CN117561084A

CN117561084A - Disinfectant dispenser

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Publication number: CN117561084A
Application number: CN202280043718.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: V·查卡洛瓦; A·道格隆扬奥特; L·麦斯敏; M·斯塔佛德; A·法德尔
Original assignee: Firmenich SA
Current assignee: Firmenich SA
Priority date: 2021-06-21
Filing date: 2022-06-07
Publication date: 2024-02-13

Abstract

The invention relates to a disinfectant dispenser (1, 1 ') and to a method for disinfecting with such a disinfectant dispenser (1, 1'). The disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') comprises: a container body (10) having a first compartment (11) and a second compartment (12) separated from each other, wherein the first compartment (11) contains a disinfectant substance (20), wherein the second compartment (12) contains a moisturizing substance (30); and a dispenser outlet (50, 50') attached to the container body (10) and configured to dispense the sanitizing substance (20) from the first compartment (11) and the moisturizing substance (30) from the second compartment (12).

Description

Disinfectant dispenser

Cross Reference to Related Applications

Priority is claimed in U.S. provisional application No. 63/212,901 filed on month 21 of 2021 and european application No. 21182637.5 filed on month 30 of 2021. The entire contents of these applications are expressly incorporated herein by reference.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a disinfectant dispenser and a method of disinfecting with such a disinfectant dispenser.

Background

Disinfection is required to kill or inactivate pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and microorganisms. In particular epidemics or pandemic situations, such as the 2019 coronavirus disease (covd-19) pandemic, require frequent application of disinfectant substances to the skin. Such disinfectant substances may be virucidal and may be provided in solution. However, these substances are harmful to the skin and can cause strong dehydration of the skin and continuous skin diseases. In addition, they have an unpleasant smell.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks. That is, a specific object of the present invention is to provide a solution for sterilization which prevents dehydration and unpleasant odors.

These and other objects, which will become apparent upon reading the following description, are solved by the subject matter of the independent claims. The dependent claims relate to preferred embodiments of the invention.

Disclosure of Invention

According to the present invention there is provided a disinfectant dispenser. The disinfectant dispenser includes: a container body having a first compartment and a second compartment separated from each other, wherein the first compartment contains a disinfectant substance, and wherein the second compartment contains a moisturizing (hydrating) substance; and a dispenser outlet attached to the container body and configured to dispense disinfectant substance from the first compartment and moisturizing substance from the second compartment.

Thus, the disinfectant dispenser includes in a single device a configuration for dispensing disinfectant substances (i.e., a hygienic function) and a configuration for dispensing moisturizing substances (i.e., a skin moisturizing function). The latter function may also produce a pleasant smell. The dispenser may be used to apply a substance to a surface, such as skin. The user may use the dispenser to dispense the respective substances onto a surface (e.g., skin) continuously or at least partially simultaneously (i.e., simultaneously). Thus, the dispenser facilitates easy sterilization while including a solution for preventing dehydration of skin and generation of unpleasant odors. The solution provided is also advantageous in terms of compactness and portability, since the compartment is provided by the container body. For example, the container body may comprise one or more walls dividing the container body into different compartments, i.e. the one or more walls may be arranged such that they delimit the compartments. Furthermore, the disinfectant dispenser improves the aesthetics of the final product, i.e. the aesthetics of the combination of disinfectant substance and moisturizing substance.

The dispenser outlet may be configured such that, upon operation of the dispenser outlet, the sanitizing substance is dispensed from the first compartment and the moisturizing substance is dispensed from the second compartment. Thus, the dispenser may dispense both substances through a single operation by a user (e.g., automatically). Thus, the dispenser is very convenient to use. For example, the dispenser outlet may be configured such that dispensing the sanitizing substance at least partially precedes and/or at least partially coincides with dispensing the moisturizing substance upon operation of the dispenser outlet. The dispenser outlet thus dispenses substances in a defined sequence, providing adequate disinfection and moisturization of the skin, particularly if the user does not need to operate the dispenser in a specific manner. The simultaneous dispensing of the substances may cause the substances to mix with each other, for example as they flow through and/or are discharged from the dispenser outlet. For example, the dispenser outlet may comprise a dispensing outlet for discharging the substance from the sanitizer dispenser, wherein the substance may be mixed (or combined) upstream of, in, and/or downstream of the dispensing outlet. Thus, the substances (e.g. fluids or liquids) may be mixed in the dispensing outlet prior to application to the skin, or applied continuously to mix on the skin.

The dispenser outlet may comprise a first portion and a second portion operable independently of one another, wherein the first portion is operable to dispense the sanitizing substance, and wherein the second portion is operable to dispense the moisturizing substance. Thus, the dispenser outlet can be readily used to selectively dispense disinfectant or moisturizing substances. For example, the first and second portions may be used to continuously dispense and thus apply disinfectant and moisturizing substances.

