Abstract: Suggested is a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) at least one alkanediol ester of carboxylic acids as antimicrobial agent, wherein the carboxylic acids contain 6 to 12 C atoms; (b) at least one emulsifier; (c) water; (d) and at least one antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: Suggested is an antimicrobial mixture comprising or consisting of (a) at least one monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, (b) at least one active selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxyacetophenone, sorbitan caprylate, cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, glyceryl caprylate and glyceryl caprate, and optionally (c) at least one additional antimicrobial agent different from components (a) and (b).

Abstract: Suggested is an antimicrobial mixture comprising or consisting of (a) at least one monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol, (b) at least one active selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxyacetophenone, sorbitan caprylate, cocamidopropyl PG-dimonium chloride phosphate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, glyceryl caprylate and glyceryl caprate, and optionally (c) at least one additional antimicrobial agent different from components (a) and (b).

Abstract: Suggested is a cosmetic or pharmaceutical or detergent composition comprising 1,2 pentanediol, wherein said 1,2-pentanediol is obtained from a process comprising the following steps: (a) providing at least one starting material selected from furfuryl alcohol and furfural; (b) reacting at least one of said starting materials with hydrogen in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst to form 1,2-pentanediol, wherein said heterogeneous catalyst comprises: one or more metals selected from the group consisting of platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, nickel, palladium and iridium in metallic form and/or one or more compounds of metals selected from the group consisting of platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, nickel, palladium and iridium; and one or more support materials selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, and silicon carbide; and (c) removing the 1,2-pentanediol thus obtained from the reaction mixture.

Abstract: Suggested is a detergent composition, comprising or consisting of: (a) at least one surfactant and (b) at least one 1,2 alkanediol having 5 to 14 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Methods of purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone using one or more solvents as well as products comprising or consisting of crystallized 4-hydroxyacetophenone and one, two or more solvent(s). The products may be obtained or obtainable from the methods for purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone.

Abstract: Methods of purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone using one or more solvents as well as products comprising or consisting of crystallized 4-hydroxyacetophenone and one, two or more solvent(s). The products may be obtained or obtainable from the methods for purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone.

Abstract: Methods of purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone using one or more solvents as well as products comprising or consisting of crystallized 4-hydroxyacetophenone and one, two or more solvent(s). The products may be obtained or obtainable from the methods for purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone.

Abstract: Methods of purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone using one or more solvents as well as products comprising or consisting of crystallized 4-hydroxyacetophenone and one, two or more solvent(s). The products may be obtained or obtainable from the methods for purifying crude 4-hydroxyacetophenone.

Abstract: An antimicrobial mixture comprising or consisting of: one or more compounds of the formula (I) their salts or solvates, wherein R1 and R2 in each case independently of one another are chosen from the group consisting of: H, OH, F, Cl, Br and I, and wherein X in each case denotes: (CH2)m where m=1, 2 or 3 or OCH2n where n=1, 2 or 3 or O—CH2—CH(R3) where R3=CH3 or CH2OH or (CH2—OpCH2 where p=1 or 2, wherein in the compound(s) of the formula I a primary alcohol function CH2OH is optionally replaced by a radical which is chosen from the group consisting of CH2OR4, COOH and COOR4 and/or a secondary alcohol function CHOH is optionally replaced by the radical CHOR4, wherein each R4 denotes an aliphatic or aromatic radical, independently of the meaning of further radicals, and one, two or more compounds chosen from the group consisting of the tropolones of the formula (II) wherein the substituents R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 independently of one another have the following meaning: H; linear or branched

Abstract: The invention relates to synergistically effective ternary antimicrobial mixtures.

Abstract: Antimicrobial mixtures comprising or consisting of: one or more branched or unbranched alkanediols having 6-12 carbon atoms, one, two or more compounds chosen from the group consisting of the tropolones of the formula (I) wherein the substituents R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently of one another have the following meaning: H; linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; OH; OR6, wherein R6 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; COOH; COOR7, wherein R7 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; NO2; NH2; F, Cl, Br, I; are described.

