| abstract |
The invention relates to a cleansing or cosmetic composition having self-preservative properties, comprising, as a surfactant and preservative, at least one compound of the general formula: R-(OCH2CH2)m-OSO3<->. 1/2 Zn<2+> in which R is saturated or unsaturated, branched or linear C3-C22 alkyl and m may vary from 0 to 20, the composition being free of other preservatives or comprising at least one other preservative at a concentration which is ineffective and/or not sufficient to confer the desired characteristics of preservability in an analogous or similar composition which does not contain the said compound. |