The first portion is preferably arranged adjacent to the second portion. Thereby, the dispenser outlet and thus the disinfectant dispenser can be downsized.

The dispenser outlet may comprise a portion operable to dispense (preferably via a single dispensing opening) the disinfectant substance and the moisturizing substance. For example, the dispenser includes a single portion operable to dispense both disinfectant and moisturizing substances. Thus, the dispenser advantageously enables a user to dispense a substance with a reduced number of user actuations.

In particular, the disinfectant dispenser may be adapted for so-called "two-in-one" application of disinfectant substances and moisturizing substances.

The dispenser outlet may be operated by touching (e.g., pushing). For example, the dispenser outlet may comprise one or more operating elements which are touch-sensitive (e.g. movable, displaceable or depressible) and which may thus be operated by touch. Additionally or alternatively, the dispenser outlet may be operated by a non-contact operation. For example, the dispenser outlet may comprise a sensor configured to detect one or more (spatial) conditions of an object (e.g. a hand or finger), such as the presence and absence of an object (e.g. a hand or finger) in the vicinity of the sensor (e.g. in front of the sensor). In this way, the dispenser outlet may be operable to dispense disinfectant and/or moisturizing substances based on the detected condition (e.g., presence of an object). For example, a first detection condition operates the dispenser outlet to dispense the sanitizing substance, wherein a second detection condition operates the dispenser outlet to dispense the moisturizing substance.

The compartments may be arranged adjacent to each other. Thereby, a compact container body is provided.

The container body may comprise a bottom and a top, wherein the compartment extends from the bottom to the top, and wherein the dispenser outlet is attached to the top. The bottom is typically the portion of the container body where the sanitizer dispenser is located.

Preferably, at least a portion of the container body is transparent. Preferably, at least the second compartment and/or the first compartment is at least partially transparent. For example, at least a portion of one or more walls or sidewalls included in the container body may be transparent.

The disinfectant substance may be a fluid and/or a liquid. The disinfectant substance may be an alcohol composition, such as a hydroalcoholic composition. Preferably, the disinfectant substance is a virucide. Additionally or alternatively, the disinfectant substance may be bactericidal, tuberculocidal and/or fungicidal.

The disinfectant substance may comprise at least 20 wt% alcohol, preferably at least 35 wt% alcohol or at least 50 wt% alcohol or at least 60 wt% alcohol or at least 70 wt% alcohol. The disinfectant substance may comprise up to 90 wt% alcohol, preferably up to 80 wt% alcohol or up to 70 wt% alcohol or up to 65 wt% alcohol. The disinfectant substance may comprise at least 20% by weight water, preferably at least 30% by weight water or at least 35% by weight water or at least 50% by weight water or at least 65% by weight water or at least 80% by weight water. The disinfectant substance may comprise up to 80% by weight water, preferably up to 65% by weight water or up to 50% by weight water or up to 40% by weight water. The water is preferably deionized water. The disinfectant substance may be in the form of a solution or gel.

The moisturizing material can be a fluid or a liquid. The moisturizing material can be provided at least in part in the form of, or include, a cream and/or body milk. The moisturizing material can be a cream and/or body milk. The moisturizing material can be provided at least in part in the form of beads, such as hydrogel beads. Since the compartment enables separation of the disinfectant substance from the moisturizing substance, the shrinkage of the beads by the disinfectant substance, in particular the alcohol provided therein, is effectively prevented. Thus, the beads are prevented from becoming hard and not crushed, and thus, the dispenser achieves that the disinfectant substance and the moisturizing substance can be used in good combination.

Preferably, each bead is macroscopic and/or has a size comprised between 1mm and 10mm, more preferably between 1mm and 7 mm.

Each bead may have an internal phase dispersed in a continuous phase, wherein the internal phase comprises a hydrophobic active ingredient, preferably a perfume oil and/or a flavor oil, wherein the continuous phase comprises a biopolymer and water and forms a hydrogel matrix, and wherein each bead comprises at least one liquid crystalline structural phase. In one embodiment, the moisturizing substance may be a hydrogel bead as disclosed in WO2019/077052 or EP3697503 a.

The moisturizing material may be flavored, preferably by a perfume oil and/or a flavoring oil. Thus, after disinfection by the disinfectant substance, the moisturizing substance may produce a very pleasant smell.

The sanitizer dispenser may be a consumer product, such as a perfuming consumer product. "consumer product" (or "end product") is understood to be an manufactured product that is available for distribution, sale, and use by consumers. By "perfuming consumer product" is understood a consumer product intended to deliver at least a pleasant perfuming effect to a surface to which it is applied, such as a skin, hair, textile or household surface. In particular, the disinfectant dispenser may be a package and/or a packaging solution.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of disinfection is provided. The method comprises the following steps: a) Providing a disinfectant dispenser as described above; b) Dispensing disinfectant substance from the first compartment; c) A moisturizing material is dispensed from the second compartment.

