SYNERGISTIC WATER SOLUBLE PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITIONS OF BIOCIDAL MIXTURES

Abstract: A water soluble preservative admixture of biocidal compounds for addition to commercial use compositions at predetermined use levels, and uniformly distributed therein, to provide long-time synergistic biocidal activity against a wide range of fungi and both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, which comprises powders of (a) one or more methylol compounds, or their equivalents, and (b) iodopropynyl alcohol, or its ester, carmabate or ether derivative thereof, in a weight ratio of (a):(b) of 100:1 to 2000:1.

Description: SYNERGISTIC WATER SOLUBLE PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITIONS OF BIOCIDAL MIXTURES BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a water soluble preservative admixture for addition to commercial use formulations to provide long time synergistic biocidal activity therein, and, more particularly, to admixtures of a methylol compound and an iodopropynyl compound, in predetermined weight ratios of 100:1 to 2000:1. 2. Description of the Prior Art Combinations of antimicrobial agents have been developed in the prior art in order to: (1) produce a biochemical synergism; (2) broaden the antimicrobial spectrum of activity of each agent; (3) increase water solubility for the admixture; (4) minimize the toxicity or irritation of a given agent to the host; and (5) minimize physical and chemical incompatibilities. True biological synergism exists when two agents, when combined, require lesser amounts of the agents to bring about the same inhibitory or cidal effect than either single agent alone. While synergistic interaction for two or more antimicrobial agents does produce more than merely an additive effect in the resultant biological activity, in most cases the mechanism of such synergism remains a mystery. 8 - 2 - M. Rosen et al., in U.S. Patent 4,844,891, for example, described a preservative admixture of (a) a formaldehyde donor and (b) a halopropynyl compound, in a weight ratio of (a) : (b) of 50:1 to 1:1, preferably 30:1 to 2:1, and, most preferably, 20:1 to 10:1, as providing fungicidal activity for 1-3 days in commercial use formulations. However, Rosen observed that when the ratio of (a) : (b) in the concentrate exceeded 50:1 (System No. 16 in Table 1, a ratio of 73.33), the preservative composition was ineffective in providing biocidal protection in the use formulations. Thus a relatively large amount of the halopropynyl compound was required by Rosen to provide significant biocidal activity in the use composition. In such admixtures, although the formaldehyde donor is water soluble, the halopropynyl compound is substantially insoluble in water. Therefore it was difficult for Rosen to uniformly distribute his admixture throughout the use composition. For these and other reasons, it is desired to provide a new and improved water soluble preservative admixture of such biocidal compounds which requires relatively little of the water insoluble and expensive halopropynyl compound, and that also provides effective synergistic protection in use formulations against a wide range of fungi and bacteria at different use levels over a long period of time. A feature of the present invention is the provision of an admixture concentrate which is water soluble and which therefore can be uniformly distributed in use compositions at a predetermined use level. Another feature herein is the provision of a preservative admixture which exhibits a long term synergistic biocidal activity against wide range of fungi and both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria in the use compositions. Still another feature of this invention is the provision of a water soluble preservative admixture for personal care compositions in the form of a solution, lotion, gel, emulsion, emulsifiable concentrate, suspension, slurry or cream. These and other objects and features of the invention will be made apparent from the following more particular description of the invention. