DISINFECTING COMPOSITION, APPLICATOR, AND METHOD OF DISINFECTING
A disinfecting composition includes at least one alcohol and at least one emollient in amount effective to reduce a stinging sensation produced by contacting a wall of a nasal passage with the alcohol. An applicator generally includes an implement to apply a disinfecting composition to a nasal passage of a patient. A method of disinfecting a nasal passage of a patient includes applying a disinfecting composition to the nasal passage of the patient.
1 . An applicator comprising:
an absorbent material, and
a disinfecting composition disposed on the absorbent material, the disinfecting composition comprising:
at least one C 1 -C 3 alcohol in an amount of at least 40%, and
an emollient in amount effective to reduce a stinging sensation produced by contacting a wall of a nasal passage with the alcohol, the emollient being miscible in the alcohol.
2 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the emollient comprising castor oil.
3 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the alcohol comprising ethyl alcohol.
4 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the alcohol comprising ethyl alcohol and the emollient comprising castor oil.
5 . The applicator according to claim 4 , the alcohol further comprising a denaturant.
6 . The applicator according to claim 5 , the denaturant comprising isopropyl alcohol.
7 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition further comprising a cooling agent.
8 . The applicator according to claim 7 , the cooling agent comprising menthol.
9 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition further comprising an additional emollient.
10 . The applicator according to claim 9 , the additional emollient comprising glyceryl laurate.
11 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition further comprising a preservative, the preservative comprising one or more of benzyl alcohol and polyaminopropyl biguanide.
12 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition further comprising one or more of BHT and vitamin C.
13 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition comprising ethyl alcohol, castor oil, isopropyl alcohol, and water.
14 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition comprising ethyl alcohol, castor oil, water, isopropyl alcohol, glyceryl laurate, benzyl alcohol, polyaminopropyl biguanide, and menthol.
15 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition comprising ethyl alcohol in an amount ranging from 50 to 70% and castor oil in an amount ranging from 20 to 40%.
16 . The applicator according to claim 15 , the disinfecting composition comprising water in an amount ranging from 1 to 15%, isopropyl alcohol in an amount ranging from 1 to 7%, and glyceryl laurate in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 1.5%,
17 . The applicator according to claim 16 , further comprising menthol in an amount ranging from 0.01 to 0.15%.
18 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the disinfecting composition comprising a single-phase solution.
19 . The applicator according to claim 1 , the applicator comprising a swab including the absorbent material and a swab stick.
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