ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TRIMETHYLENE GLYCOL OLIGOMER AND METHODS OF USING THE COMPOSITIONS
申请人:Fenyvesi Gyorgyi
公开号:US20110224307A1
公开(公告)日:2011-09-15
Disclosed are antimicrobial compositions, and methods for killing, inhibiting, or preventing the growth of microbes, using trimethylene glycol oligomers or dimers. The trimethylene glycol oligomers and dimers have the formula R(CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
—O—CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
)
n
R
1
where R and R
1
are hydroxyl, amine, or ester functionalitiess, and n is 2 or higher. The antimicrobial compositions are useful in personal care and cosmetic compositions