Self-decontaminating cleansing preparations

Claim 1

In a water-miscible dermatological cleansing concentrate consisting essentially of about 5 to 15 wt% of at least one washing-active surfactant which is an alkylether sulfate, an amide ether sulfate, a sulfosuccinic acid ester, or a protein-fatty acid condensate, in the form of their Na or NH 4 salts; about 0.5 to 5 wt% of at least one standard cleansing concentrate additive; and having a viscosity of about 500 to 5,000 mPas, the improvement of rendering said cleansing concentrate microbially self-decontaminating while maintaining its viscosity and water miscibility by incorporating therein ingredients consisting of: (A) about 0.05 to 2 wt% of hydrogen peroxide; (B) about 0.2 to 5 wt% of a fatty acid alkanolamide which is a combination of coconut oil fatty acid diethanolamide and oleic acid diethanolamide in a weight ratio of about 0.2-5:1; (C) about 0.5 to 3 wt% of at least one water-soluble salt, which is ammonium sulfate; sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium sulfate, or potassium citrate; and (D) at least one standard cosmetic preservative, either not present or present in at least a minimally preservative-effective amount, all wt% being based upon the total formulation weight, and wherein said viscosity is maintained after incorporating all of the above ingredients.