Skin treatment composition

摘要

The invention is in the field of skin hygiene, especially hand hygiene and/or hand soap compositions. It remains to be desired to prepare skin hygiene compositions having a high anti-microbial effect, even with a low dosage of anti-microbial essential oils. It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a skin hygiene composition, having good anti-microbial properties, at low levels of essential oil. Surprisingly it has been found that composition comprising a low amount of at least two essential oils and a polymer provides improved hygiene efficacy.

主权项

1. A method of providing an anti-microbial effect to skin comprising the steps of
(i) applying a composition to the skin comprising
(a) a polymer A selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid and poly ethylene oxide, said poly ethylene oxide having a molecular mass greater than 2×104 D, and(b) at least two essential oils selected from eugenol, thymol and terpineol, wherein a mixture of thymol and terpineol is required, and (ii) waiting for at least 15 seconds before rinsing the product from the skin.