Fragrance compositions and methods of delivering the same

Abstract

A fragrance composition and a method of delivering the fragrance composition are provided. The fragrance composition comprises at least one skin feel modifier, at least one gellant, and at least one fragrance ingredient, and is in the form of transparent or translucent gel. The method of delivering the fragrance composition comprises a step of administrating the fragrance composition onto desired keratin surfaces in the form of droplet.

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[0001]23.42 FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DELIVERING THE SAME FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to fragrance compositions and methods of delivering the fragrance compositions. More particularly, the disclosure relates to fragrance compositions comprising at least one gellant, at least one skin feel modifier, and at least one fragrance ingredient, and in the form of transparent or translucent gel. BACKGROUND Perfumes have been used for thousands of years. The industrial production of essential oils and the synthesis of odorous substances have improved the availability and the range of application of perfumes. While the industry’s focus on creating new fragrances and fixing the base note to increase clinging and adhesion of the perfume to the user’s keratin surfaces has never changed, consumers are demanding more composition improvements such as optimizing the delivery method, improving the skin feel that the perfume creates when applied on the skin, and tweaking the transparency index of the fragrance solution. The fragrance composition form of gel has thus attracted much attention due to its unique skin feels and aesthetics. However, fragrance gels have their own technical challenges to meet the consumers’ expectations. For example, consumers desire transparent and translucent fragrance compositions, but it is difficult to make those fragrance gels transparent or translucent because the majority fragrance compositions are hydroalcoholic and have high amount hydrophobic fragrance ingredients. In addition, the fragrance gels have very different scent emission profiles from what other composition forms have, thus further tuning is typically required for fragrance gels to meet consumers’ needs. Disclosed herein are unexpected fragrance compositions that comprise at least one gellant, at least one skin feel modifier, and at least one fragrance ingredient, and are in the form of transparent or translucent gel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The dimensions and values disclosed herein are not to be understood as being strictly limited to the exact numerical values recited. Instead, unless otherwise specified, each such dimension is intended to mean both the recited value and a functionally equivalent range surrounding that value. Except in operating and comparative examples, or where otherwise explicitly indicated, all numbers in this description indicating amounts or ratios of material or conditions of reaction, physical properties of materials and / or use are to be understood as modified by the word “about”. All amounts are by weight of the final composition unless otherwise specified. As used herein, the term “perfume oils” refers to substances known to modify the smell of a product or provide a smell to a person, including but not limited to essential oils, synthetic fragrances, or mixtures thereof. As used herein, the term “Log P” value of a compound refers to the logarithm of its partition coefficient (P), and is defined as a particular ratio of the concentrations of a solute between the two solvents (in a bi-phase of liquid phases), for un-ionized solutes, between n- octanol and water (cLog(octanol / water), which is calculated as Log P (Partition Co-efficient) = Log ([organic] / [aqueous]), indicating the concentration of solute in the organic and aqueous partition. cLog P is a calculated Log P value. The higher the cLog P value of a compound is, the more hydrophobic the compound is. In traditional fragrance development, the high amount of water present in the composition may reduce the transparency of the fragrance composition, resulting in a cloudy or milky appearance. It is well understood in the perfume industry that the higher the water amount is, the harder it is to achieve a stable fragrance composition. Advantageously, the fragrance composition is translucent or transparent. The fragrance compositions are stable and storable over a wide range of temperatures and conditions. The fragrance compositions provide full olfactory restitution of fragrance oil connected to long-term olfactory stability. The fragrance compositions may stay stable and clear without any precipitation or cloudiness for at least eight weeks when stored at 40oC. The fragrance composition of this disclosure comprises at least one gellant, at least one skin feel modifier, and at least one fragrance ingredient. The fragrance composition may have a viscosity, at room temperature, ranging from about 500 cP to 4500 cP, preferably from about 1000 cP to 4000 cP, more preferably greater than 1200 cP and less than 3600 cP, most preferably from about 2000 cP to about 3500 cP, particularly preferably from about 2500 cP to about 3200 cP, most particularly preferably from about 2800 cP to about 3000 cP. The fragrance composition may comprise at least one gellant. The gellants may comprise copolymers of Acryloyldimethyltaurate. The copolymers of Acryloyldimethyltaurate may be obtained from the polymerization of partially salified or completely salified 2-methyl 2-[(1-oxo 2-propenyl) amino] 1-propanesulfonic