| abstract |
1. A COMPOSITION OF MATTER POSSESSING SYNERGISED GROWTH-INHIBITING PROPERTIES AGAINST BACTERIA AND FUNGI CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AS ACTIVE INGREDIENTS A HALIDE SALT OF CETYL PYRIDINIUM AND A MONOTERPENE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CITRONELLAL, CITRONELLOL, EUCALYPTOL, FENCHONE, GERANIOL, LINALOOL, MENTHOL, NEROL, P-CYMENE, PINENE, PULEGONE, TERPINEOL, THYMOL AND CITRAL, THE WEIGHTS OF SAID ACTIVE INGREDIENTS HAVING A RATIO OF BETWEEN ABOUT 1:50 AND 50:1. |