| abstract |
Liquid skin cleansing compositions comprising (1) mild surfactant systems; (2) 0.1 to 10 % by weight of at least one polyvalent cation selected from the group consisting of zinc, copper, tin, iron, aluminum, cobalt, nickel, chromium, titanium and/or manganese and mixture thereof; and (3) 1 % to 99 % by weight water, wherein said cation or cations provide antibacterial activity. The compositions may contain an antibacterial agent in which case the cation or cations may potentiate an antibacterial effect in the compositions. |