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION What has been discovered is a water soluble preservative composition for addition to commercial use compositions at predetermined use levels, and uniformly distributed therein, which provides long term synergistic biocidal activity against a wide range of fungi and both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The composition of the invention comprises an admixture of powders of (a) a methylol compound, or their equivalent, and (b) iodopropynyl alcohol, or its ester, carbamate or ether derivative thereof, in a weight ratio of (a) : (b) of 100:1 to 2000:1, preferably 200:1 to 500:1. Commercial use compositions containing about 0.01 to 2% by weight of the composition of the invention also are provided therein. Such use compositions contain an iodopropynyl compound in an amount of about 0.5 to 10 ppm, to provide the desired antifungal activity, and a methylol compound, or equivalent thereof, in an amount of at least 250 ppm, to provide the desired antibacterial activity. In another embodiment of the invention the composition also includes propylene glycol or 1,3-butylene glycol. 8 - 4 - DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention is based upon the discoveries that in a predetermined admixture of (a) a methylol compound, or its equivalent, and (b) an iodopropynyl compound: (1) Iodopropynyl compounds are substantially water insoluble at weight ratios of (a) : (b) of less than 100; accordingly, at weight ratios below 100:1, it is difficult to uniformly distribute the iodopropynyl compound in aqueous use compositions, particularly in creams, gels and the like. In this invention, the admixtures are used at a weight ratio of (a) : (b) of 100:1 to 2000:1, which are water soluble in all use compositions at conventional use levels. (2) Effective synergistic biocidal activity is achieved for admixtures having a weight ratio of (a) : (b) of 100:1 to 2000:1. Such admixtures have a Synergistic Index (SI) value approaching zero (maximum synergism) for a wide range of organisms. In contrast, admixtures with (a) : (b) ratios below 100:1, e.g. 10:1 to 50:1, are much less synergistic, and are active with only a narrower range of organisms. (3) Preservative activity for use compositions is achieved most effectively with an admixture wt. ratio of 100:1 to 2000:1 at use levels of 0.05 to 2% by weight of the finished product. In this amount, the iodopropynyl compound is present in an amount of only 0.5-10 ppm, which significantly reduces the cost and toxicity of the use composition. The methylol compound also is present in an amount of at least 250 ppm. The experimental results upon which these discoveries are based are described below. In these examples, the (a) methylol compound may be selected from diazolidinyl urea (GERMALL® II) N-[l,3-bis(hydroxy- methyl)-2,5-dioxo-4-imidazolidinyl]-N,N'-bis(hydroxy- methyl) urea, imidurea (GERMALL® 115) , 8 - 5 - l , 3-dimethylol-5 , 5-dimethyl hydantoin (DMDMH) , sodium hydroxymethylg lye inate (SUTTOCIDE® A) , glycine anhydride dimethylol (GADM) , dimethylhydroxymethyl pyrazole, (1- (3-chloroallyl) -3 , 5 , 7-triaza-l-azoniaadamantane chloride (a methylol equivalent) , l, 3 , 5- (trishydroxy- ethyl) hexahydrotriazine, or hydroxymethyl pyrrolidone; and the (b) iodopropynyl compound is iodopropynyl alcohol (IPGA) or 3-iodo-2-propynylbutyl carbamate (IPBC) . 1. WATER SOLUBILITY The water solubility or insolubility of admixtures of several methylol compounds with IPBC as 1% aqueous solutions is shown in Tables A through C below. These results demonstrate that admixtures having a ratio of 50:1 or 20:1 are insoluble in water whereas at ratios of 100:1 to 2000:1 the admixtures are soluble in water. 