acid, with at least one neutral monomer selected from acrylamide, (2-hydroxy-ethyl) acrylate or N,N-dimethyl acrylamide, and at least one monomer of formula (I): in which R represents a eight to twenty carbon atoms and n represents a number greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to twenty, selected from tetraethoxylated lauryl methacrylate or eicosaethoxylated stearyl methacrylate in the presence of at one crosslinking agent. This polymer is set forth in U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2012 / 0172457 also hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. One preferred suitable gellant is a copolymer of ammonium acryloyldialkyltaurate, dialkylacrylamide, lauryl methacrylate and laureth-4 methacrylate, crosslinked with trimethylolpropane triacrylate. Nonlimiting examples of copolymers of Acryloyldimethyltaurate include a polymer having the INCI name of Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 that may be purchased from Seppic Inc under the tradename SepiMAX Zen. Polyacrylate crosspolymer-6 is a copolymer of ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate, dimethylacrylamide, lauryl methacrylate and laureth-4 methacrylate, crosslinked with trimethylolpropane triacrylate. The total amount of the at least one gellant may be from about 0.0001% to about 25%, preferably from about 0.001% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.01% to about 5%, most preferably from about 0.1% to about 2%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. The fragrance composition may comprise at least one skin feel modifier. The at least one skin feel modifier may comprise at least one polyol, at least one refreshing agent, at least one alkoxylated alcohol, at least one silicone emollient, or mixtures thereof. The at least one polyol may comprise diol, triol, tetrol, or mixtures thereof. Preferred polyols are short-chain polyols that contain up to five carbons. More preferred polyols are selected from the group consisting of short-chain diol, short-chain triol, and mixtures thereof. The short-chain diol may be selected from the group consisting of 1,2-diol, 1,3-diol, 1,4- diol, 1,5-diol, and mixtures thereof. Preferred short-chain diol comprises 1,2-diol. More preferred short-chain diol comprises Pentylene Glycol. Preferably, the at least one polyol comprises short-chain triols. More preferably, the at least one polyol comprises Glycerin. The total amount of the at least one polyol may be from about 0.01% to about 15%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.5% to about 5%, most preferably from about 1% to about 2%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. The at least one refreshing agent may comprise at least one menthol derivative. Exemplary menthol derivatives include, without limiting, Methoxyphenyl Menthane Carboxamide, Ethyl Menthane Carboxamide, Menthane Carboxamidoethyl Acetate, Menthyl Acetate, and Menthyl Lactate. Preferred menthol derivatives are menthyl esters. Exemplary menthyl esters include, without limiting, Menthyl Acetate and Menthyl Lactate. Preferred methyl ester is Menthyl Lactate. Preferably, the at least one refreshing agent comprise Menthyl Lactate. The total amount of the at least one refreshing agent may be from about 0.01% to about 1.5%, preferably from about 0.05% to about 1%, more preferably from about 0.1% to about 0.5%, most preferably from about 0.2% to about 0.4%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. The at least one alkoxylated alcohol may be selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated alcohols of formula I, polyethylene glycol ethers of glycerin, and mixtures thereof. The at least one alkoxylated alcohol may comprise at least one alkoxylated alcohol of formula I: R1(OCH(R2)CH2)nOH (Formula I) R1may represent an alkyl residue; preferably a straight-chain alkyl residue; more preferably a straight-chain alkyl residue having from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms; most preferably a straight-chain alkyl residue having from about 10 to about 20 carbon atoms; particularly preferably a straight-chain saturated alkyl residue having from about 12 to about 16 carbon atoms; most particularly preferably myristyl. 23.42 R2may represent an alkyl residue; preferably an alkyl residue having from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; more preferably methyl. n represents an average integer value of from 0 to 10; preferably an average integer value of from 2 to 5; more preferably an average value of 3. The total amount of the at least one alkoxylated alcohol of formula I may be from about 0.1% to about 20%, preferably from about 1% to about 15%, more preferably from about 3% to about 10%, most preferably from about 8% to about 9%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. Exemplary alkoxylated alcohols of formula 1 include, without limiting, PPG-3 Myristyl Ether. The at least one alkoxylated alcohol may comprise at least one polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin. Exemplary polyethylene glycol ethers of glycerin include, without limiting, Glycereth- 3, Glycereth-7, Glycereth-8, Glycereth-12, Glycereth-18, Glycereth-20, Glycereth-26, and Glycereth-31. Preferably, the polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin has the average ethoxylation value of from 3 to 40. More preferably, the polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin has the average ethoxylation value of from 10 to 35. Most preferably, the polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin has the average ethoxylation value of from 20 to 30. Particularly preferably, the polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin has the average ethoxylation value of from 24 to 28. Most particularly preferably, the polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin has the average ethoxylation value of 26. The total amount of the at least one polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin may be from about 0.01% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.05% to about 5%, more preferably from about 0.1% to about 3%, most preferably from about 0.5% to about 1.5%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. 