MILD ANTIMICROBIAL LIQUID CLEANSING FORMULATIONS COMPRISING HYDROXY ACID BUFFERING COMPOUND OR COMPOUNDS AS POTENTIATOR OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTIVENESS

摘要

The present invention relates to liquid skin cleansing compositions comprising (1) mild surfactant systems; (2) 0.5 % to 9 % by wt. of a hydroxy carboxylic compound or compounds which buffer the pH of the composition; and (3) 1 % to 99 % water to potentiate the bactericidal activity. In a second embodiment of the invention, the buffering compound or compounds potentiates antibacterial effect in compositions already containing an antibacterial agent.