| abstract |
A personal wash composition which provides an effective antimicrobial benefit against fungi, gram positive and gram negative bacteria, which composition comprises:a) from 0.1% to 10wt% betaine surfactant,b) from 0.1% to 5.0wt% lactic acid,c) from 0.1% to 20wt% polyhydric C<sub>2</sub>-C<sub>6</sub> alcohol,d) from 0% to 10wt% alkyl polyethoxy carboxylate of the formula RO(CH<sub>2</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>k</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>COO<sup>-</sup>M<sup>+</sup> wherein R is a C<sub>8</sub>-C<sub>22</sub> alkyl, k is an integer from 0 to 20, and M is a soluble salt-forming cation,e) from 0% to 10wt% PEG-4 rapeseedamide,f) >8wt% alkyl ether sulphate,g) water,h) a pH of 3.8 - 4.5,i) 10-20wt% total surfactant,j) from 0.1 to 10wt% metal salt. |