Surfactant-containing cleaning agent compositions with specific combinations of four preservatives

1. A cleaning composition, including, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier,

a) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, and

b) at least one preservative mixture, selected from the group consisting of

phenoxyisopropanol and formic acid,

sulfite(s) and hexetidine,

ethyl lauroyl arginate and formic acid,

ethyl lauroyl arginate and chloroxylenol,

hexetidine and benzyl alcohol,

hexetidine and chloroxylenol,

hexetidine and formic acid,

 and mixtures thereof, and

c) further including at least two further preservatives, each selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol(s), undecylenic acid, formic acid, piroctone olamine, sulfite(s), hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate, and chlorphenesin, with the provision that the cleaning composition includes at least 4 different preservatives.

2. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one surfactant is included at a concentration of 0.5 to 60% by weight, based on the total weight of the cleaning composition.

3. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one surfactant includes at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of (i) alkyl(ether) sulfate having 8 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and 1 to 6 ethylene oxide units, (ii) C 12 -C 18 alkylether carboxylates, (iii) C 12 -C 18 acyl isethionates, (iv) C 12 -C 18 acyl sarcosinates, (v) C 12 -C 18 acyl taurines, and (vi) mixtures thereof.

4. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one surfactant includes at least one cationic surfactant selected from the group consisting of (i) quaternized carboxylic acid triethanolamine ester salts, (ii) quaternized salts of carboxylic acids with diethanol alkylamines, (iii) quaternized salts of carboxylic acids with 1,2-dihydroxypropyldialkylamines, (iv) Quaternium-92, (v) C 10 -C 22 alkyltrimethylammonium chlorides, and (vi) mixtures thereof.

5. The cleaning compositions according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one surfactant includes at least one amphoteric surfactant selected from the group consisting of (i) C 10 -C 18 alkyl betaines, (ii) C 8-12 -alkylamido(C 1-4 )-alkyl betaines, (iii) C 10 -C 18 alkyl sulfobetaines, (iv) C 10 -C 18 alkyl amphoacetates and amphodiacetates, (v) C 10 -C 18 alkylamphopropionates and dipropionates, and (vi) mixtures thereof.

6. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one surfactant includes at least one non-ionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of (i) C 10 -C 18 alkyl polyglucosides, (ii) sorbitan esters and sorbitan ether esters, (iii) C 10 -C 18 carboxylic acid monoethanol amides, (iv) C 10 -C 18 alcohol ethoxylates with 2 to 40 mol ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide per mol of alcohol, (v) C 10 -C 18 amine oxides, (vi) glyceryl cocoates with 2 to 40 mol ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide per mol of glyceryl cocoate, and (vii) mixtures thereof.

7. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one preservative combination b) is included at a concentration of 0.001 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the cleaning composition.

8. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio by weight of the first preservative to the second preservative in the preservative mixture b) is from 10:1 to 1:10.

9. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , further including at least three further preservatives, each selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol(s), chloroxylenol, phenoxyisopropanol, undecylenic acid, formic acid, piroctone olamine, sulfite(s), hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate, and chlorphenesin, with the provision that the cleaning composition includes at least 5 different preservatives.

10. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , further including at least four further preservatives, each selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol(s), chloroxylenol, phenoxyisopropanol, undecylenic acid, formic acid, piroctone olamine, sulfite(s), hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate, and chlorphenesin, with the provision that the cleaning composition includes at least 6 different preservatives.

11. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , further including at least six further preservatives, each selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol(s), chloroxylenol, phenoxyisopropanol, undecylenic acid, formic acid, piroctone olamine, sulfite(s), hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate, and chlorphenesin, with the provision that the cleaning composition includes at least 8 different preservatives.

12. The cleaning composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two additional preservatives are is included at a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the cleaning composition.

13. A method for preservation of surfactant-containing cleaning compositions, including

a) providing at least one preservative mixture in the cleaning composition, the at least one preservative mixture being selected from the group consisting of phenoxyisopropanol and formic acid, sulfite(s) and hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate and formic acid, ethyl lauroyl arginate and chloroxylenol, hexetidine and benzyl alcohol, hexetidine and chloroxylenol, hexetidine and formic acid, and mixtures thereof,

b) further including at least two further preservatives, each selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol(s), undecylenic acid, formic acid, piroctone olamine, sulfite(s), hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate, and chlorphenesin, with the provision that the cleaning composition includes at least 4 different preservatives.

14. A cleansing composition, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, comprising

at least one surfactant, selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, and

a combination of preservatives consisting of:

a first preservative mixture selected from the group consisting of

phenoxyisopropanol and piroctone olamine,

phenoxyisopropanol and formic acid,

sulfite(s) and hexetidine,

ethyl lauroyl arginate and formic acid,

ethyl lauroyl arginate and chloroxylenol,

hexetidine and benzyl alcohol,

hexetidine and chloroxylenol,

hexetidine and piroctone olamine,

hexetidine and chlorophenesin,

hexetidine and formic acid, and mixtures thereof and further including at least two further preservatives, each selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol(s), chloroxylenol, phenoxyisopropanol, undecylenic acid, formic acid, piroctone olamine, sulfite(s), hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate, and chlorphenesin, with the provision that the cleaning composition includes at least 4 different preservatives.