| abstract |
The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising a mixture of antimicrobial effective amounts (eg, preservative, antimicrobial, and / or bactericidal effective amounts) comprising two or more of the following:n n n (a) lemon grass oil;n n n (b) cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon oil, cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon extract, cassia leaf oil, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid or salts thereof, or mixtures thereof;n n n (c) sorbic acid, or a salt thereof;n n n (d) erythorbic acid, or salts thereof;n n n (e) benzoic acid, or salts thereof;n n n (f) arabinogalactan, galactoarabinan, or mixtures thereof;n n n (g) hexahydro-iso-alpha-acid, tetrahydro-iso-alpha-acid, or mixtures thereof;n n n (h) Achillea fragrantissima oil, Santolina fragrantissima oil, Forssk oil, Lavender cotton oil; Andn n n (i) Glucono Delta Lactone.n n n The present invention also provides a product (preferably not a food, pharmaceutical or cosmetic product) comprising a conservatively effective amount of a cinnamic aldehyde or cinnamic aldehyde and a mixture of one or more alkanol-dialkyl hydrantoins. |