23.42 Preferably, the at least one alkoxylated alcohol may comprises at least one alkoxylated alcohol of formula I and at least one polyethylene glycol ethers of glycerin. More preferably, the at least one alkoxylated alcohol comprises at least one polypropylene glycol ether of a straight-chain fatty alcohol and at least one polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin having the average ethoxylation value of from 3 to 40. Most preferably, the at least one alkoxylated alcohol comprises a polypropylene glycol ether of myristyl alcohol and a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin having the average ethoxylation value of from 20 to 30. Particularly preferably, the at least one alkoxylated alcohol comprises an alkoxylated alcohol of formula I, wherein R1represents myristyl, R2represents methyl, and n represent an average value of 3; and a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin having the average ethoxylation value of 26. The total amount of the at least one alkoxylated alcohol may be from about 0.1% to about 25%, preferably from about 1% to about 20%, more preferably from about 4% to about 15%, most preferably from about 9% to about 10%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. The at least one silicone emollient may comprise at least one silicone oil. The at least one silicone oil comprise silicones end-capped with alkylene oxide, alkyl, aryl, or mixtures thereof. Exemplary silicone oils include, without limiting, Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-33 (and) PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-14, PEG / PPG-18 / 18 Dimethicone, PEG-9 Dimethicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, PEG-3 Dimethicone, PEG-17 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-8 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-10 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-8 PEG-8 Dimethicone, Dimethicone PEG-8 Succinate, PEG / PPG-20 / 15 Dimethicone, PPG-20 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG / PPG-16 / 16 PEG / PPG-16 / 16 Dimethicone, PEG / PPG-19 / 19 Dimethicone, PEG / PPG-14 / 4 Dimethicone, PEG / PPG-22 / 23 Dimethicone, Cetyl PEG / PPG- 23.42 10 / 1 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG / PPG-20 / 20 Dimethicone, and PEG / PPG-20 / 20 Phenylisopropyl Caprylyl Dimethicone. Preferred silicone oils are short chain silicones end-capped with alkylene oxide. Exemplary short chain silicones end-capped with alkylene oxide include, without limiting, Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-33 (and) PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-14, PEG / PPG-18 / 18 Dimethicone, PEG-9 Dimethicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, PEG-3 Dimethicone, PEG- 17 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-8 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-10 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG-8 PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG / PPG-20 / 15 Dimethicone, PPG-20 Dimethicone, Bis-PEG / PPG- 16 / 16 PEG / PPG-16 / 16 Dimethicone, PEG / PPG-19 / 19 Dimethicone, PEG / PPG- 14 / 4 Dimethicone, PEG / PPG-22 / 23 Dimethicone, and Bis-PEG / PPG-20 / 20 Dimethicone. More preferred silicone oil is a dimethicone end-capped with an average of 12 moles of ethylene oxide. Nonlimiting examples of the more preferred silicone oils include a silicone derivative having the INCI name of Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone that may be purchased from Grant Industries under the tradename GRANSIL VX-419. The total amount of at least one silicone oil may be from about 0.01% to about 15%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.5% to about 5%, most preferably from about 1% to about 3%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. Alternatively, the at least one silicone emollient may comprise at least one silicone wax. Preferred silicone wax is a dimethyl silane ethoxylated methyl diether. More preferred silicone wax is a dimethyl silane ethoxylated methyl diether containing an average of 36 moles of ethylene oxide. 23.42 Nonlimiting examples of the silicone waxes include a silicone derivative having the INCI name of Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane that may be purchased from Dow Chemical Company under the tradename DOWSIL 2501 Cosmetic Wax. The total amount of at least one silicone wax may be from about 0.01% to about 15%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.5% to about 5%, most preferably from about 1% to about 2%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. Preferably, the at least one silicone emollient comprises at least one silicone oil and at least one silicone wax. More preferably, the at least one silicone emollient comprises a short chain silicone end-capped with alkylene oxide and a dimethyl silane ethoxylated methyl diether. Most preferably, the at least one silicone emollient comprises Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone and Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane. The total amount of the at least one silicone emollient may be