Claims
- 1. A fast drying, sprayable liquid solution having film forming capability and skin substantivity which solution consists essentially of:
- (a) between 1 and 25 wt % polyvinyl pyrrolidone/iodine (PVP/I) complex;
- (b) between 5 and 15 wt % vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer (PVP/VA);
- (c) between 0.5 and 1.5 wt % non-plasticizing polyethylene glycol (PEG);
- (d) between 35 and 75 wt % C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkanol;
- (e) between 12 and 35 wt % deionized water and
- (f) between 0 and 2.0 wt % 1-vinyl-3-(E)-ethylidene pyrrolidone, based on total composition.
- 2. The solution of claim 1 which contains 10 wt % of component (a) and between 5 and 15 wt % of component (c) based on PVP/VA copolymer.
- 3. The solution of claim 1 or 2 which contains 0.05-1 wt % of component (f).
- 4. The solution of claim 1 wherein the total amount of VP moiety in the composition is not greater than 25 wt %.
- 5. The solution of claim 1 wherein the amount of free iodine in the composition is between about 9 and about 13 wt %.
- 6. The solution of claim 1 wherein the concentration of total water and alkanol is at least 45 wt % of the composition.
- 7. The process which comprises applying to the skin an antimicrobial amount of the solution of one of claims 1-3.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/541,003, filed Oct. 11, 1995, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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