Disinfectant, comprising an organic acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, lactic acid and succinic acid, or a mixture thereof; a benzoate selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate or calcium benzoate, or mixtures thereof; one or more surfactants selected from the group of non-ionic surfactants and/or amphoteric surfactants which are soluble or emulsifiable or dispersible in water, the disinfectant is present in an aqueous liquid composition or solid compostion, wherein an aqueous liquid composition of the disinfectant comprises the one or more nonionic surfactants in an amount in the range of rom 1.1 to 3% by weight and/or the one or more amphoteric surfactants in an amount in the range of from 1.1 to 24% by weight, the solid composition is a concentrate and the aqueous liquid composition is the concentrate in diluted form in which the one or more non-ionic surfactants are present in an amount of from 1.1 to 3% by weight and/or the one or more amphoteric surfactants are present in an amount of from 1.1 to 24% by weight, and the desinfectant is intended for external use only, wherein the one or more nonionic surfactants are selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohol alkoxylates, alkyl polyglucosides or alkyl polyglycosides (APGs), each alone or mixtures thereof, wherein theone or more amphoteric surfactants are selected from the group consisting of amine oxides and wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants, one or more moisture regulating agents are simultaneously present in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight, with the proviso that no surfactants other than the non-ionic and/or amphoteric surfactants are present, no C1-C3 (iso) alcohols are present, wherein C1-C3 (iso) alcohols are methanol, ethanol, n-propanol and isoropanol, and the compound chlorhexidine digluconate, sorbitan caprylate and phenoxyethanol are not present. an organic acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, lactic acid and succinic acid, or a mixture thereof; a benzoate selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, potassium benzoate or calcium benzoate, or mixtures thereof; one or more surfactants selected from the group of non-ionic surfactants and/or amphoteric surfactants which are soluble or emulsifiable or dispersible in water, the disinfectant is present in an aqueous liquid composition or solid compostion, wherein an aqueous liquid composition of the disinfectant comprises the one or more nonionic surfactants in an amount in the range of rom 1.1 to 3% by weight and/or the one or more amphoteric surfactants in an amount in the range of from 1.1 to 24% by weight, the solid composition is a concentrate and the aqueous liquid composition is the concentrate in diluted form in which the one or more non-ionic surfactants are present in an amount of from 1.1 to 3% by weight and/or the one or more amphoteric surfactants are present in an amount of from 1.1 to 24% by weight, and the desinfectant is intended for external use only, wherein the one or more nonionic surfactants are selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohol alkoxylates, alkyl polyglucosides or alkyl polyglycosides (APGs), each alone or mixtures thereof, wherein theone or more amphoteric surfactants are selected from the group consisting of amine oxides and wherein the one or more non-ionic surfactants, one or more moisture regulating agents are simultaneously present in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight, with the proviso that no surfactants other than the non-ionic and/or amphoteric surfactants are present, no C1-C3 (iso) alcohols are present, wherein C1-C3 (iso) alcohols are methanol, ethanol, n-propanol and isoropanol, and the compound chlorhexidine digluconate, sorbitan caprylate and phenoxyethanol are not present.