A STUDY ON MAKING OF ORGANIC ROOM FRESHENER & DIFFUSERS FOR HOTELS

A STUDY ON MAKING OF ORGANIC ROOM FRESHENER & DIFFUSERS FOR HOTELS

MS. ABHA P. BANSOD

Assistant Professor

Tuli college of Hotel Management

Near Koradi Octroi Naka

Bokhara road,  Nagpur-441111

INTRODUCTION

AIR FRESHENER :

An air freshener is a product that typically emits fragrance to eliminates unpleasant odour in a room. It contain different ingredients such as aerosol propellant , fragrance ,and solvent such as 2 – butoxyethanol , mineral oil and glycol ether , which neutralise unpleasant odour . Air freshener are consumer product that typically emits fragrance . The first modern air freshener was introduce in 1948.

ORGANIC ROOM (AIR) FRESHENER :

Fragrances have been used to mask odours since antiquity . A variety of compound have been used over the past two millennia for their abilities to create pleasant aromas or eliminates unpleasant odours.

The first modern air freshener was introduced in 1948. Its functions was based on a military technology for dispensing insecticides and adapted into a pressurized spray using a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellent.   The product delivered a fine mist of aroma compound that would remain suspended in the air for an extended period of time . This type of product became the industry standard and air freshener sales experienced tremendous growth . In the 1950s , many companies began to add chemicals that counteract odours to their fragrance formulas. These chemicals , intended to neutralise or destroy odours , included unsaturated esters, pre- polymers and long-0 chain aldehydes.

In the 1980s , the air fresheners market shifted aways from aerosols ,due to concern over the destruction of the ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) . Many other air freshener delivery methods have become popular since , included under the seat wafer air freshener , scented candles , res diffusers, pot puri , and heat release products.