The present invention relates to a heating or warming composition that may bedelivered orally or to the skin or mucous membranes. The composition containsa warming agent in combination with a cooling agent. The warming agent andcooling agent may be provided in one composition or they may be providedseparately in distinct formulations separated over time or geographically. Thepresent invention also extends to methods of providing a heating sensation aswell as to products for oral or skin or mucous membrane delivery that containsuch a warming composition or that contain a warming agent in combination witha cooling agent. Such products include food products, beverages, chewing gums,confections, cosmetics, lotions, creams and the like containing such a warmingcomposition.
