The invention relates to an antimicrobial skin care liquid composition, useful in cold temperature environments, comprising: - about &ge 5 wt.-% of at least one C3 to C6 organic triolalcohol - about &ge 0.1 wt.-% of at least one C2 to C6 organic diolalcohol - about &ge 0.1 wt.-% of at least one C2 to C6 organic monoalcohol - about &ge 0.1 wt.-% of at least one HOCH2[CH(OH)]nCH2OH sugar alcohol with n = 2 to 6 and - &ge 0.1 wt.-% of at least one C1 to C10 organic acid wherein the weight-% of the components are based on the total weight amount of the antimicrobial skin care liquid composition.
