abstract |
The present invention relates to a foamable composition for killing arthropods and their eggs, such as lice or ticks and nits. More in particular, the invention provides a composition for killing arthropods comprising as active ingredient more than 50 % by weight of one or more saturated linear or branched hydrocarbons and as a stabilizing agent one or more linear or branched siloxanes. The present composition preferably is a non-aqueous foamable composition, comprising more than 50 % by weight of one or more saturated linear hydrocarbons, preferably saturated linear C10 to C22 hydrocarbons, and 0.01 and 20 % by weight of a linear aryl or alkyl siloxane as a stabilizing or foaming agent. The invention further relates to the use of such composition for killing arthropods and to a method for killing arthropods comprising the application of the present composition. |