Claims
- 1. A microemulsion composition comprising approximately by weight:(a) 0.1% to 20% of at least one disinfecting agent; (b) 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of at least one ethoxylated nonionic surfactant; (c) 0.1% to 20% of an amphoteric surfactant; (d) 0.1% to 8% of at least one water soluble solvent; (e) 0.1% to 3% of a water insoluble organic hydrocarbon, essential oil or a perfume; and (f) the balance being water, wherein the composition is not a liquid crystal and the composition has a storage modulus at 25 C. less than 0.2 Pascal when measured at a frequency of ten radian per second and a strain of 0.01% and the composition does not contain an anionic surfactant containing sulfonate, sulfate or carboxylate groups and the composition also does not contain a pyrrolidone compound such as and the composition also does not contain a grease release agent.
- 2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the disinfecting agent is selected from the group consisting of C8-C16 alkyl amines, C8-C16 alkyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chlorides, C8-C16 dialkyl dimethyl ammonium chlorides, C8-C16 alkyl, C8-C14 alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, benzalkonium chloride and chlorhexidine and mixtures thereof.
- 3. The composition according to claim 2, wherein said water soluble solvent is a mixture of propylene glycol n-butyl ether and diethylene glycol n-butyl ether.
- 4. The composition according to claim 3, further including a C1-C3 alcohol.
- 5. The composition according to claim 1, further including propylene glycol n-butyl ether.
- 6. The composition according to claim 1, further including an amine oxide characterized by the formula: wherein R1 is a C10-C18 linear or branched chain alkyl group, R2 is a C1-C16 linear alkyl group and R3 is a C1-C16 linear alkyl group.
- 7. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the nonionic surfactant is a combination of a C9-C11 alcohol EO 2 to 3.5:1 and a C9-C11 alcohol EO 7 to 9:1.
- 8. The composition according to claim 1 further including triethanol amine and sodium benzoate and the composition has a pH of 6 to 9.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 9/109,690 filed Jul. 2, 1998, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 8/989,344 filed Dec. 12, 1997 and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,911,915.
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