Improvements in or relating to organic compositions

Abstract

Provided is an improved liquid composition for the treatment of surfaces, preferably the skin and / or hair in order to provide a cleaning and / or sanitizing effect thereto, which necessarily comprises: one or more detersive surfactants selected from anionic, nonionic, cationic, and amphoteric surfactants; a first biocidal constituent(s) which provide a biocidal effect in conjunction with at least one or more second biocidal constituent(s) selected from benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and salts thereof or farnesol, one or more pH adjusting constituents, optionally one or more organic solvents, hydrotropes, and further additive constituents, and water. In preferred embodiments the hydrotrope and / or organic solvents are desirably excluded from the compositions, and the composition is thickened. The compositions are particularly useful as a hand wash composition, body wash or shampoo.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to improved surface treatment compositions and methods of treating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to improved liquid compositions for treating skin and / or hair to provide cleansing and / or disinfecting benefits to the skin and / or hair, and to methods of achieving such cleansing and / or disinfecting benefits. Background technique [0002] A number of liquid compositions containing one or more surfactants have been proposed in the prior art for cleaning surfaces, especially skin surfaces and hair, in order to remove dirt and / or microorganisms from such surfaces. Such compositions are well known and widely used and are commonly referred to as "liquid soap", "liquid hand soap", "shampoo", "body wash", "body wash" and "bath soap". The above compositions are also frequently available as "light duty" liquid dishwashing detergent compositions, however, such compositions are marketed primarily f...

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Problems solved by technology

The introduction of such biocides is a technical issue which requires careful formulation in order to ensure that when the surfactant(s) and the biocide(s) are mixed into a liquid composition, their beneficial effects are improper derogation

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