Patent ID: 6753305
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A01N,C11D

Abstract:
A method of disinfecting a hard-surface comprising the step of:contacting said surface with a cleaning wipe impregnated with a composition comprising: (a) cinnamon oil and/or an active thereof wherein said cinnamon oil is selected from the group consisting of: cinnamic acid (C6H5CH&boxH;CHCOOH; 3-phenyl-2-propenoic acid); cinnamyl aldehyde (C6H5CH&boxH;CHCHO; 3-phenyl-2-propenal); cinnamyl alcohol (C6H5CH&boxH;CHCH2OH; 3-phenyl-2-propen-1-ol); dehydro-cinnamyl aldehyde; amyl cinnamyl aldehyde; hexyl cinnamyl aldehyde; hexyl cinnamyl aldehyde; a-n-butyl cinnamyl aldehyde and mixtures thereof; and (b) from 0.01% to 5.0% by weight of an organic acid or a salt thereof or a mixture thereof.