Preferably, step b) occurs at least partially before and/or simultaneously with step c).

The above description and advantages regarding the device apply similarly to the method.

Drawings

The invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a disinfectant dispenser according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of a disinfectant dispenser according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a graph showing skin moisturization (SH) obtained after applying only a disinfectant substance (left half of the graph) compared with skin moisturization (right half of the graph) obtained after applying a disinfectant substance and a moisturizing substance according to the first embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 4 is a graph showing the skin moisturization obtained after the application of the disinfectant substance alone (left half of the graph) compared with the skin moisturization obtained after the application of the disinfectant substance and the moisturizing substance according to the second embodiment of the present invention (right half of the graph).

Detailed Description

In fig. 1, a preferred embodiment of a disinfectant dispenser 1 is schematically shown. The dispenser 1 is adapted to disinfect a surface such as the skin of a person. Preferably, the dispenser 1 is at least adapted to disinfect a person's hand. The dispenser 1 may be of convenient size, for example for placement on a table top and/or in a pocket. The dispenser 1 is not limited to a specific form. For example, the dispenser 1 has the form of a container, such as a bottle, and/or may be cylindrical in shape.

The dispenser 1 comprises a container body 10, the container body 10 having a first compartment 11 and a second compartment 12 separated from each other. In other words, the compartments 11, 12 may store the respective components independently of each other. The container body 10 may have only one first compartment 11 and/or only one second compartment 12. Thus, the dispenser 1 may be a dual compartment dispenser, i.e. the container body 10 may be a dual compartment container body or a bottle. In other embodiments, the container body 10 may also have a plurality of first compartments 11 and/or a plurality of second compartments 12. The description of the first compartment 11 and the second compartment 12 applies similarly to one or more further first compartments 11 and one or more further second compartments 12. One or more walls may be arranged to divide the container body 10 into at least compartments 11, 12. The one or more walls may represent one or more side walls of the compartments 11, 12. The container body 10 may include a sidewall 13 surrounding the compartments 11, 12. The side wall 13 may be circular in cross-section. The side walls 13 may also be of other forms, for example elliptical or polygonal in cross-section.

The compartments 11, 12 are not limited to a particular arrangement. As shown in fig. 1, the compartments 11, 12 may be arranged adjacent to each other, e.g. with an (air) gap between them. In other embodiments, the side walls of the first compartment 11 may simultaneously form the side walls of the second compartment 12, e.g. such that there is no (air) gap between the compartments 11, 12. In other words, the wall may divide the container body 10 into the first compartment 11 and the second compartment 12. In other embodiments, the plurality of first compartments may be disposed about the one or more second compartments, and/or the plurality of second compartments may be disposed about the one or more first compartments.

As shown in fig. 1, the container body 10 preferably comprises a bottom 14 and a top 15, wherein the compartments 11, 12 may extend from the bottom 14 to the top 15. Each compartment 11, 12 may have a respective mouth arranged at the top 15. If optional sidewalls 13 are present, sidewalls 13 may extend from bottom 14 to top 15.

The material of the container body 10 is not particularly limited. Preferably, at least a portion of the container body 10 is transparent. For example, the walls or side walls defining the compartments 11, 12 may be transparent. Additionally or alternatively, the side walls 13 may be transparent. The container body 10 may be at least partially made of resin such as plastic and/or glass. Additionally or alternatively, portions of the container body 10, such as the bottom 14, may be made of metal. Preferably, the bottom 14 may comprise a material having a higher density than the material of the rest of the container body 10. In this way, a particularly stable positioning of the dispenser 1 through the bottom 14 can be achieved.

Each of the compartments 11, 12 is adapted to contain (i.e. store) a respective substance, which may be provided in fluid and/or liquid form. For example, the compartments 11, 12 are designed in a leak-proof manner, so that the contained substance cannot easily escape from the respective compartment. The amount that the first compartment 11 can store may be equal to the amount that the second compartment 12 can store. Thus, the compartments 11, 12 may have substantially the same volume and/or substantially the same size, e.g. the same height and/or the same width.

The first compartment 11 contains a disinfectant (i.e. sterilant) substance 20. Substance 20 may be a formulation. Disinfectant substance 20 is a chemical agent designed to inactivate or destroy microorganisms on a surface (e.g., skin). Preferably, the disinfectant substance 20 is a virucidal agent, meaning that the substance 20 can inactivate or destroy viruses, such as coronaviruses (particularly SARS-CoV-2 or other severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses ("SARS-CoV"), such as SARS-CoV-1). Additionally or alternatively, the disinfectant substance 20 may be bactericidal, tuberculocidal and/or fungicidal.

