table 9) . [Table 9]
• Example 2 Sensory evaluation of perfume compositions prepared in Example 1
• the perfume composition #3 in which the content of the three main components was 75%, showed the highest similarity and preference among the six perfume compositions, but all the similarity and preference of the perfume composition #3 were lower than the average values (so-so) .
• Example 3 Preparation of perfume compositions having improved fragrance of white Japanese apricot flowers, based on analysis conducted by professional evaluation group
• new perfume compositions were prepared by adding florol (tetrahydro-4-methyl-2- (2-methyl propyl) -2H-pyran-4- ol) , having a clean and soft floral fragrance, to the perfume composition #3 in which the total content of benzaldehyde , benzyl acetate and benzyl alcohol was 75%.
• the florol was added at concentrations of 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10%, and the other components were added so as to make a total content of 100%.
• These perfume compositions are shown in Table 11 below.
• Example 4 Sensory evaluation of perfume compositions prepared in Example 3
• Example 3 The five perfume compositions #A, #B, #C, #1D and #1E, prepared in Example 3 , were examined with respect to the similarity of fragrance to the fragrance of white Japanese apricot flowers and the preference of fragrance by performing sensory evaluation in the same manner as described in Reference Example 1 above. Meanwhile, after the comparative sensory evaluation of two perfume combinations was conducted, a breathing time of 5 minutes was given to eliminate olfactory paralysis. Sensory evaluation results for the similarity of fragrance between the new perfume compositions and white Japanese apricot flowers, and the preference of fragrance, are shown in Table 12 below. [Table 12]
• Example 5 Preparation of new perfume compositions having varying contents of main components of red Japanese apricot flowers
• the perfume compositions #7-12 were prepared such that the ratio between these six components was maintained constant while the total content of these six components were changed in the range of 65-90t% (see Table 13) . [Table 13]
• Example 6 Sensory evaluation of perfume compositions prepared in Example 5
• the perfume composition #8 in which the content of the six main components was 85%, showed the highest similarity and preference among the six perfume compositions, but all the similarity and preference of the perfume composition #8 were lower than the average values (so-so) .
• Example 7 Preparation of perfume compositions having improved fragrance, based on analysis conducted by professional evaluation group
• new perfume compositions were prepared by adding phenylisohexanol, having a delicate and attractive fragrance, to the perfume composition #8 in which the total content of benzaldehyde , benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate and cinnamyl alcohol was
• Example 8 Sensory evaluation of perfume compositions prepared in Example 7
• a perfume composition which can emit a fragrance like that of natural Japanese apricot flowers and has high preference, can be provided by adding an artificial synthetic substance to the main fragrant components of natural white Japanese apricot flowers or red Japanese apricot flowers, analyzed by the SPME method.

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