Patent ID: 7803390

Claim:
A hydroalcoholic skin disinfection composition comprising: a) a lower alcohol and water in a weight ratio of about 35:65 to about 95:5; b) at least one emulsifier in an amount of at least about 0.05% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition; and c) at least one emollient; wherein at least one emollient is a humectant, at least one emollient is a wax at room temperature and is a soluble species in the solvent phase; and further wherein at least one emollient is a polyether/polysiloxane copolymer surfactant having the following chemical structure: (CH 3 ) 3 —Si—O—[Si(CH 3 )R 11 —O] x [Si(CH 3 )R 8 —O] y —Si(CH 3 ) 3 where x+y=5-400, preferably 15-200, and R 8 is a polyether substituted alkyl group with the structure: —R 9 —O(C 2 H 4 O) p (C 3 H 6 O) q R 10 ; where R 9 is an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R 10 is hydrogen or an alky group of 1-22 carbon atoms; R 11 is an alkyl group of 1 to 22 carbon atoms or phenyl; p=2-300, preferably 8-100; and q=0-100 d) an antimicrobial agent distinct from the lower alcohol.