Preferably, the disinfectant substance 20 is an alcohol composition, such as a hydroalcoholic composition. The disinfectant substance 20 may be provided as a solution and/or a liquid and/or a gel. Disinfectant substance 20 may comprise an alcohol, such as ethanol, preferably in the range of 20 wt.% to 80 wt.%, more preferably in the range of 50 wt.% to 70 wt.%, and most preferably in the range of 55 wt.% to 65 wt.%. Additionally or alternatively, the disinfectant substance may include water, such as deionized water. Disinfectant substance 20 may comprise water in the range of 20 wt% to 80 wt%, preferably 30 wt% to 50 wt%, more preferably 35 wt% to 45 wt%.

The second compartment 12 contains a moisturizing material 30. Substance 30 may be a formulation. The moisturizing material 30 is adapted to moisturize the skin of a human, such as the skin of a human hand. In other words, the moisturizing material 30 can inject water into cells such as skin or retain body-produced water in the skin. Thus, the moisturizing material 30 can cause the skin to enter a moisturized state from a dehydrated state. The moisturizing material 30 can include a cream and/or body milk. Preferably, the moisturizing material 30 is provided at least partially in the form of beads 31, such as hydrogel beads. Each bead 31 may be macroscopic and/or may have a size comprised between 1mm and 10 mm. The beads 31 may be spherical. Each bead 31 may have an internal phase dispersed in a continuous phase, wherein the internal phase comprises a hydrophobic active ingredient, preferably a perfume oil and/or a flavor oil, wherein the continuous phase comprises a biopolymer and water and forms a hydrogel matrix, and wherein each bead 31 comprises at least one liquid crystalline structured phase. The beads 31 may be so-called "crystal fragrance beads". Preferably, at least a portion of the bead 31 may be similar to the hydrogel bead disclosed in WO2019/077052, the contents of which are also incorporated by reference.

The moisturizing material 30 can be flavored. Thus, the moisturizing material 30 can generate a pleasant smell. For perfuming, the moisturizing material 30 can comprise a perfume and/or a flavoring material, such as a perfume and/or a perfume oil and/or a flavoring oil. A "perfume oil" is an ingredient or composition that is liquid at about 20 ℃. The perfume oil may be a separate perfuming ingredient or a mixture of ingredients in the form of a perfuming composition. A "perfuming ingredient" is a compound, the main purpose of which is to impart or modulate odor. In other words, such ingredients to be considered as perfuming ingredients must be recognized by a person skilled in the art as being able to impart or modify in at least a positive or pleasant way the odor of a composition, and not just as having an odor. The perfume oil may include a combination of a perfuming ingredient and a substance (e.g., a pro-fragrance, emulsion or dispersion) that together improves, enhances or alters the delivery of the perfuming ingredient, as well as a combination that imparts additional benefits (e.g., persistence, burst, malodour elimination, antimicrobial action, microbial stability, insect control) in addition to or in addition to the odor.

The nature and type of perfuming ingredients present in the oil phase do not warrant a more detailed description here, which in any case would not be exhaustive, the skilled person being able to select their use or application and the desired organoleptic effect on the basis of his general knowledge and according to the expectations. In general, these perfuming ingredients belong to different chemical classes as varied as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, ethers, acetates, nitrites, terpenes, nitrogen-or sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds and essential oils, and the perfuming co-ingredients can be of natural or synthetic origin. In any event, many of these adjunct ingredients are listed in references such as s.arctander, perfume and Flavor Chemicals,1969,Montclair,New Jersey,USA, or newer versions thereof, or other works of similar nature, as well as the patent literature that is abundant in the field of perfumery. It will also be appreciated that the ingredients may also be compounds known to release various types of perfuming compounds in a controlled manner.

The perfuming ingredients can be dissolved in solvents currently used in the perfumery industry. The solvent is preferably not an alcohol. Examples of such solvents are diethyl phthalate, isopropyl myristate, abalyn (rosin resins available from Eastman), benzyl benzoate, ethyl citrate, limonene or other terpenes, or isoparaffins. Preferably, the solvent is very hydrophobic and highly sterically hindered, such as Abalyn or benzyl benzoate. Preferably, the perfume comprises less than 30% solvent. More preferably, the perfume comprises less than 20%, even more preferably less than 10%, of solvent, all these percentages being defined by weight relative to the total weight of perfume. Most preferably, the perfume is substantially free of solvent.