2. SYNERGISM Tables 1 through 14 below demonstrate the very effective synergistic interaction between compounds "a" and "b" against a broad range of fungi and both gram- negative and gram-positive bacteria. The following organisms were tested: ATCC Organism Number Inoculum Concentration Ps. aeruginosa (PSA)* 9027 2.1 x 10 6 CFU/gm of Product E. coli (ECOLI)* 8739 4.7 x 10 5 CFU/gm of Product Staph. aureus (SA)** 6538 1.6 x 10 6 CFU/gm of Product Ps. cepacia (PC)* 25416 1.6 x 10 6 CFU/gm of Product C. albicans (CAN)*** 10231 8.0 x 10 4 CFU/gm of Product A. niger (AN)*** 16404 2.7 x 10 5 CFU/gm of Product Table D below lists the static (MIC) and cidal activities of several antimicrobial agents in ppm. These activities are used to calculate the Synergism Index (SI) of admixtures of the present invention. * gram-negative bacteria ** gram-positive bacteria *** fungi TABLE D Static (MIC) and Cidal Activities of Several Antimicrobial Compounds (Static/Cidal Concentrations in ppm) The Synergism Index was determined by the same mathematical treatment of such data described by Kull et al. in Applied Microbiology £,538-541 (1961) using the following relationship: Synergism Index (SI) = Q_ A + Q B where: 1. Q a = The quantity of Compound a acting alone, producing an endpoint. 2. Q b = The quantity of Compound b acting alone, producing and endpoint. 3. Q A = The quantity of Compound A in mixture, producing an endpoint. 4. Q B = The quantity of Compound B in mixture, producing an endpoint. When SI is equal to 1, a mere additive effect of the components in the mixture is indicated; when SI is less than 1, synergism has occurred; and when SI is greater than 1 it indicates antagonism of the two components. According to this well known method of measuring synergism, the quantity of each component in the various mixtures is compared with the quantity of pure component that is required to reach the same endpoint or to produce the same microbiological effect as the mixture. TABLE 1 Use Level Organism -B- SI 200 1600 0.125 249.9 0.16 100 1600 0.125 249.9 0.16 1200 1600 0.125 249.9 0.16 1800 1250 0.125 249.9 0.20 100 15000 0.125 249.9 0.02 100 3200 0.125 249.9 0.08 Use Level Organism Q a O b -B- SI Use Level Organism Q. -2A- -2B- SI 200 1600 0.5 999.5 0.63 100 1600 0.5 999.5 0.63 1200 1600 0.5 999.5 0.63 1800 1250 0.5 999.5 0.80 100 15000 0.5 999.5 0.07 100 3200 0.5 999.5 0.32 TABLE 1 fCONT) Use Level Organism -a- iβ- SI 0.40% SA 200 1600 2 3998 2.51 ECOLI 100 1600 2 3998 2.52 PSA 1200 1600 2 3998 2.50 PC 1800 1250 2 3998 3.20 CAN 100 15000 2 3998 0.29 AN 100 3200 2 3998 1.27 8 - 11 - TABLE 2 Use Level Organism Q a Q b 2 A Q B SI 200 1600 0.25 249.8 0.16 100 1600 0.25 249.8 0.16 1200 1600 0.25 249.8 0.16 1800 1250 0.25 249.8 0.20 100 15000 0.25 249.8 0.02 100 3200 0.25 249.8 0.08 Use Level Organism Q a ^ B- SI 499.5 0.31 499.5 0.32 499.5 0.31 499.5 0.40 499.5 0.04 499.5 0.16 TABLE 2 rCQNT) Use Level Organism Q a Q b A _ -^B- SI 200 1600 2 1998 1.26 100 1600 2 1998 1.27 1200 1600 2 1998 1.25 1800 1250 2 1998 1.60 100 15000 2 1998 0.15 100 3200 2 1998 0.64 TABLE 10 500:1 Wt. Ratio GERMALL® II/IPBC -2B- SI 99.8 0.06 99.8 0.06 99.8 0.06 99.8 0.08 99.8 0.01 99.8 0.03 ■ 5B- SI 249.5 0.16 249.5 0.16 249.5 0.16 249.5 0.20 249.5 0.02 249.5 0.08 Use Level Organism Q a Q^ -2B- SI 499 0.32 499 0.32 499 0.31 499 0.40 499 0.04 499 0.17 88 - 14 - TABLE 3 f CONT . Use Level Organism iβ- SI 0.20% SA 200 1600 4 1996 1.27 ECOLI 100 1600 4 1996 1.29 PSA 1200 1600 4 1996 1.25 PC 1800 1250 4 1996 1.60 CAN 100 15000 4 1996 0.17 AN 100 3200 4 1996 0.66 Use Level Organism -a- -2b- -2A- ^B- SI 0.40% SA 200 1600 8 3992 2.54 ECOLI 100 1600 8 3992 2.58 PSA 1200 1600 8 3992 2.50 PC 1800 1250 8 3992 3.20 CAN 100 15000 8 3992 0.35 AN 100 3200 8 3992 1.33 TABLE 4 Use Level Organism *B- SI 0.025% SA 200 1600 1.25 248.75 0.16 ECOLI 100 1600 1.25 248.75 0.17 PSA 1200 1600 1.25 248.75 0.16 PC 1800 1250 1.25 248.75 0.20 CAN 100 15000 1.25 248.75 0.03 AN 100 3200 1.25 248.75 0.09 Use Level Organism -~b- ' - SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 2.5 497.5 0.32 ECOLI 100 1600 2.5 497.5 0.34 PSA 1200 1600 2.5 497.5 0.31 PC 1800 1250 2.5 497.5 0.40 CAN 100 15000 2.5 497.5 0.06 AN 100 3200 2.5 497.5 0.18 Use Level Organism -2A- SI 0.10? SA 200 1600 5 995 0.65 ECOLI 100 1600 5 995 0.67 PSA 1200 1600 5 995 0.63 PC 1800 1250 5 995 0.80 CAN 100 15000 5 995 0.12 AN 100 