ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A C2-C5 LOWER ALCOHOL, A CATIONIC ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, AND A FATTY COMPONENT CONTAINING FREE HYDROXYL GROUPS

摘要

Antimicrobial compositions are provided that include a hydroalcoholic solvent system comprising a lower C2-C5 alcohol and water; a cationic antimicrobial agent such as chlorhexidine gluconate; a fatty component containing at least one free hydroxyl group, such as a C12-C2I fatty alcohol, a C12-C21 fatty ester, a C12-C21 fatty ether, a C12-C2I fatty amide, and combinations thereof; and optionally an emollient ester such as diesters of bibasic acids and trimesters of citric acid. The compositions described herein display improved antimicrobial efficacy and improved cosmetic elegance.