Patent ID: 8263098

Claim:
An alcohol disinfecting composition, comprising; a) an alcohol C 1-4 , or mixtures thereof, present in an amount between about 60% to about 80% v/v of the total composition; b) at least one effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surface active agent, which includes a lipophilic chain containing a silicone backbone, for foaming present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 10.0% by weight of the total composition; c) a foam stabilizing agent present in an amount from about 0.01 to about 12.0% by weight of the total composition; d) one or more moisturizers, emollients, lipid layer enhancers, or combinations thereof present in an amount from about 0.05 to about 5.0% by weight of the total composition; and e) water in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% by weight, said alcohol composition optionally including no more than 1% by weight of at least one additional surfactant for adjusting properties of the foam produced from the composition, wherein the composition is mixed with air at low pressure to form a foam.