Patent ID: 8685422

Claim:
A foamable alcohol composition, comprising: a) a C 1-4 alcohol, or mixtures thereof, present in an amount greater than or equal to 60% v/v of the total composition; b) an effective physiologically acceptable silicone-based surface active agent for foaming and wetting selected from the group consisting of bis-PEG-[6-9] dimethicones, organofunctional siloxanes, linear and/or multifunctional silicone polyethers, silicone sulfosuccinates, silicone alcohol alkoxylates, silicone taurine derivatives, silicone phosphobetaines, silicone quats and combinations thereof, present in an amount of at least 0.01% by weight of the total composition; and c) water present in an amount to balance the total composition to 100% by weight of the total composition; wherein said alcohol composition optionally includes no more than 1% by weight of at least one additional surfactant for adjusting properties of the foam produced from the composition; wherein the alcohol composition is mixed with air at low pressure to form a foam.