Patent ID: 7871649
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: A01N,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. An antimicrobial composition for topical use comprising a quaternary ammonium benzethonium chloride compound present at a concentration of between 0.01 and 0.5% (w/w), a polyhexamethyl biguanide, an individual constituent of an essential oil present at a concentration of between 0.05 and 1.0 percent (w/w), and two or more zinc salts in an amount that reduces irritation, wherein the quaternary ammonium benzethonium chloride compound, the polyhexamethyl biguanide, and the individual constituent of an essential oil are present in amounts which exhibit synergistic antimicrobial activity, and wherein the polyhexamethyl biguanide is present at a concentration of between 0.1 to 2.0% w/w.