Skin disinfecting formulations

• US 5,629,006 A
• Filed: 09/28/1995
• Issued: 05/13/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Original Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Inventors: Pazos, Anne M., Miles, Scott D., Hoang, Minh Q., Khan, Mohammed A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kishore, Gollamuei S.
• Application Number:
  US08/535,592
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 424/401, 424/405, 422/1, 422/28, 252/106
• US Class Current: 424/405
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 2300/00 Combinations or mixtures of active ingredients covered by classes A01N27/00 - A01N65/48 with other active or formulation relevant ingredients, e.g. specific carrier materials or surfactants, covered by classes A01N25/00 - A01N65/48
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/30 characterised by the surfactants
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 31/02 Acyclic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 55/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing organic compounds containing elements other than carbon, hydrogen, halogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur containing organo-phosphorus compounds A01N57/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 17/00 Drugs for dermatological disorders

Abstract

A skin disinfecting formulation for use as a skin washing agent, comprising an alcohol, a block copolymer, a foaming surfactant, an emulsifier, a cleaning agent, a polyalkylene glycol, an emollient and water. The skin disinfecting formulation will not irritate the skin and will provide antimicrobial effectiveness to the skin.

Claims

1. A skin disinfecting formulation comprising:

(a) an alcohol in an amount from about 50 to about 80 weight percent of the total composition;

(b) a polyalkylaneoxide dimethylsiloxane copolymer in an amount from about 0.02 to about 5 weight percent of the total composition;

(c) a lauramidorpropyl betaine, a fatty acid alkanolamide, an ammonium lauryl sulfosuccinate, or an amphoteric surfactant in an amount from about 5 to about 25 weight percent of the total composition;

(d) ethoxylated lanolin in an amount from about 1 to about 5 weight percent;

(e) nonylphenoxy polyethylenoxy alcohol or ethoxylated linear fatty alcohols in an amount from about 1 to about 10 weight percent;

(f) a polyalkylene glycol in an amount from about 0.5 to about 5.0 weight percent of the total composition;

(g) a moisturizer and/or emollient selected from the group consisting of polyols and cetylethers in an amount from about 0.05 to about 5.0 weight percent of the total composition; and

(h) water in an amount from about 6 to about 30 weight percent of the total composition.

2. The skin disinfecting formulation of claim 1 further comprising:

(i) a thickening agent in an amount from about 0.01 to about 3 weight percent of the total composition wherein said thickening agent is selected from the group consisting of poly(oxpropylene) poly-(oxyethylene) condensates, hydroxypyopyl methylcelluloses and carbopol polymers.

3. The skin disinfecting formulation of claim 1 further comprising:

(i) a preservative in an amount from about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent of the total composition.

4. The skin disinfecting formulation of claim 1 wherein said alcohol is ethanol or isopropanol.

5. The skin disinfecting formulation of claim 3 wherein said preservative is parachlorometaxylenol, hexetidine or bis-biguanides.

6. The skin disinfecting formulation of claim 1 further comprising an acid to adjust the pH in the range of from about 5 to about 8.

7. The skin disinfecting formulations of claim 6 wherein said acid is hydrochloric acid, citric acid or phosphoric acid.