Sporicidal hand sanitizing lotion

摘要

A stable, sporicidal hand sanitizer formulation is described. The formulation is a lotion including peracetic acid and one or more short chain alcohols. The lotion demonstrates an extended presence of active PAA and is capable of achieving a total kill of a bacteria in less than about 10 minutes contact time and more particularly, in about 2 minutes contact time.

主权项

1. A sporicidal hand sanitizer lotion composition in a stable emulsion form, the composition consisting of:
at least one carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, propionic acid, citric acid and glutaric acid; at least one peroxycarboxylic acid; hydrogen peroxide; at least one nonionic surfactant; at least one skin conditioning agent; at least one fragrance; water; and optionally one or more skin treatment compounds, ant-irritant compounds, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, thickening agents, solubilizers, emulsifiers, or emollients or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more skin treatment compounds is selected from the group consisting of allantoin, trioctanoin, niacinamide, methyl sulphone and lactose, wherein after a storage period of 12 months the composition does not separate into different phases and achieves a total kill of a spore forming bacteria in less than about 10 minutes contact time.