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US 6,723,689 B1Granted
Emollient alcohol skin disinfecting formulation
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsMinh Quang Hoang, Donald Edward Hunt
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Abstract
An antimicrobial composition comprising an alcohol in an amount from about 60 to about 95 weight percent of the total composition, a preservative, a cationic cellulose polymer thickening agent, a moisturizer and/or, a cationic emulsifier, and water in an amount from about 6 to about 30 weight percent. The skin disinfecting formulation will not irritate, dry or crack the skin and will provide antimicrobial effectiveness to the skin.
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An antimicrobial composition comprising:
- a) an alcohol in an amount from about 60 to about 95 weight percent of the total composition;
- b) a preservative in an amount from about 0.001 to about 5.0 weight percent of the total composition;
- c) a thickening agent in an amount from about 0.01 to about 3 weight percent of the total composition wherein said thickening agent is a cationic cellulose polymer;
- d) a moisturizer and/or emollient in an amount from about 0.005 to about 5.0 weight percent of the total composition;
- e) a cationic emulsifier in an amount from about 0.01 to about 3 weight percent of the total composition
- f) water in an amount from about 6 to about 30 weight percent.
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An antimicrobial composition comprising:
- a) an alcohol in an amount from about 60 to about 95 weight percent of the total composition;
- b) a preservative in an amount from about 0.001 to about 5.0 weight percent of the total composition wherein said preservative is one or more of the compounds selected from the group consisting of parachlorometaxylenol, phenoxy ethanol, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine diacetate, hexetidine, and triclosan;
- c) a thickening agent in an amount from about 0.01 to about 3 weight percent of the total composition wherein said thickening agent is a cationic cellulose polymer;
- d) a cationic emulsifier in an amount from about 0.01 to about 3 weight percent of the total composition;
- e) a moisturizer and/or emollient in an amount from about 0.005 to about 5.0 weight percent of the total composition wherein said moisturizer and/or emollient is one or more of the compounds selected from the group consisting of mineral oil, dimethicone, glycerin, isopropyl palmitate, propylene glycol, petrolatum, and squalane;
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- f) water in an amount from about 6 to about 30 weight percent.
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