from about 0.1% to about 20%, preferably from about 0.5% to about 15%, more preferably from about 1% to about 8%, most preferably from about 3% to about 4%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. Preferably, the at least one skin feel modifier comprises at least one polyol, at least one refreshing agent, at least one alkoxylated alcohol, and at least one silicone emollient. More preferably, the at least one skin feel modifier comprises a polyol, a refreshing agent, at least one alkoxylated alcohol of formula I, at least one polyethylene glycol ethers of glycerin, at least one silicone oil, and at least one silicone wax. Most preferably, the at least one skin feel modifier comprises a short-chain triol, a menthyl ester, a polypropylene glycol ether of myristyl alcohol, a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin having the average ethoxylation value of from 20 to 30, a short chain silicone end-capped with alkylene oxide, and a dimethyl silane ethoxylated methyl diether. Particularly preferably, the at least one skin feel modifier comprises Glycerin; Menthyl Lactate; an alkoxylated alcohol of formula I, wherein R1represents myristyl, R2represents 23.42 methyl, and n represent an average value of 3; a polyethylene glycol ether of glycerin having the average ethoxylation value of 26; a dimethicone end-capped with an average of 12 moles of ethylene oxide; and a dimethyl silane ethoxylated methyl diether containing an average of 36 moles of ethylene oxide. The total amount of the at least one skin feel modifier may be from about 0.1% to about 25%, preferably from about 5% to about 20%, more preferably from about 10% to about 18%, most preferably from about 14% to about 16%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. The fragrance composition may comprise at least one fragrance ingredient. The fragrance ingredient may include fragrance oils, esters, terpenes, aldehydes, ethers, lactones, amines, and mixtures thereof. The fragrance oils include, without limitation, musk oil, civet, castoreum, ambergris, plant perfumes, sandalwood oil, neroli oil, bergamot oil, lemon oil, lavender oil, sage oil, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, menthol, camphor, verbena oil, citronella oil, coconut oil, salvia oil, clove oil, chamomile oil, costus oil, labdanum oil, broom extract, carrot seed extract, jasmine extract, mimosa extract, narcissus extract, olibanum extract, rose extract, acetophenone and derivatives thereof, dimethylaniline derivatives, naphthalene derivatives, allyl caprate, alpha-amyl cinnamic aldehyde, anethole, anisaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl propionate, bomeol, cinnamyl acetate, cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellal, cumin aldehyde, cyclamen aldehyde, decanol, ethyl butyrate, ethyl caprate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl vanillin, eugenol, geraniol, exenol, alpha-hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, hydroxy citronellal, indole, iso-amyl acetate, iso amyl isovalerate, iso-eugenol, linalol, linalyl acetate, p-methyl acetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl dihydrojasmonate, methyl eugenol, methyl -beta-naphthol ketone, methyl phenyl carbinyl acetate, musk ketol, musk xylol, 2,5,6- nonadienal, gamma-nonalactone, phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal, beta-phenyl ethyl 23.42 alcohol, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol, gamma-undecalactone, undecenal, vanillin, metofluthrin, limonene, terpinene gamma, calone, helional, or mixtures thereof. Fragrance oils may also be used as scent additives. Scent additives may comprise musk oil, civet, castoreum, ambergris, plant perfumes, sandalwood oil, neroli oil, bergamot oil, lemon oil, lavender oil, sage oil, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, menthol, camphor, verbena oil, citronella oil, coconut oil, salvia oil, clove oil, chamomile oil, costus oil, labdanum oil, broom extract, carrot seed extract, jasmine extract, mimosa extract, narcissus extract, olibanum extract, rose extract, acetophenone and derivatives thereof, dimethylaniline derivatives, naphthalene derivatives, allyl caprate, alpha-amyl cinnamic aldehyde, anethole, anisaldehyde, benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, benzyl propionate, bomeol, cinnamyl acetate, cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellal, cumin aldehyde, cyclamen aldehyde, decanol, ethyl butyrate, ethyl caprate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl vanillin, eugenol, geraniol, exenol, alpha-hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, hydroxy citrolnellal, indole, iso-amyl acetate, iso amyl isovalerate, iso- eugenol, linalol, linalyl acetate, p-methyl acetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl dihydro jasmonate, methyl eugenol, methyl -beta-naphthol ketone, methyl phenyl carbinyl acetate, musk ketol, musk xylol, 2,5,6-nonadienal, gamma-nonalactone, phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal, beta-phenyl ethyl alcohol, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanol, gamma-undecalactone, undecenal, vanillin, metofluthrin, or mixtures thereof, bergamot oil, jasmine extract, lavender oil, limonene, terpinene gamma, calone, helional, or mixtures thereof, limonene, terpinene gamma, calone, helional, or mixtures thereof. The scent additives may also comprise bergamot oil, jasmine extract, lavender oil, bergamot oil, jasmine extract, lavender oil, or mixtures thereof. The fragrance ingredient may comprise at least one fragrance oil. The fragrance oil may comprise essential oil, synthetic fragrance, or mixtures thereof. The