Patent ID: 9655939
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A01N,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Claim:
1. An antimicrobial and/or antiviral composition for administration to the surface of human skin, the composition comprising: an essential oil portion; a volatile liquid carrier in an amount that is effective to provide for a majority of the composition to evaporate after dispersal onto the surface; water; chlorhexidine gluconate present in an amount of about 1% by volume based on the total volume of the composition; wherein the amount of the volatile liquid carrier is from about 60% to about 75% by volume based on the total volume of the antimicrobial and/or antiviral composition; and wherein the essential oil portion comprises orange oil in an amount between about 5% and 15% by volume based on the total volume of the composition; wherein, after administering the composition to the surface of human skin, the composition demonstrates residual antimicrobial activity when maintained at 20° C. such that, four hours after the administration of the composition to the surface of human skin, the composition provides >99.99% reduction of