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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2014
The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Shanta M. Modak, River Edge, NJ (US);
Santoshkumar Hanmantrao Dongre, New York, NY (US);
Nayana Baiju, Kochi, IN;
Lauserpina A. Caraos, Hollis, NY (US);
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are preservative compositions comprising effective amounts of an alcohol, such as benzyl alcohol ('BA'), ethyl alcohol or phenyl ethanol, and cinnamon bark oil ('CB'), cinnamaldehyde (“CMA”), thyme oil, thymol, galangal oil, botanical extracts or combinations thereof, each of which are preferably obtained from natural sources. These preservatives have been observed to show broad spectrum anti microbial efficacy in both anionic and cationic formulations. In certain non-limiting embodiments, such compositions further comprise tetrahydrocurcuminoid (“THC”), phenyl ethanol and/or orange oil (“OR”) or rosemary oil (“RM”).