Disinfectant or antiseptic composition comprising at least one terpene alcohol and at least one bactericidal acidic surfactant, and use of such a mixture

A disinfectant or antiseptic cleansing composition which possesses bactericidal activity both on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, said composition being free of quaternary ammonium compounds and comprising

• (i) at least one terpene alcohol and
• (ii) at least one bactericidal acidic surfactant in acidic or partially neutralized form of formulae (B) and (C), ##STR2## wherein R is a C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 alkyl group, m is 2 or 3 and n is an integer between 1 and 20.

A disinfectant or antiseptic cleansing composition which possesses bactericidal activity both on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, said composition being free of quaternary ammonium compounds and comprising

• (i) from 2 to 90% by weight of at least one terpene alcohol or of a mixture of at least one terpene alcohol with at least one terpene hydrocarbon,
• (ii) from 2 to 50% by weight of a bactericidal acidic surfactant in acidic or partially neutralized form selected from alkyl polyether carboxylic acids, alkenyl polyether carboxylic acids, alkylaryl polyether carboxylic acids and phosphoric esters of an alkoxylated nonionic surfactant,
• (iii) the balance being water.