The sanitizer dispenser 1 further includes a dispenser outlet 50, the dispenser outlet 50 being attached to the container body 10 and configured to dispense the sanitizer substance 20 from the first compartment 11 and the moisturizing substance 30 from the second compartment 12. The dispenser outlet 50 is thus fluidly connected to the first compartment 11, e.g. via a first fluid line (e.g. a pipe), and to the second compartment 12, e.g. via a second fluid line (e.g. a pipe). The dispenser outlet 50 may comprise one or more pumps arranged to move the substances 20, 30 and thus dispense the substances 20, 30 from their compartments 11, 12, respectively. The one or more pumps may be operated manually (e.g., by a person's hand or finger) and/or by electrical energy. In the latter case, the sterilant dispenser 1 (e.g., dispenser outlet 50) may include an electric motor and/or an electrical energy storage (e.g., a battery) for delivering electrical energy to one or more pumps. Additionally or alternatively, the dispenser outlet 50 may be configured to dispense the substances 20, 30 from their respective compartments 11, 12 by gravity and/or by manipulating (e.g., squeezing) the container body 10.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the dispenser outlet 50 is configured to selectively dispense either the disinfectant substance 20 or the moisturizing substance 30, or both together. Thus, the dispenser outlets 50 may dispense the substances 20, 30 independently of each other. In this way, a user of the dispenser 1 may choose to dispense either the disinfectant substance 20 or the moisturizing substance 30; thus, the dispenser 1 may be a so-called "dual independent" application. For example, a user may first dispense disinfectant substance 30 to disinfect her or his (e.g., hand) skin, and then dispense moisturizing substance 30 to prevent skin dehydration. As shown in fig. 1, the dispenser outlet 50 may include a first portion 51 and a second portion 52 that are operable independently of each other. The first portion 51 is operable to dispense the disinfectant substance 20. For example, the first portion 51 includes a corresponding (or own) pump configured to move (e.g., aspirate) the disinfectant substance 20 from the first compartment 11. For example, the first portion 51 may be manually operated (e.g., by touch, e.g., pushing) to operate the corresponding pump and thereby dispense the disinfectant substance 20. In this way, the first portion 51 can be moved from an initial position to an operating position (e.g., a depressed position) to operate the corresponding pump. The first portion 51 may include a corresponding dispensing opening 51a through which the sanitizing agent substance 20 is dispensed (i.e., expelled) from the dispenser outlet 50.

The second portion 52 is operable to dispense the moisturizing material 30. The allocation of the second portion 52 may be the same as the allocation of the first portion 51. For example, the second portion 52 includes a corresponding (or own) pump configured to move (e.g., aspirate) the moisturizing substance in the second compartment 12. Specifically, the second portion 52 may be manually operated (e.g., by touch, such as pushing) to operate the respective pump and thereby dispense the moisturizing material 30. For example, the second portion 52 may be moved from an initial position to an operating position (e.g., a depressed position) to operate the corresponding pump. The second portion 52 may include a corresponding dispensing opening 52a through which the moisturizing material 30 is dispensed (i.e., expelled) from the dispenser outlet 50.

As shown in fig. 1, the first portion 51 may be disposed adjacent to the second portion 52. However, the invention is not limited to a specific arrangement of the portions 51, 52. In other embodiments, the container body 10 may be disposed between the portions 51 and 52, for example, such that the first portion 51 is disposed above the top 15 of the container body 10 and the second portion is disposed below the bottom 14 of the container body 10. Furthermore, one of the portions 51, 52 may be at least partially arranged in the respective other portion, for example such that the portions 51, 52 are stacked on top of each other. When the portions 51, 52 are arranged adjacent to each other, the portions 51, 52 may be at least partially level with each other and/or the dispensing openings 51a, 52a may be positioned at substantially the same height. The height is measured from the bottom 14 of the container body 10.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the dispenser outlet 50 is operable by touch (i.e., push). Additionally or alternatively, other possibilities of operating the dispenser outlet 50 by touch are possible, for example by displacement or pulling. In other embodiments, the dispenser outlet 50 may be operated by a non-contact operation. This may be achieved by providing one or more sensors arranged to detect a state (e.g. presence and absence) of an object (e.g. a hand or finger) and to dispense a respective substance based on the detected state (e.g. when the presence of the object is detected). For example, each of the portions 51, 52 may comprise a respective sensor, so as to operate the respective portion and thus dispense the respective substance by a contactless operation.

As shown in fig. 1, the dispenser outlet 50 is preferably attached to the top 15 of the container body 10. In other embodiments, the dispenser outlet 50 may be attached to a different location, such as to a side of the container body 10 (e.g., to the side wall 13) or to the bottom 14 of the container body 10. Attachment of the dispenser outlet 50 may be accomplished by a mechanical connection (e.g., a force fit and/or a form fit). For example, the dispenser outlet 50 may be attached to the container body 10 by engaging a portion of the container body 10 (e.g., one or more walls defining the compartments 11, 12 and/or the side walls 13). The engagement may be a snap engagement and/or a press fit and/or a threaded engagement.

According to one embodiment, the dispenser outlet may be configured such that upon operation of the dispenser outlet, the sanitizing substance 20 is dispensed from the first compartment 11 and the moisturizing substance 30 is dispensed from the second compartment 12. For the dispenser outlet 50, this may be achieved by integrally forming the first portion 51 with the second portion 52. Thus, the portions 51, 52 represent portions that simultaneously dispense the substances 20, 30 upon operation. The substances 20, 30 may mix with one another when discharged from the dispenser outlet 50. For example, the dispensing openings 51a, 52a may be arranged (e.g., inclined to one another) such that the substances 20, 30 mix (or merge) with one another shortly after they are discharged from the respective openings 51a, 52a. That is, these substances may be combined or incorporated on a surface (e.g., skin).