fragrance oil may be present in an amount ranging from about 0.01% to about 40%, preferably from about 0.1% to about 23.42 25%, more preferably from about 1% to about 10%, most preferably from about 2% to about 6%, relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition. The fragrance oil may have a cLog P value of less than about 5, preferably less than about 4.5. It is well understood in the perfume industry that a fragrance oil having cLog P value higher than 5 is very hydrophobic and would require additional solubilizers to help appropriate mixing into the composition. The ratio of the total amount of gellant to the total amount of the fragrance oils present may be from about 0.1:10 to about 5:0.1, preferably from about 0.5:10 to about 2:0.1, more preferably from about 1:10 to about 1:0.1, most preferably from about 1:5 to about 1:1, most preferably from about 1:3 to about 1:2. At such ratios, the compositions exhibit stability and transparency at temperatures ranging from about 4°C to about 50°C and in ambient conditions. The fragrance compositions may further comprise fragrance modulators. The fragrance composition may further comprise preservatives. The exemplary preservative system and preservative booster system include, without limiting, gluconolactone / sodium benzoate / calcium gluconate, phenoxyethanol / chloroxylenol, benzyl alcohol / benzoic acid / sorbic acid, benzyl alcohol / pentylene glycol / benzoic acid / sorbic acid, phenoxyethanol / decylene glycol / phenoxyethanol / caprylyl glycol / potassium sorbate / water / hexyleneglycol;1,2-hexanediol, propanediol / phenylpropanol / caprylylglycol;phenoxyethanol / caprylyl glycol / sorbic acid; phenoxyethanol / chlorphenesin / glycerin / sorbic acid; caprylyl glycol / phenoxyethanol / hexylene glycol; hydroxyacetophenone; phenoxyethanol / benzyl alcohol / potassium sorbate / tocopherol or combinations thereof. The fragrance composition may be formulated as a perfume, perfume water, eau de toilette, eau de cologne, eau de parfum, fragrance mist, or air freshener. The fragrance compositions may be used, for example, in the form of perfumes and products, including, 23.42 sunscreen gels, products after sun exposure, lotions, body gels, lotions after shaving and before shaving, colonies, moisturizing eau de toilette, styling waters, and / or facial tonics. The production of such products is carried out in a manner known to one skilled in the art. Non- limiting examples of the fragrance compositions include, but are not limited to, perfumes, home fragrances, sunscreens and blocks, mousse, bath and shower gels, lip balms, skin conditioners, cold creams, moisturizers, soaps, body scrubs, body wash, face wash, body spray, exfoliants, astringents, scuffing lotion, depilatories shaving, pre-shaving, and after-shaving products, deodorants and antiperspirants, cleansers, skin gels, and rinses, skin lightening, and self-tanning compositions. Non-limiting examples of hair care compositions include, but are not limited to, shampoo, conditioner, treatment, styling, hair spray, permanent styling, tonics, cream rinse, hair dye, hair coloring, hair bleaching, hair shine, hair serum, anti-frizz, volumizers, split-end repair, anti-dandruff formulations, and mascara. Non-limiting examples of other cosmetic compositions include but are not limited to makeup, including lipstick, rouge, foundation, blush, eyeliner, lip liner, lip gloss, facial or body powder, nail polish, eye shadow, among others. Preferably, the fragrance composition is in the form of fragrance gels. More preferably, the fragrance gel is transparent or translucent. Most preferably, the fragrance gel is transparent. In the most preferred embodiments, the fragrance composition of this disclosure comprises a gellant in the form of Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6; at least one skin feel modifier comprising a polyol in the form of Glycerin, a refreshing agent in the form of Menthyl Lactate, at least one alkoxylated alcohol comprising PPG-3 Myristyl Ether and Glycereth-26, and at least one silicone emollient comprising Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone and Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane; and at least one fragrance oil; wherein the fragrance composition is in the form of transparent gel; wherein the total amount of the gellant to the total amount of the at least one fragrance oil is from about 1:10 to about 1:0.1; and wherein the fragrance composition has a viscosity greater than 1200 cP and less than 3600 cP. Preferably, the fragrance composition 23.42 comprises the gellant present from about 0.1% to about 2%, at least one skin feel modifier present from about 14% to 16%, at least one fragrance oil present from about 2% to about 6%; by weight, relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition. More preferably, the fragrance composition comprises the at least one skin feel modifier comprising Glycerin present from about 1% to about 2%, Menthyl Lactate present from about 0.2% to about 0.4%, PPG-3 Myristyl Ether present from about 8% to about 9%, Glycereth-26 present from about 0.5% to about 1.5%, Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone present from about 1% to about 3%, and Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane present from about 1% to about 2%; by weight, relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition. Most preferably, the fragrance composition has a viscosity ranging from about 2800 cP to about 3000 cP. Particularly preferably, the total amount of the gellant to the total amount of the at least one fragrance oil is from about 1:3 to about 1:2. Most particularly