3200 5 995 0.36 TABLE 4 fCONT) Use Level Organism Q. <B- SI 200 1600 10 1990 1.29 100 1600 10 1990 1.34 1200 1600 10 1990 1.25 1800 1250 10 1990 1.60 100 15000 10 1990 0.23 100 3200 10 1990 0.72 Use Level Organism P.. Q h Q- _Q B- SI 200 1600 20 3980 2.59 100 1600 20 3980 2.69 1200 1600 20 3980 2.50 1800 1250 20 3980 3.20 100 15000 20 3980 0.47 100 3200 20 3980 1.44 Use Level Organism Q. SI 200 1600 25 4975 3.23 100 1600 25 4975 3.36 1200 1600 25 4975 3.13 1800 1250 25 4975 3.99 100 15000 25 4975 0.58 100 3200 25 4975 1.80 TABLE 5 Use Level Organism 'a- -2_ -2A- SI 200 1600 2.5 248 0.17 100 1600 2.5 248 0.18 1200 1600 2.5 248 0.16 1800 1250 2.5 248 0.20 100 15000 2.5 248 0.04 100 3200 2.5 248 0.10 Use Level Organism -2b- -2B- SI 200 1600 5 495 0.33 100 1600 5 495 0.36 1200 1600 5 495 0.31 1800 1250 5 495 0.40 100 15000 5 495 0.08 100 3200 5 495 0.20 Use Level Organism Q a b Q A Q B si 200 1600 10 990 0.67 100 1600 10 990 0.72 1200 1600 10 990 0.63 1800 1250 10 990 0.80 100 15000 10 990 0.17 100 3200 10 990 0.41 TABLE 5 (CONT . Use Level Organism -2b- -2A- -2B- Sl 0.20% SA 200 1600 20 1980 1.34 ECOLI 100 1600 20 1980 1.44 PSA 1200 1600 20 1980 1.25 PC 1800 1250 20 1980 1.60 CAN 100 15000 20 1980 0.33 AN 100 3200 20 1980 0.82 TABLE 6 Use Level Organism 'a- SI 0.025% SA 200 1600 5 245 0.18 ECOLI 100 1600 5 245 0.20 PSA 1200 1600 5 245 0.16 PC 1800 1250 5 245 0.20 CAN 100 15000 5 245 0.07 AN 100 3200 5 245 0.13 Use Level Organism -a- SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 10 490 0.36 ECOLI 100 1600 10 490 0.41 PSA 1200 1600 10 490 0.31 PC 1800 1250 10 490 0.40 CAN 100 15000 10 490 0.13 AN 100 3200 10 490 0.25 Use Level Organism -2b- SI 0.10% SA 200 1600 20 980 0.71 ECOLI 100 1600 20 980 0.81 PSA 1200 1600 20 980 0.63 PC 1800 1250 20 980 0.80 CAN 100 15000 20 980 0.27 AN 100 3200 20 980 0.51 TABLE 7 Use Level Organism ■ Sb- -AB- SI 0.025% SA 200 1600 12.5 237.5 0.21 ECOLI 100 1600 12.5 237.5 0.27 PSA 1200 1600 12.5 237.5 0.16 PC 1800 1250 12.5 237.5 0.20 CAN 100 15000 12.5 237.5 0.14 AN 100 3200 12.5 237.5 0.20 Use Level Organism ■ Λb- SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 25 475 0.42 ECOLI 100 1600 25 475 0.55 PSA 1200 1600 25 475 0.32 PC 1800 1250 25 475 0.39 CAN 100 15000 25 475 0.28 AN 100 3200 25 475 0.40 Use Level Organism -δb- SI 0.10% SA 200 1600 50 950 0.84 ECOLI 100 1600 50 950 1.09 PSA 1200 1600 50 950 0.64 PC 1800 1250 50 950 0.79 CAN 100 15000 50 950 0.56 AN 100 3200 50 950 0.80 TABLE 7 rCONT. Use Level Organism 0_ a Q b A _ *B- SI 200 1600 100 1900 1.69 100 1600 100 1900 2.19 1200 1600 100 1900 1.27 1800 1250 100 1900 1.58 100 15000 100 1900 1.13 100 3200 100 1900 1.59 Use Level Organism Q a Q b Q_ A -B- SI 200 1600 200 4800 4.00 100 1600 200 4800 5.00 1200 1600 200 4800 3.17 1800 1250 200 4800 3.95 100 15000 200 4800 2.32 100 3200 200 4800 3.50 Use Level Organism -2, Qb- -2A- -2B- SI 200 1600 250 4750 4.22 100 1600 250 4750 5.47 1200 1600 250 4750 3.18 1800 1250 250 4750 3.94 100 15000 250 4750 2.82 100 3200 250 4750 3.98 TABLE 8 TABLE 8 fCONT. Use Level Organism -2b- A- SI 0.40% SA 200 1600 2 ECOLI 100 800 2 PSA 1200 1600 2 PC 1800 1600 2 CAN 100 16000 2 AN 100 16000 2 Use Level Organism -Sb- — A- B- SI 0.50% SA 200 1600 2.5 4997.5 3.14 ECOLI 100 800 2.5 4997.5 6.27 PSA 1200 1600 2.5 4997.5 3.13 PC 1800 1600 2.5 4997.5 3.12 CAN 100 16000 2.5 4997.5 0.34 AN 100 16000 2.5 4997.5 0.34 TABLE 9 TABLE 9 fCONT. TABLE 10 Use Level Organism ■Sa- -Qb- -H- SI 0.25% SA 200 1600 0.5 249.5 0.16 ECOLI 100 800 0.5 249.5 0.32 PSA 1200 1600 0.5 249.5 0.16 C 1800 1600 0.5 249.5 0.16 CAN 100 16000 0.5 249.5 0.02 AN 100 16000 0.5 249.5 0.02 Use Level Organism -£_>- SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 1 499 0.32 ECOLI 100 800 1 499 0.63 PSA 1200 1600 1 499 0.31 PC 1800 1600 1 499 0.31 CAN 100 16000 1 499 0.04 AN 100 16000 1 499 0.04 TABLE 10 fCONT. Use Level Organism Q a Q b Q A _ SI 200 1600 4 1996 1.27 100 800 4 1996 2.54 1200 1600 4 1996 1.25 1800 1600 4 1996 1.25 100 16000 4 1996 0.16 100 16000 4 1996 0.16 Use Level Organism -Q. -2b- B- SI 200 1600 8 3992 2.54 100 800 