The sterilant dispenser 1 may further comprise a cap 53, the cap 53 being arranged to cover at least a portion of the dispenser outlet 50, for example at least the dispensing openings 51a, 52a. The cap 53 may be transparent and/or may be attached to the dispenser 1, for example to the dispenser outlet 50. The attachment may be achieved by force and/or form fit (e.g. by press fit). The cap 53 may be cylindrical in shape, but may also have a different shape. When attached, the cap 53 may cover the dispenser outlet 50 to prevent the dispenser outlet 50 from being (accidentally) operated.

Fig. 2 shows a second preferred embodiment of a disinfectant dispenser 1'. The sanitizer dispenser 1' corresponds to the sanitizer dispenser 1 described above, unless otherwise indicated below. Like reference numerals refer to like features.

The dispenser 1 'differs from the dispenser 1 according to the first embodiment in particular in that its dispenser outlet 50' is designed instead. The dispenser outlet 50 'includes a portion 51' operable to dispense both the disinfectant substance 20 and the moisturizing substance 30. Thus, the dispenser 1' may be a so-called "two-in-one" application. For example, the dispenser outlet 50' has a configuration such that upon operation thereof (e.g., operation of the portion 51 '), the sanitizing substance 20 and moisturizing substance 30 are dispensed (i.e., discharged) from the dispenser outlet 50' in a defined manner or sequence. This configuration may enable a prescribed amount of disinfectant substance 20 to be at least partially (or fully) dispensed prior to dispensing a prescribed amount of moisturizing substance 30. For example, the portion 51' includes one or more pumps configured to move (e.g., aspirate) the disinfectant substance 20 from the first compartment 11 and the moisturizing substance 30 from the second compartment 12 in a defined sequence, e.g., such that dispensing of the disinfectant substance 20 occurs at least partially prior to and/or at least partially concurrent with dispensing of the moisturizing substance 30. The one or more pumps may in particular correspond to the one or more pumps described above in relation to the dispenser 1.

For example, one or more pumps may be configured to aspirate and thus dispense disinfectant substance 20 only in a first stage (e.g., when portion 51 'is moved (e.g., depressed) to a first position) and aspirate and thus dispense moisturizing substance 30 in a second stage (e.g., when portion 51' is moved (e.g., depressed) from the first position to a second position) after the first stage. The disinfectant substance 20 may be dispensed in the first stage only, or may also be dispensed in the second stage, such that the substances 20, 30 are dispensed partially simultaneously. Alternatively, one or more pumps may be configured to initiate aspiration and thus dispense the substances 20, 30 simultaneously when the dispenser outlet 50' is operated. Thus, when operated, the dispenser outlet 50' will always dispense both the sanitizing substance 20 and the moisturizing substance 30 simultaneously.

The dispenser outlet 50' may comprise a mixing chamber fluidly connected to the compartments 11 and 12. The mixing chamber is arranged such that when the dispenser outlet 50 '(e.g. with its pump (s)) draws the substances 20, 30 from the compartments 11, 12, the substances 20, 30 will merge or mix in the mixing chamber, thereby subsequently being dispensed from the mixing chamber and thus from the dispenser outlet 50'. In this way, the substance is simultaneously dispensed from the dispenser outlet 50'. The substances 20, 30 may then be dispensed via a single dispensing opening 51a ' comprised by the dispenser outlet 50' (e.g. by the first portion 51 ') and fluidly connected to the mixing chamber.

Alternatively, the dispenser outlet 50' may be designed such that the substances 20, 30 mix with each other when the substances 20, 30 are discharged from the dispenser outlet 50; thus, a mixing chamber is not necessary. The dispenser outlet 50' may then comprise a single dispensing opening 51a ' such that the substances 20, 30 mix with each other in the single dispensing opening 51a '. For example, a first line for drawing disinfectant substance 20 and a second line for drawing moisturizing substance 30 may open (with their downstream openings) into a single dispensing opening 51a' (with their downstream openings). Thus, the substances 20, 30 may be mixed or combined in the dispensing opening 51a' for subsequent application to a surface, such as skin.

Instead of a single dispensing opening 51a ', the dispenser outlet 50' may comprise a respective dispensing opening for each of the substances 20, 30. For example, the dispenser outlet 50' may have a dispensing opening 51a ' as a first dispensing opening for dispensing (or expelling) the sanitizing substance 20, wherein the dispenser outlet 50' comprises a second dispensing opening for dispensing the moisturizing substance 30. The second dispensing opening may be arranged to coincide with the first dispensing opening 51 a'. In this way, the substances 20, 30 may be dispensed via the dispensing opening and thus mix (or merge) with each other shortly after they are discharged from the respective openings.