preferably, the at least one fragrance oil has a cLog P value ranging from about 0.5 to about 5. Various methods of treatment, application, regulation, or improvement may utilize the aforementioned fragrance compositions. Application of the present fragrance compositions can occur on any keratin surface. keratin surfaces of the most concern tend to be facial skin surfaces, hand and arm skin surfaces, foot and leg skin surfaces, and neck and chest skin surfaces (e.g., décolletage). Preferred keratin surfaces are hand and arm skin surfaces. The fragrance composition may be applied along with other products or formulations. The form of the composition or the acceptable carrier should be selected to facilitate localized application. While certain embodiments of the present invention contemplate applying locally, it will be appreciated that compositions of the present invention can be applied more generally or broadly to one or more skin surfaces. Likewise, the compositions can be applied as a continuous spray, lotion, or a spray. The formulation may be paired with multiple fragrance notes and may also be personalized and / or layered benefitting individual customer needs. Such 23.42 pairing may be achieved by adding additional fragrance notes or fragrance accords to satisfy the individual’s needs, resulting in a personalized fragrance composition that is unique to the consumer. When the fragrance composition is a fragrance gel, the delivery form of the fragrance composition may have critical impacts on the sensory skin feels and how the fragrance ingredients are released. For each delivery form, the dosage amount may also have significant impacts on the same end results desired by the consumers. Because the optimized delivery form and dosage amount of a fragrance composition is dependent on the specific physical and chemical properties of the fragrance composition, formulating a method of delivering the fragrance composition is scientifically challenging. Preferably, the fragrance composition may have a viscosity ranging from about 500 cP to 4500 cP, preferably from about 1000 cP to 4000 cP, more preferably greater than 1200 cP and less than 3600 cP, most preferably from about 2000 cP to about 3500 cP, particularly preferably from about 2500 cP to about 3200 cP, most particularly preferably from about 2800 cP to about 3000 cP; wherein the viscosity is measured at room temperature at 30 RPM. The fragrance composition may be applied at least once a day, twice a day, or on a more frequent daily basis, during a treatment period. The fragrance composition may be applied onto keratin surfaces by using patches, droplet dispensing devices (nonlimiting examples are dropper bottles and pipette droppers), spray devices, diffusing devices, or other delivery devices. Droplet dispensing devices are preferred. When being applied onto keratin surfaces by using droplet dispensing devices, each application of the fragrance composition may comprise the step of dispensing a single droplet onto a single location of the keratin surface, dispensing multiple droplets onto a single location 23.42 of the keratin surface, dispensing multiple droplets onto multiple locations of the keratin surfaces, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the fragrance composition described herein is in the form of a skin lotion, clear lotion, milky lotion, cream, gel, foam, ointment, paste, emulsion, spray, conditioner, tonic, cosmetic, lipstick, foundation, nail polish, after-shave, or the like, which is intended to be left on the skin or other keratinous tissue for some aesthetic, prophylactic, therapeutic or other benefits (i.e., a “leave-on” composition or skincare composition). After applying the composition to the keratinous tissue (e.g., skin), it is preferably left on for a period of at least about 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, more preferably at least about 30 minutes, even more preferably at least about 1 hour, even more preferably for at least several hours, e.g., up to about 12 hours. Any part of the external portion of the human body, that is not sensitive may be applied with the fragrance compositions. Preferably, the fragrance gel may be applied onto the keratin surfaces in the form of droplet. Each droplet of the fragrance gel for such application may be at a dosage amount of greater than 0.01 gram and less than 0.48 gram, preferably at a dosage amount ranging from about 0.05 gram to about 0.4 gram, more preferably at a dosage amount ranging from about 0.1 gram to about 0.3 gram. Each application of the fragrance gel in the form of droplet onto keratin surfaces may comprise the step of administrating a single droplet onto a single location of the keratin surface, administrating multiple droplets onto a single location of the keratin surface, administrating multiple droplets onto multiple locations of the keratin surfaces, or combinations thereof. When being applied onto desired keratin surfaces in the form of droplet, the fragrance gel may be 1) directly administrated onto the desired keratin surface, 2) first applied to a finger, a palm, or an item with an application surface, then rubbed onto the desired keratin surface, 3) first directly administrated onto the desired keratin surface, then being spread by a finger, a 23.42 palm, or an application device, or 4) combinations thereof. Preferably, the fragrance gel is directly administrated onto the desired keratin surface. More preferably, the method of delivering the fragrance gel further comprises a step of spreading the fragrance gel by rubbing the administrated fragrance gel on the desired keratin surface. EXAMPLES Example 1: Fragrance Compositions The example compositions (Samples 1-15 in Tables 1-3, all ingredients amount were shown in their weight percentages relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition) were prepared as described below: Step 1: except for the gellant, all ingredients including the aqueous medium, alcohol, skin feel modifier, fragrance oil, and so on, were added one by one at room temperature and stirred at 2000 rpm under overhead propeller till a clear homogenous mixture was obtained. Step 2: the gellant powder was sprinkled into the resulting mixture of Step 1 while the speed was maintained at 2000 rpm. Step 3: the resulting mixture of Step 2 was then stirred at the reduced speed of 800 rpm till a gel was formed. The process described herein may be modified to adjust the mixing speed. The prepared sample gels were filled into a transparent container and stored for one week. An experienced evaluator then visually evaluated the samples under natural lighting and gave each sample a transparency score based on each sample’s profile. The formula viscosity was measured by Brookfield Viscometer (Spindle LV 4) at room temperature at 30 RPM. 23.42 The Fragrance Oils were measured to have a cLog P value of 4.2 for Fragrance Oil 1, 3.6 for Fragrance Oil 3, and 2.98 for Fragrance Oil 4. According to the obtained transparency scores, Samples 1, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15 all showed crystal-clear gels; Samples 4, 5, and 6 showed clear gels but were less clear than Samples 1, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15. Samples 2 and 13 were clear but they were regular hydroalcoholic solutions, not gels. Above gel visual properties showed Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6’s superiority (Samples 1 and 6) over other gellants such as Hydroxypropylcellulose (Sample 3), Carbomer (Samples 7 and 8), and Sodium Hyaluronate (Sample 12). The comparison of Samples 1 and 6 showed that when everything else was the same, the amount of the fragrance oil had impacts on the gel’s overall visual properties (Sample 1 was clearer than Sample 6). The crystal-clear gels (Samples 1, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15) were tested for viscosity (as shown in Tables 1, 2, and 3, respectively). Table 1: Fragrance Composition Samples CTFA name 1 2 3 4 5 6Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 1 1 1 1Gellant Hydroxypropylcellulose 1Glycerin 1.5 1.5 1.5 Polyol Pent lene Gl col 5 5 3 5 5 Alcohol 59.5 90 59.5 59.5 59.5 59.5 Solvent Water qs qs qs qs qs qs Transparency Score15 5 2 4 4 4.5 Viscosity (cP) 2900 The Transparent Score ranges from 0 to 5, where the score 5 means the most transparent and the score 0 means the least. 23.42 Table 2: Fragrance Compositions Samples CTFA name 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-61 1 1 1.8 s Example 2: Method of Using Fragrance Composition For fragrance intensity evaluations, a single droplet of each of Samples 1, 14, or 15 was dosed on blotter card. The panel of fragrance evaluators evaluated and graded the fragrance intensity (score from 0 to 5, with 0 meaning minimum odor intensity and 5 meaning strongest odor intensity), at time of 0 hour and after 6 hours air-dry at the bench table with minimum air flow at room temperature. For skin feel evaluations, a single-use test of each of samples 1, 14, and 15 was done on the panelist’s skin for overall liking (scored from 0-5 with 0 dislike at all, 5 as the like the best among these samples), right after the droplet was dosed on the skin and after the sample was dried down at room temperature. For all evaluations, the dosage amount was measured and recorded. All results were recorded in Table 4. 23.42 Table 3: Fragrance Compositions Samples CTFA name 1 14 15Gellant Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 1 0.5 1.2 5 3 5 5 5 .5 s 00 r, or at 1200 cP (Sample 14) or lower, the fragrance intensity and skin feel suffered inferior results; and when the formula viscosity was in appropriate range (Sample 1, at 2900 cP), the formula showed the fragrance intensity and skin feel. Also, for the same formula (Sample 1), the dosage amount also affected the end results: high dosage amount (0.48 gram per droplet) gave a better initial fragrance intensity score, but suffered inferior skill feel; low dosage amount (0.05 gram per droplet) showed better skin feel but the fragrance intensity, especially the longer term (t=6 hours) fragrance intensity, suffered; the appropriate dosage amount of 0.10 gram per droplet showed the best overall results of fragrance intensity and skin feel. Table 4: Visc Fragrance Intensity Skin Feel Sample # osity Dosage (cP) (gram) t=0 t=6 (hours) dry down 1 2900 5.0 3.3 2.5 2 1 2900 0.10 4.5 3.5 4.5 4.5 1 2900 0.05 4.4 2.8 3 3 14 1200 0.32 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 15 3600 0.06 4.0 3.0 2 1 Every document cited herein, including any cross referenced or related patent or application, is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety unless expressly excluded or otherwise limited. The citation of any document is not an admission that it is prior art with 23.42 respect to any invention disclosed or claimed herein or that it alone, or in any combination with any other reference or references, teaches, suggests, or discloses any such invention. Further, to the extent that any meaning or definition of a term in this document conflicts with any meaning or definition of the same term in a document incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assigned to that term in this document shall govern. While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of this invention.

