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US 11,998,767 B2Granted
Hand sanitizers with improved aesthetics and skin-conditioning to encourage compliance with hand hygiene guidelines
AssigneeGOJO Industries, Inc.
InventorsAmanda J. Copeland, Jessica Rae Tittl, Abel Saud
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Abstract
Hand sanitizers are provided with improved aesthetics and skin-conditioning effects, such that healthcare workers and others subject to high frequency hand hygiene requirements are encouraged to comply with said requirements. The hand sanitizers provide excellent antimicrobial efficacy and skin conditioning benefits that actually increase with increased frequency of use. The sanitizing compositions are hydroalcoholic, and contain a synergistic combination of skin-conditioning agents.
Claims8
A handwash composition consisting of:
- at least 10 wt. % of one or more C1-6 alcohols;
- an amount up to 0.5 wt. % of avenanthramides;
- an amount up to 0.3 wt. % of niacinamide;
- from 0.002 to 4 wt. % of PEG-12 dimethicone, PEG-10 dimethicone, PEG-8 dimethicone, or combinations thereof;
- and
- from 0.005 to 1 wt. % of one or more deposition enhancers selected from the group consisting of polyolprepolymer-2, polyolprepolymer-14, and polyolprepolymer-15;
- optionally, less than 1 wt. % of one or more skin conditioners selected from the group consisting of aloe, vitamin E, and straight chain diols;
- optionally, glycerin;
- optionally, one or more essential oils;
- optionally, one or more moisturizing esters selected from the group consisting of cetyl myristate, cetyl myristoleate, and other cetyl esters, diisopropyl sebacate, and isopropyl myristate;
- and
- water,
- wherein each wt. % is based upon the total weight of the composition.
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