The portion 51' may substantially correspond to the first portion 51 and may thus be manually operated (such as by touching, e.g. pushing) to operate one or more pumps and thus dispense the substances 20, 30. For example, the portion 51' may be moved from an initial position to an operating position (e.g., a depressed position) to operate one or more pumps.

Examples

Example 1: hydroalcoholic gel in combination with moisturizing material in the form of a cream

Disinfectant substance 20 was prepared by mixing the ingredients in table 1 below, thereby obtaining a hydroalcoholic gel.

Table 1: composition of disinfectant substance

Raw materials	Effective amount of ingredients (wt%)	Function of
			Ethanol	70	Solvent(s)
Deionized (DI) water	22	Solvent(s)
			Acrylic ester copolymer	6	Thickening polymers
Glycerol	1	Humectant type
			Sodium hydroxide (18%)	1	Neutralizing agent

A disinfectant substance 20 is then provided in the first compartment 11.

In a further step, the moisturizing material 30 is prepared by mixing the ingredients in table 2 below, thereby obtaining a moisturizing flavored material in the form of a cream.

Table 2: composition of moisturizing Material

A moisturizing substance 30 is then provided in the second compartment 12.

Skin moisturization (SH) was measured in vivo using a hygrometer SC device from Delfin Instruments before applying the substances 20, 30 to the skin (of an arm). Thus, a reference moisturized skin value (SH 0) of the skin is obtained. The measurements were made at two different points of the forearm. Thus, a reference moisturized skin value (SH 0) of the skin is obtained.

Then, 50 μl of disinfectant substance 20 was applied to each point of the skin and applied with five finger windings. Then, after 5 minutes from the application of the disinfectant substance, 50. Mu.L of the moisturizing substance 30 was applied to one of the two points. 1 hour after application, the remaining material was removed with a paper towel and SH was measured at each point. The results are shown in the right half of fig. 3.

Example 2: hydroalcoholic gel and beaded moisturizing material combination

Disinfectant substance 20 was prepared by mixing the ingredients in table 3 below, thereby obtaining a hydroalcoholic gel.

Table 3: composition of disinfectant substance

Raw materials	Amount of active ingredient (wt.%)	Function of
			Ethanol	70	Solvent(s)
Deionized (DI) water	22	Solvent(s)
			Acrylic ester copolymer	6	Thickening polymers
Glycerol	1	Humectant type
			Sodium hydroxide (18%)	1	Neutralizing agent

A disinfectant substance 20 is then provided in the first compartment 11.

In a further step, the moisturizing material 30 is prepared by dispersing moisturizing alginate aromatic beads in a hydrogel. The beads were prepared using the ingredients in table 4 below.

Table 4: composition of moisturizing beads

Raw materials	Amount of active ingredient (wt.%)	Function of
			Sodium alginate	0.68	Thickening agent
Deionized water	33.32	Solvent(s)
			Glyceryl stearate citrate	6	Surface active agent
Aromatic agent	5	Spice
			Body cream	55	Moisturizing body cream

Sodium alginate, water and glyceryl stearate citrate were mixed and stirred at 70 ℃ for 1 hour. The solution was cooled to room temperature with stirring. Fragrance and body cream were added to the solution and the mixture was stirred for 15 minutes. Then, by mixing the mixture at 0.5% CaCl ₂ Granulating (pring) in aqueous solution to form alginate aromatic beads. The beads were filtered, washed with deionized water and added to the hydrogel (ratio 3:2, beads: hydrogel) to form a moisturizing mass. Hydrogels were prepared by mixing the ingredients in table 5 below.

Table 5: composition of hydrogels

Raw materials	Amount of active ingredient (wt.%)	Function of
			Water and its preparation method	98.4	Solvent(s)
Polyacrylate crosslinked Polymer-6	1	Thickening polymers
			Phenoxyethanol	0.6	Preservative agent

A moisturizing substance 30 is then provided in the second compartment 12.

Skin moisturization (SH) was measured in vivo using a hygrometer SC device from Delfin Instruments before applying the substances 20, 30 to the skin (of an arm). The measurements were made at two different points of the forearm. Thus, a reference moisturized skin value (SH 0) of the skin is obtained.

Then, 50 μl of disinfectant substance 20 was applied at each point of the skin, and applied with five finger windings. Then, after 5 minutes from the application of the disinfectant substance, 50 μl of the moisturizing substance 30, 31 is applied at one of the two points. 1 hour after application, the remaining material was removed with a paper towel and SH was measured at each point. The results are shown in the right half of fig. 4.