Claims

23. 42 What is claimed is:

1. A fragrance composition comprising at least one gellant, at least one skin feel modifier, and at least one fragrance ingredient.

2. The fragrance composition of claim 1, wherein the fragrance composition is in the form of a transparent gel.

3. The fragrance composition of claim 2, wherein the transparent gel has a viscosity ranging from about 500 cP to about 4500 cP.

4. The fragrance composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one gellant comprises copolymers of Acryloyldimethyltaurate.

5. The fragrance composition of claim 1, wherein the total amount of at least one gellant is from about 0.001% to about 25%, by weight, relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition.

6. The fragrance composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one skin feel modifier comprise at least one polyol, at least one refreshing agent, at least one alkoxylated alcohol, at least one silicone emollient, or mixtures thereof.

7. The fragrance composition of claim 6, wherein the at least one skin feel modifier is present from about 0.1% to about 25% by weight, relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition.

8. The fragrance composition of claim 6, wherein the at least one silicone emollient comprises at least one silicone oil and at least one silicone wax.

9. The fragrance composition of claim 8, wherein the at least one silicone emollient is present from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of the fragrance composition.2 10. The fragrance composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one fragrance ingredient comprises at least one fragrance oil present from about 0.01% to about 40% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

11. A method for delivering the fragrance composition of claim 1, comprising a step of administering the fragrance composition onto a keratin surface in the form of droplet.

12. The method of Claim 11, wherein the fragrance composition in the form of droplet is administrated at a dosage for each droplet greater than 0.01 gram and less than 0.48 gram.

13. The method of Claim 12, comprising a step of directly administering the fragrance composition onto the keratin surface.

14. The method of Claim 12, comprising a step of first applying the fragrance composition to a finger, a palm, or an item with an application surface, then rubbing the fragrance composition onto the keratin surface.

15. The method of Claim 13, further comprising a step of spreading the administrated fragrance composition on the keratin surface.

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