8 3992 5.07 1200 1600 8 3992 2.50 1800 1600 8 3992 2.50 100 16000 8 3992 0.33 100 16000 8 3992 0.33 Use Level Organism 0 3 O b ς -2B- SI 200 1600 10 4900 3.11 100 800 10 4900 6.23 1200 1600 10 4900 3.07 1800 1600 10 4900 3.07 100 16000 10 4900 0.41 100 16000 10 4900 0.41 TABLE 11 Use Level Organism ■Λb- -B- SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 2.5 497.5 0.32 ECOLI 100 800 2.5 497.5 0.65 PSA 1200 1600 2.5 497.5 0.31 PC 1800 1600 2.5 497.5 0.31 CAN 100 16000 2.5 497.5 0.06 AN 100 16000 2.5 497.5 0.06 Use Level Organism SI 0.10% SA 200 1600 5 995 0.65 11 ECOLI 100 800 5 995 1.29 " PSA 1200 1600 5 995 0.63 " PC 1800 1600 5 995 0.62 • » CAN 100 16000 5 995 0.11 " AN 100 16000 5 995 0.11 TABLE 11 fCONT. Use Level Organism 'a- J2 - -^B- SI 200 1600 10 1990 1.29 100 800 10 1990 2.59 1200 1600 10 1990 1.25 1800 1600 10 1990 1.25 100 16000 10 1990 0.22 100 16000 10 1990 0.22 Use Level Organism QA- -2B- SI 200 1600 20 3980 2.59 100 800 20 3980 5.18 1200 1600 20 3980 2.50 1800 1600 20 3980 2.50 100 16000 20 3980 0.45 100 16000 20 3980 0.45 Use Level Organism Q. SI 200 1600 25 4975 3.23 100 800 25 4975 6.47 1200 1600 25 4975 3.13 1800 1600 25 4975 3.12 100 16000 25 4975 0.56 100 16000 25 4975 0.56 TABLE 12 Use Level Organism B- SI 0.025% SA 248 0.17 ECOLI 248 0.33 PSA 248 0.16 PC 248 0.16 CAN 248 0.04 AN 248 0.04 Use Level Organism -2_ > . SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 5 495 0.33 ECOLI 100 800 5 495 0.67 PSA 1200 1600 5 495 0.31 PC 1800 1600 5 495 0.31 CAN 100 16000 5 495 0.08 AN 100 16000 5 495 0.08 TABLE 12 CONT . Use Level Organism - B- SI 0.20% SA 200 1600 20 1980 1.34 ECOLI 100 800 20 1980 2.68 PSA 1200 1600 20 1980 1.25 PC 1800 1600 20 1980 1.25 CAN 100 16000 20 1980 0.32 AN 100 16000 20 1980 0.32 Use Level Organism -QB- SI 0.40% SA 200 1600 40 3960 2.68 ECOLI 100 800 40 3960 5.35 PSA 1200 1600 40 3960 2.51 PC 1800 1600 40 3960 2.50 CAN 100 16000 40 3960 0.65 AN 100 16000 40 3960 0.65 TABLE 13 Use Level Organism -Q_ -QA- -SB- SI 0.025% SA 200 1600 5 245 0.18 ECOLI 100 800 5 245 0.36 PSA 1200 1600 5 245 0.16 PC 1800 1600 5 245 0.16 CAN 100 16000 5 245 0.07 AN 100 16000 5 245 0.07 Use Level Organism Q. -SA- SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 10 490 0.36 ECOLI 100 800 10 490 0.71 PSA 1200 1600 10 490 0.31 PC 1800 1600 10 490 0.31 CAN 100 16000 10 490 0.13 AN 100 16000 10 490 0.13 88 - 34 - TABLE 13 rCONT) Use Level Organism ■ Sb- -Q- - SI 200 1600 20 980 0.71 100 800 20 980 1.43 1200 1600 20 980 0.63 1800 1600 20 980 0.62 100 16000 20 980 0.26 100 16000 20 980 0.26 Use Level Organism Q_ a Q^ -B- SI 1960 1.43 1960 2.85 1960 1.26 1960 1.25 1960 0.52 1960 0.52 Use Level Organism - B- SI 3920 2.85 3920 5.70 3920 2.52 3920 2.49 3920 1.05 3920 1.05 Use Level Organism Q α O b Q A - B- SI 200 1600 100 4900 3.56 100 800 100 4900 7.13 1200 1600 100 4900 3.15 1800 1600 100 4900 3.12 100 16000 100 4900 1.31 100 16000 100 4900 1.31 TABLE 14 Use Level Organism -a- -Ωb- - B- SI 0.025% SA 200 1600 12.5 237.5 0.21 ECOLI 100 800 12.5 237.5 0.42 PSA 1200 1600 12.5 237.5 0.16 PC 1800 1600 12.5 237.5 0.16 CAN 100 16000 12.5 237.5 0.14 AN 100 16000 12.5 237.5 0.14 Use Level Organism 0.. O b ς -2B- SI 0.05% SA 200 1600 25 475 0.42 ECOLI 100 800 25 475 0.84 PSA 1200 1600 25 475 0.32 PC 1800 1600 25 475 0.31 CAN 100 16000 25 475 0.28 AN 100 16000 25 475 0.28 Use Level Organism -2_. -2 A - SI 0.10% SA 200 1600 50 950 0.84 ECOLI 100 800 50 950 1.69 PSA 1200 1600 50 950 0.64 PC 1800 1600 50 950 0.62 CAN 100 16000 50 950 0.56 AN 100 16000 50 950 0.56 TABLE 14 fCONT. Use Level Organism Use Level Organism P.. 0 b p_ A -B- SI 200 1600 200 4800 4.00 100 800 200 4800 8.00 1200 1600 200 4800 3.17 1800 1600 200 4800 3.11 100 16000 200 4800 2.30 100 16000 200 4800 2.30 Similar SI results also were found with GADM and SUTTOCIDE® A as the methylol compound in place of Germall® II or DMDMH in admixtures with IPBC over the same wt. ratios and use level ranges as shown in the Tables 1-14 above. Tables 1 through 14 above illustrate the synergism of IPBC (compound B) with Germall® II or DMDMH (compound