The present invention relates to a composition comprising or consisting of: (a) one, two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol derivatives of the formula (I) wherein the substituents R1,R2, and R3 are as defined in claim 1, and (b) one, two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of: (i) branched or unbranched 1,2-alkanediols having 3 to 14 carbon atoms, (ii) benzoic acid (INCI: Benzoic Acid) and its esters and salts, (iii) 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and its esters (INCI: Parabens) and salts, (iv) 2,4-hexadienoic acid (INCI: Sorbic Acid) and its salts, (v) 2-phenoxyethanol (INCI: Phenoxyethanol) (vi) 3-iodo-2-propinyl-butylcarbamate (INCI: lodopropynyl Butylcarbamate), (vii) 3-(4-chlorphenoxy)-1,2-propane-1,2-diol (INCI: Chlorphenesin), (viii) urea (INCI: Urea) and derivatives thereof, in particular 1, 1-methylen-bis(3-(1-hydroxymethyl-2,4-dioximidazolidin-5-yl))urea (INCI: Imidazolidinyl urea), N-hydroxymethyl-N-(1,3-di(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)-N- hydroxymethylurea (INCI: Diazolidinyl Urea) and N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-urea (INCI: Triclocarban), (ix) 1,3-bis-(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-imidazolidindione (INCI: DMDM hydantoin), (x) 1,2-propanediol, 3-(2-ethylhexyloxy) (INCI: Octoxy glycerin), (xi) isothiazolinones and mixtures thereof (e.g. a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolinone and 2-methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolinone with magnesium chloride and magnesium nitrate INCI: Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone).La présente invention concerne une composition qui comprend ou qui est constituée de : (a) un ou deux composés ou plus choisis dans le groupe constitué des dérivés de lalcool benzylique de formule (I), dans laquelle chacun des substituants R1, R2 et R3 a une position sur le cycle aromatique et dans laquelle les substituants R1, R2 et R3 sont choisis, indépendamment les uns des autres, dans le groupe constitué de : H OH OCH3 COOH radical hydrocarboné aliphati