Patent ID: 8623935

Claim:
An antimicrobial composition comprising: a) a C 2 -C 5 lower alcohol present in an amount of at least 35 wt-%; b) a hydrophobic polymer soluble or dispersible in the lower alcohol, wherein the hydrophobic polymer has a solubility in water of less than 1% at 23° C., and wherein the hydrophobic polymer is present in the composition in an amount of at least 2 wt-% based on the total weight of the antimicrobial composition; c) an emollient ester selected from the group consisting of diesters of bibasic acids, diesters of diols, triesters of citric acid, triesters of triols, and combinations thereof; and d) a cationic antimicrobial agent; wherein the antimicrobial composition is free of surfactants with an HLB greater than 6; wherein the antimicrobial composition is essentially free of hydrophilic polymers, and wherein hydrophilic includes water soluble and water swellable and refers to a material that will dissolve, solubilize, disperse or otherwise suspend in water at a temperature of 23° C. in an amount of at least 7% by weight, based on the total weight of the hydrophilic material in the water.