Compositions comprising combinations of organic acids
Provided are compositions comprising aconitic acid, one or more acids selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, glutaric acid, and combinations thereof, and a carrier. Also provided are methods of disrupting a biofilm comprising applying to a surface having a biofilm a composition of the present invention.
1. A composition comprising a carrier and a combination of acids selected from the group consisting of: a) from about 0.1% to about 2% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of glutaric acid and aconitic acid in a glutaric:aconitic acid ratio of about 1:1 to about 15:1; b) from about 0.1% to about 2% by weight based on the total weight of the composition of adipic acid and aconitic acid in a adipic:aconitic acid ratio of about 7:1 to about 17:1; and c) from about 0.31% to about 0.61% of adipic acid and aconitic acid in a adipic:aconitic acid ratio of about 1:1.
2. The composition of claim 1 comprising from about 0.1% to about 2% adipic acid and aconitic acid in a weight ratio of from about 7:1 to about 15:1.
3. The composition of claim 1 comprising from about 0.1% to about 2% glutaric acid and aconitic acid in a weight ratio of from about 1:1 to about 15:1.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said carrier comprises water.
5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said carrier comprises a water/alcohol mixture.
6. The composition of claim 5 wherein said composition comprises alcohol in an amount of about 10% v/v or less by volume of the total composition.
7. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is free of alcohol.
8. The composition of claim 1 wherein said aconitic acid is trans-aconitic acid.
9. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is an oral care composition further comprising at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, non-ionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic surfactants, and combinations of two or more thereof.
10. A method of disrupting a biofilm comprising applying to a surface having a biofilm a composition of claim 1 .
11. A method of disrupting a biofilm comprising applying to a surface having a biofilm a composition of claim 9 .