Personal Cleansing Compositions And Methods Of Stabilizing The Microbiome

Abstract

A personal wash composition which provides an effective antimicrobial benefit against fungi, gram positive and gram negative bacteria, which composition comprises: a) from 0.1% to 10 wt % betaine surfactant, b) from 0.1% to 5.0 wt % lactic acid, c) from 0.1% to 20 wt % polyhydric C2-C6 alcohol, d) from 0% to 10 wt % alkyl polyethoxy carboxylate of the formula RO(CH2CH2O)kCH2COO−M+ wherein R is a C8-C22 alkyl, k is an integer from 0 to 20, and M is a soluble salt-forming cation, e) from 0% to 10 wt % alkyl polyethoxy amides of the formula RO(CH2CH2O)kCH2CONH2 wherein R is a C8-C22 alkyl, k is an integer from 0 to 20, f) >8 wt % alkyl ether sulphate, g) water, h) a pH of 3.8-4.5, i) 10-20 wt % total surfactant, j) from 0.1 to 10 wt % metal salt.

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