Deodorant perfume composition comprising essential oils for masking an acid odour

摘要

The invention relates to a deodorant perfume composition enabled to mask an acid odor, said odor comprising one or more components selected from hydroxyalkynyl carboxylic acids having 5 to 8 carbon atoms and alkenyl carboxylic acids having 5 to 8 carbon atoms and one double bond comprising: (I) at least one kind or more selected from compounds or essential oils of which aroma is excellent in both of the masking and harmonizing effects to the acid odor; and at least one kind or more selected from compounds or essential oils of which aroma is excellent in the masking effect but neutral in the harmonizing effect to the acid odor. The application likewise refers to a deodorant composition and an external preparation composition, comprising the deodorant perfume composition and a method of inhibiting the acid body odor, by application of (A) at least one kind or more selected from compounds or essential oils that are excellent in both of masking and harmonizing effects; (B) at least one kind or more selected from compounds or essential oils that are excellent in the masking effect but neutral in the harmonizing effect (C) as needs arise, at least one kind or more selected from compounds or essential oils that exhibit neither the masking effect nor the harmonizing effect.