Patent ID: 7879365

Claim:
A topical composition comprising two or more water-soluble, organic salts of zinc at concentrations between 0.1% and 2% (w/w), wherein the water-soluble, organic salts of zinc are selected from the group consisting of zinc acetate, zinc butyrate, zinc citrate, zinc gluconate, zinc glycerate, zinc glycolate, zinc formate, zinc lactate, zinc picolinate, zinc proprionate, zinc tartrate and zinc undecylenate, between 0.2% and 5% panthenol, between 0.2% and 3% (w/w) octoxyglycerin, and between 1.0% and 4% salicylic acid, wherein the amounts of octoxyglycerin and salicylic acid exhibit a synergistic antimicrobial activity.