Claims
- 1. An insect repellant composition comprising at least one fragrance capable of repelling insects and at least one non-fragrance insect repellant.
- 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the non-fragrance insect repellant is soluble with the fragrance.
- 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the fragrance and non-fragrance insect repellants are present in amounts sufficient to repel insects.
- 4. The composition of claim 3, wherein the composition is effective in repelling insects selected from the group consisting of house flies, mosquitoes, yellow jackets and ants.
- 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the fragrance is selected from the group consisting of salicylates, benzoates, lemon and orange oils, citronella oil, geraniol, terpineol, garlic oil, grapefruit oil, mints, southernwood, and tea tree oil, alone or in any combination.
- 6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the non-fragrance insect repellent is selected from the group consisting of DEET, DBP and DMP, alone or in any combination.
- 7. The composition of claim 6, wherein the non-fragrance insect repellant is DEET.
- 8. The composition of claim 7, wherein the DEET is present in a concentration range of about 1% to about 80% by weight of the composition.
- 9. The composition of claim 8, wherein the DEET is present in a concentration range of about 1% to about 50% by weight of the composition.
- 10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the DEET is present in a concentration range of about 1% to about 5% by weight of the composition.
- 11. An insect repellant composition comprising at least one fragrance capable of repelling insects, at least one non-fragrance insect repellant and an absorption substrate carrier.
- 12. The composition of claim 11, wherein the non-fragrance insect repellant is soluble with the fragrance.
- 13. The composition of claim 11, wherein the composition is effective in repelling insects selected from the group consisting of house flies, mosquitoes, yellow jackets and ants.
- 14. The composition of claim 11, wherein the fragrance is selected from the group consisting of salicylates, benzoates, lemon and orange oils, citronella oil, geraniol, terpineol, garlic oil, grapefruit oil, mints, southernwood, and tea tree oil, alone or in any combination.
- 15. The composition of claim 11, wherein the non-fragrance insect repellent is selected from the group consisting of DEET, DBP and DMP, alone or in any combination.
- 16. The composition of claim 11, wherein the absorption substrate carrier is selected from the group consisting of blotter paper, plastisol, gels, fabric, clay, wax, and plastic.
- 17. The composition of claim 16, wherein the absorption substrate carrier is PVC plastisol.
- 18. The composition of claim 16, wherein the absorption substrate carrier is a passive air freshener.
- 19. The composition of claim 17, wherein the non-fragrance insect repellant is DEET.
- 20. The composition of claim 19, wherein the DEET is present in a concentration from about 1% to about 80% by weight of the composition.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/896,972 filed Jun. 28, 2001, which application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09896972 |
Jun 2001 |
US |
Child |
10028597 |
Dec 2001 |
US |