A) at weight ratios of A:B of 2000:1, 1000:1, 500:1, 200:1, 100:1, 50:1 and 20:1. Synergism is very effective for all ratios at low use levels, e.g. 0.01% to 0.1%, against all tested gram-positive, gram-negative organisms and fungi organisms. At slightly higher use concentrations, e.g. 0.20 to 0.50%, all tested ratios were synergistic against Candida albicans and A. niger also. However, at 50:1 and 20:1 ratios, the synergistic effect is negligible at the 0.01 to 0.1% use levels, and non-synergistic even against Candida albicans and A. niger at use levels of 0.20 to 0.50%. The SI values were lower for Germall® II as the methylol compound in the admixtures as compared to DMDMH. Similar results were obtained when iodopropynyl alcohol (IPGA) was substituted for IPBC in the admixtures described above. 3. PRESERVATIVE ACTIVITY .CHALLENGE TEST. A typical cosmetic emulsion was prepared for microbiological challenge testing and predetermined admixtures of a methylol compound and IPBC were added at various use levels. The emulsion thus prepared had the following composition: - 38 - Phase B Deionized Water 88.0 Triethanolamine 99% 1.00 Citric Acid 30% aqueous solution 0.60 Preservative Admixture qs To prepare the emulsion, Phases A and B were heated separately to 75-80°C. Phase A then was added to Phase B with mixing. The mixture then was cooled to 55-60°C. At this point the desired amount of the preservative admixture was added and the product was cooled to 50°C. while stirring. The citric acid solution then was added to adjust the pH and the mixture was stirred until a temperature of 30°C. was reached. The challenge tests were carried out using the following microorganisms: SA, ECOLI, PSA, PC, AN and CAN, in this manner. 50 g. aliguots of the test emulsion containing various amounts of the preservative admixture were inoculated with approximately 10 7 -10 8 of the challenge organisms. The test samples then were stirred to disperse the challenge inoculum. The samples were incubated and assayed at 48 hours, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days. The assays were performed on 1 g. of the test sample by serially diluting 10 1 to 10 6 of the original concentration. The plating medium for bacteria was Letheen agar and for fungi it was low pH Mycophil agar with Tween 20. Each plated sample was incubated for 48 hours at 37°C. for bacteria, 5 days at 25°C. for mold, and 3 days at 25°C. for fungi. After incubation, readings of the number of colonies per milliliter (cfu/ml) were made. At 21 days the test product was reinoculated with half of the original inoculum. The data is presented in Tables 15-23 below. TABLE 15 Test Level Organism 21 Days 28 Days 0. 01% AN 17,000 4,500 it CAN 3,100 19,000 •I ECOLI 138,000 560,000 II PC <10 <10 10 vo Test Level Organism 21 Days 28 Days 0.05% AN <10 <10 It CAN <10 320 II ECOLI <10 <10 II PC <10 <10 II PSA <10 <10 II SA <10 <10 Test Level Organism 28 Days 0.1% AN <10 CAN <10 ECOLI <10 PC <10 PSA <10 SA <10 t Unpreserved control CT. Organism 48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 21 Days 28 Days AN 52,000 27,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 CAN 110,000 130,000 240,000 180,000 240,000 ECOLI 54,000 140,000 170,000 170,000 74,000 PC 6,400,000 6,400,000 2,000,000 6,700,000 29,000 PSA 110,000 700 110,000 290,000 85,000 SA 2,800,000 250,000 51,000 3,700 330 TABLE 15 f CONT . Inoculum Concentration Organism 0 Hours 21 Days AN 26,000 53,000 CAN 1,000,000 1,900,000 ECOLI 3,600,000 170,000 O O O O o o CO o o o o o o rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V V 03 V V V V V V Q CO CM o o o o o o CO O O O O O O rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ > rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V v to V V V V V V Q rλ CM o o o o o o rλ rλ rλ rλ H rλ V V V V V V O O o o o o o rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ O V V V V V V « * υ co ft ft co TABLE 16 .CONT. Ul X 30 - l o o o o o o 01 O O O O o o rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ > rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V