Abstract: Synergistically active mixtures of straight-chain 1,2-alkanediols having 5 to 10 C atoms and their use as skin moisture-regulating compositions are described. Binary and ternary mixtures of 1,2-pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol and 1,2-octanediol have proved to be particularly active here. Cosmetic or pharmaceutical formulations and ready-to-use cosmetic or pharmaceutical products comprising particularly synergistically active mixtures of the 1,2-alkanediols mentioned and the use of these formulations and products are furthermore described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to specific synergistic active antimicrobial compositions for hygiene disinfectant products like antimicrobial liquid or solid soaps, disinfectant cleansing solutions and disinfectant emulsions for the treatment of skin surface, specifically for the treatment of hand surface and/or for the treatment of technical surfaces like e.g. surgery equipment comprising a mixture comprising or consisting of a) an antimicrobial active amount of 1,2-decanediol of formula 1: and b) an antimicrobial active amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol; chlorhexidine digluconate, chloroxylenol, triclosan, triclocarban, benzethonium chloride, methylbenzethonium chloride and benzalkonium chloride.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the antimicrobial mixture comprising or consisting of: (a) one, two or more tropolone derivatives of the formula (1) wherein the substituents R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 independently of one another have the following meaning: H; linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; OH; OR6, wherein R6 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; COOH; COOR7, wherein R7 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; NO2, NH2, F, Cl, Br or I or salts or solvates thereof and (b) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of: chlorphenesin, imidazolidinyl urea, DMDM hydantoin, ethylhexylglycerin, diazolidinyl urea, sodium hydroxymethylglycinate and polyaminopropyl biguanide or salts or solvates thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture comprising or consisting of: (a) one or more compounds of Formula 1: where the symbols in the compound or each compound of Formula 1 are defined as follows: m=0, 1, 2 or 3, p=0, 1 or 2, n=0, 1 or 2, where, when n=1 or 2, R1 and R2 in pairs are each H or together are another chemical bond, where, when m=1, 2 or 3, each X independently of the others is OH, Oalkyl or Oacyl, and where, when p=1 or 2, each Y independently of the others is OH, Oalkyl or Oacyl, and R3=H or alkyl, R3=H also representing the corresponding cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates; and (b) one or more cooling agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to specific synergistic active skin- and/or hair-lightening and/or senile keratosis-reducing (cosmetic or pharmaceutical) preparations comprising a mixture comprising or consisting of a) a tyrosinase-inhibiting amount of one or more compounds of the formula 1: ?wherein: R1 is hydrogen, methyl, straight-chain or branched alkyl having 2-4 C atoms, OH or halogen, R2 is hydrogen, methyl or straight-chain or branched alkyl having 2-5 C atoms, R3 is methyl or straight-chain or branched alkyl having 2-5 C atoms, and R4 and R5 are, independently of one another hydrogen, methyl, straight-chain or branched alkyl having 2-5 C atoms, OH or halogen and b) a skin- and/or hair lightening and/or senile keratosis-reducing amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of (i) chelating agents, (ii) phenolic derivatives, plant extracts with an amount of phenolic derivatives and (iii) organic acid derivatives as well as uses thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates primarily to specific uses of a compound of the Formula 1 or of mixtures of two or more different compounds of the Formula 1, in particular for producing an antimicrobially acting agent and agent against bad breath, as well as the corresponding production methods. In addition the invention relates to specific products, in particular oral hygiene products, comprising or consisting of a compound of the Formula 1 or of a mixture of two or more different compounds of the Formula 1 wherein the radicals of the compound of the Formula 1 or of each compound of the Formula 1 in the mixture are as defined in the preceding description.

Abstract: Antimicrobial active compositions and substances comprising at least one, preferably two, unbranched (straight-chain) 1,2-alkanediols and preferably a further preservative and also to products containing such mixtures in an antimicrobially effective quantity. One example of an antimicrobial mixture comprises: (a) 1,2-hexanediol and 1,2-octanediol and also optionally 1,2-pentanediol and/or 1,2-decanediol and (b) one, two or more substances selected from the group consisting of potassium sorbate, parabens and iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC).

Abstract: Antimicrobial mixtures comprising or consisting of: one or more branched or unbranched alkanediols having 6-12 carbon atoms, one, two or more compounds chosen from the group consisting of the tropolones of the formula (I) wherein the substituents R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently of one another have the following meaning: H; linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; OH; OR6, wherein R6 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; COOH; COOR7, wherein R7 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having up to 30 C atoms; NO2; NH2; F, Cl, Br, I; are described.