In each of fig. 3 and 4, the comparative example is shown in the left half. In these comparative examples, only the disinfectant substance 20 (i.e. 50 μl) was applied, i.e. the respective moisturizing substances 30, 31 were not applied. In the right half of the figures of fig. 3 and 4, the respective embodiments of the invention are shown, namely embodiment 1 and embodiment 2, respectively. It can be seen that the examples 1 and 2 according to the present invention achieve a higher skin moisturizing effect than the comparative examples after 1 hour from the application of the disinfectant substance 20, thereby effectively preventing skin dehydration. At the same time, the disinfectant substance 20 acts as a skin disinfection. In addition, the fragrance in the moisturizing material can prevent the formation of unpleasant odors due to the disinfectant material.

It will be clear to a person skilled in the art that the embodiment shown in the figures is only a preferred embodiment, however, other designs of disinfectant dispenser may be used.

Claims

1. A disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') comprising:

a container body (10) having a first compartment (11) and a second compartment (12) separated from each other, wherein the first compartment (11) contains the disinfectant substance (20), and wherein the second compartment (12) contains the moisturizing substance (30); and

a dispenser outlet (50, 50') attached to the container body (10) and configured to dispense the sanitizing substance (20) from the first compartment (11) and the moisturizing substance (30) from the second compartment (12).

2. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1 ') according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser outlet (50, 50 ') is configured such that upon operation of the dispenser outlet (50, 50 '), the disinfectant substance (20) is dispensed from the first compartment (11) and the moisturizing substance (30) is dispensed from the second compartment (12), preferably such that dispensing the disinfectant substance (20) occurs at least partly before dispensing the moisturizing substance (30) and/or simultaneously with dispensing the moisturizing substance (30).

3. Disinfectant dispenser (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dispenser outlet (50) comprises a first portion (51) and a second portion (52) which are operable independently of each other, wherein

The first portion (51) is operable to dispense the disinfectant substance (20), and wherein

The second portion (52) is operable to dispense the moisturizing material (30),

wherein the first portion (51) is arranged preferably adjacent to the second portion (52).

4. Disinfectant dispenser (1 ') according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the dispenser outlet (50') comprises a portion (51 ') operable to dispense both the disinfectant substance (20) and the moisturizing substance (30), preferably through a single dispensing opening (51 a').

5. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1 ') according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the dispenser outlet (50, 50') is operable by e.g. pushing touch and/or by a non-touch operation.

6. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the compartments (11, 12) are arranged adjacent to each other and/or wherein the container body (10) comprises one or more walls dividing the container body (10) into the compartments (11, 12).

7. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1 ') according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the container body (10) comprises a bottom (14) and a top (15), and wherein the compartment (11, 12) extends from the bottom (14) to the top (15), and wherein the dispenser outlet (50, 50') is attached to the top (15).

8. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least a portion of the container body (10), preferably at least the second compartment (12), is transparent.

9. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the disinfectant substance (20) is an alcohol composition, such as a hydroalcoholic composition, and/or

Wherein the disinfectant substance (20) comprises at least 20 wt.% alcohol, preferably at least 35 wt.% alcohol or at least 50 wt.% alcohol or at least 60 wt.% alcohol, and/or wherein the disinfectant substance (20) comprises at most 90 wt.% alcohol, preferably at most 80 wt.% alcohol or at most 70 wt.% alcohol or at most 65 wt.% alcohol, wherein the alcohol is preferably ethanol, and/or

Wherein the disinfectant substance (20) comprises at least 10 wt.% water, preferably at least 20 wt.% water or at least 30 wt.% water or at least 35 wt.% water, and/or wherein the disinfectant substance (20) comprises at most 80 wt.% water, preferably at most 65 wt.% water or at most 50 wt.% water or at most 35 wt.% water, wherein the water is preferably deionized water, and/or

Wherein the disinfectant substance (20) is in the form of a solution or gel.

10. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the moisturizing substance (30) is provided at least partially in the form of beads (31), such as hydrogel beads, wherein preferably each bead (31) is macroscopic and/or has a size comprised between 1mm and 10 mm.

11. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') according to claim 10, wherein each bead (31) has an internal phase dispersed in a continuous phase, wherein the internal phase comprises a hydrophobic active ingredient, preferably a perfume oil and/or a flavouring oil, wherein the continuous phase comprises a biopolymer and water and forms a hydrogel matrix, and wherein each bead comprises at least one liquid crystalline structural phase.

12. Disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the moisturizing substance (30) is provided at least partly in the form of a cream and/or body milk.

13. A sterilant (1, 1') dispenser according to any preceding claim, wherein the moisturizing substance (30) is flavoured, preferably by a perfume oil and/or a flavouring oil.

14. A method of disinfection comprising the steps of:

a) Providing a disinfectant dispenser (1, 1') according to any of the preceding claims,

b) Dispensing the disinfectant substance (20) from the first compartment (11), and

c) The moisturizing material (30) is dispensed from the second compartment (12).

15. The method of claim 14, wherein step b) occurs at least partially prior to and/or simultaneously with step c).