V id V V V V V V CO CM O O O O O O O O O O O O O rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ > rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V V id V V V V V V Q OJ O O O O O rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V O O rλ rλ V V O O O O O rλ rλ rλ rλ CΛ V V V V CO TABLE 17 fCONT. o o o o o o CO o o o o o o rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ > rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V V id V V V V V V Ω ∞ CM o o o o o o rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V V O O O O O O H rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V V O O O O O O rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ O V V V V O TABLE 18 .CONT. o. o O CO o CM o O o o o o o O o o o o o O o o o CM o o o CΛ o CO C- » vo o CΛ CO o o o o o o vo O CM O " tf o o o o 3 o vo o o o o CO o X o o o o o o o o CO CΛ CO CN o o o o o o CQ o o o o o o rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ > rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V v to V V V V V V Ω ∞ CM O O o o o o 01 o o o o o o rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ > rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ V V V V V V id V V V V V V Ω OJ H Λ TABLE 20 .CONT. υi H I O O O rλ rλ rλ V V V O O o o o o rλ CO ^ rλ rλ O v in CO V V O CΛ CN TABLE 21 .CONT. Ul o o o o 01 o o o o o o >ι rλ rλ rλ rλ l rλ O rλ rλ rλ rλ id V V V V id V -tf V V V V Ω Ω «tf co CO CM CM O O O O O o § rλ O rλ rλ rλ rλ V O V V V V O OJ CM o o o o o o rλ O rλ rλ rλ rλ V O V V V V Discussion of Challenge Testing Results The 28-day challenge results reported in Tables 15-23 above demonstrate the effectiveness of the preservative admixture of the invention in a use emulsion composition against a wide range of bacteria and fungi organisms. For example, admixture compositions of Germall® II and IPBC at a wt. ratio of 2000:1 (Table 15), when present at use levels of 0.05 to 0.2%, corresponding to 0.75 to 10 ppm IPBC and 500 to 2000 ppm methylol levels, provide substantially complete protection against all tested organisms after 28 days. At the low use level of 0.05% active, all the challenge tests passed within 21 days. Then, upon reinoculation after 21 days, all organisms died within 7 days except CAN which cleared within 14 days. Table 21 shows the challenge test results for DMDMH and IPBC admixtures at the same 2000:1 wt. ratio. A use level of 0.2%, however, is needed for this blend to pass against all organisms after 21 days. Upon reinoculation, all organisms died within 7 days with the exception of CAN which cleared within 14 days. It is thus evident from these results that Germall® II blended with IPBC is 4 times more effective than a DMDMH/IPBC blend. Germall® II also is superior to GADM as the methylol compound, as shown in Table 23. Table 24 below is a study of the activity of solution of GII/IPBC in propylene glycol. The admixtures of the active Gil and IPBC components were prepared at weight ratios of 99.5%/0.5% and 99%/l%, and added to 60% by weight propylene glycol. The resulting solutions were tested at 0.05%, 0.1% and 0.2% total active in a proteinaceous shampoo formulation. TABLE 24 99.5% Gil/0.5% IPBC/propylene glvcol solution - 0.05% total active 48 Hours 21 Days 28 Days 310,000 <10 <10 U X ECOLI <10 20 PC <10 <10 PSA <10 <10 99.5% GII/0.5% IPBC/propylene glycol solution - 0.2% total active 99% GII/1% IPBC/propylene glycol solution - 0.2% total active 48 Hours <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 7 Days Ul 0,000 X m 0,000 CΛ rπ H 0,000 50 0,000 C 0,000 NJ σι 21 Days 330,000 4,200,000 5,300,000 60,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 Table 25 shows a similar study as in Table 24 above in which the vehicle for the composition was the typical emulsion described above. TABLE 25 99.5% GII/0.5% IPBC/propylene glycol solution - 0.05% total active 99.5% GII/0.5% IPBC/propylene glycol solution - 0.1% total active 48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 21 Days 28 Days , , j <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 °* <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 650 <10 <10 <10 <10 99.5% GII/0.5% IPBC/propylene glycol solution - 0.2% total active 21 Days 28 Days <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 99% GII/1% IPBC/propylene glycol solution - 0.05% total active Test Level Organism 48 Hours 0.05% AN <10 " CAN 6,700 " ECOLI 66,000 II PC <10 II PSA <10 II SA 50,000 »%. Test Level Organism 48 Hours 21 Days 28 Days 0.1% AN <10 <10 <10 11 CAN <10 <10 <10 " ECOLI <10 <10 <10 11 PC <10 <10 <10 11 PSA <10 <10 <10 " SA 620 <10 <10 cn o o O O O O > rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ rλ id V V V V V V Ω CO CM β[ O O O O O O H H rλ rλ rλ rλ id V V V V V V Ω CN The results shown in Tables 24 and 25 demonstrate that the compositions of the invention are completely effective against the tested organisms in comparison to the unpreserved controls. While the invention has been described with particular reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood that changes and modifications may be made which are within the skill of the art. Accordingly, it is intended to be bound only by the following claims, in which:

Claims: WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A water soluble preservative antimicrobial composition for addition to commercial use products at predetermined use levels to provide synergistic biocidal activity against a wide range of fungi and gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, comprising (1) an admixture of (a) one or more methylol compounds, and (b) 3-iodo-2-propynylbutyl carbamate, in a weight ratio of (a) : (b) of 100:1 to 2000:1. 2. A water soluble preservative admixture according to claim 1 wherein said weight ratio is 200:1 to 500:1. 3. A water soluble preservative admixture according to claim 1 wherein (a) is N-[l,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4- imidazolidinylJ-N^'-bis hydroxymethyl) urea, imidurea, l,3-dimethylol-5,5-dimethyl hydantoin, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate, or glycine anhydride dimethylol. 4. A preservative admixture according to claim 3 wherein (a) is N-[l,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxo-4- imidazolidiny1]-N,N '-bis(hydroxymethy1) urea. 5. A composition according to claim 1 which also includes (2) propylene glycol or 1,3-butylene glycol. 6. A water soluble preservative antimicrobial composition according to claim 5 which comprises about 20 to 55 weight percent of (1) and 45 to 80 weight percent of (2). 7. A composition according to claim 6 which comprises about 40 weight percent of (l) and about 60 weight percent of (2) . 8. A commercial use product which is protected for an extended period of time against contamination by a wide range of fungi and gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria which includes 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of the water soluble preservative composition of claims 1-7. 9. A commercial use product according to claims 1-8 which includes about 0.1% by weight of the water soluble preservative composition of claim 2 or 5. 10. A commercial use product according to claims 1-9 in which said composition is water solubilized and uniformly distributed throughout said composition. 11. A commercial use product according to claims 1-10 in which (b) is present therein in an amount of 0.5 to 10 ppm, and (a) is present in an amount of at least 250 ppm. 12. A commercial use product according to claims 1-11 which is a personal care, household or industrial composition. 13. A commercial use product which is protected for an extended period of time against contamination by a wide range of fungi and gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria which includes 0.1 to 5% by weight of the composition of claims 1-12. 14. A product according to claim 13 which includes about 0.5 to 1% by weight of the composition of claim 1 or 5.

Inventors: MERIANOS JOHN J, MERIANOS, JOHN, J.
Applicants: ISP CHEMICALS INC, ISP CHEMICALS INC.
Application year: 1995
Main classification: A01N37
IPC codes: A01N31, A01N47