Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for disinfecting the hands, including: a) at least one alcohol including from one to four carbon atoms, b) at least one water-in-oil emulsion containing: —a crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte (P); —a fatty phase consisting of at least one oil (H), —water, —a water-in-oil emulsifying system (S1), and—an oil-in-water emulsifying system (S2); c) at least one compound of formula (II): R2—(C?O)—O—(CH2—CH2—O)x—CH2—CH[(O—CH2—CH2)y—O—(C?O)—R3]—CH2—(O—CH2—CH2)2—O—(C?O)—R4 (II), wherein R2—(C?O), R3—(C?O) and R4—(C?O), identical or different, represent a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched acyl group including from 16 to 24 carbon atoms, and wherein the sum x+y+z is greater than or equal to 30 and less than or equal to 100; and d) water.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition including (per 100% weight): a) 90 wt.-% to 99.0 wt.-% water including, in dissolved form, 0.002 mol/L to 0.1 mol/L of at least one salt of ammonium cation or of a monovalent or multivalent metal cation with an organic or inorganic anion; b) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of a crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte; and c) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of a compound having formula (II): R1—(O—CH2—CH2)p—OH (II), where the weight ratio of the crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte to the compound of formula (II) is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.0, and the molar ratio of the compound of formula (II) to the salt greater than or equal to 0.05 and less than or equal to 1. Also disclosed is a composition in cosmetics and a method for lightening the thickened salt-rich composition.

Abstract: A composition (d) includes (per 100% of its weight): a) 90 wt.-% to 99.0 wt.-% water including, in dissolved form, 0.002 mol/L to 0.1 mol/L of at least one salt of ammonium cation or of a monovalent or multivalent metal cation with an organic or inorganic anion; b) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of at least one crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte; and c) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of at least one compound having formula (II), where the weight ratio of the crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte to the compound of formula (II) is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.0, and the molar ratio of the compound of formula (II) to the salt is greater than or equal to 0.05 and less than or equal to 1. Also disclosed is the composition in cosmetics and to a method for lightening the thickened salt-rich composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition including (per 100% weight): a) 90 wt.-% to 99.0 wt.-% water including, in dissolved form, 0.002 mol/L to 0.1 mol/L of at least one salt of ammonium cation or of a monovalent or multivalent metal cation with an organic or inorganic anion; b) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of a crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte; and c) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of a compound having formula (II): R1—(O—CH2—CH2)p—OH (II), where the weight ratio of the crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte to the compound of formula (II) is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.0, and the molar ratio of the compound of formula (II) to the salt greater than or equal to 0.05 and less than or equal to 1. Also disclosed is a composition in cosmetics and a method for lightening the thickened salt-rich composition.

Abstract: A composition (d) includes (per 100% of its weight): a) 90 wt.-% to 99.0 wt.-% water including, in dissolved form, 0.002 mol/L to 0.1 mol/L of at least one salt of ammonium cation or of a monovalent or multivalent metal cation with an organic or inorganic anion; b) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of at least one crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte; and c) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of at least one compound having formula (II), where the weight ratio of the crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte to the compound of formula (II) is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.0, and the molar ratio of the compound of formula (II) to the salt is greater than or equal to 0.05 and less than or equal to 1. Also disclosed is the composition in cosmetics and to a method for lightening the thickened salt-rich composition.