Dettol
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| Product type | Antiseptic |
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| Owner | Reckitt |
| Country | U.K. |
| Introduced | 1932[1] |
| Related brands | Lysol, another product made by the same company Sagrotan Dettox |
| Markets | Worldwide (except the United States) |
| Ambassador(s) | Funke Akindele-Bello |
| Tagline | "Keep the memories, but not the bacteria" |
| Website | dettol.co.uk |
Dettol is a brand of cleaning supplies and disinfectant and antiseptic, introduced in 1932[1] and the manufacturer owned by the British company Reckitt.[1] In Germany, it is sold under the name Sagrotan.[2]
Before 2002, some Dettol products were branded Dettox.[3]
Dettol Antiseptic Disinfectant Liquid[]
The active ingredient in Dettol that confers its antiseptic property is chloroxylenol (C8H9ClO), an aromatic chemical compound. Chloroxylenol comprises 4.8% of Dettol's total admixture, with the rest made up of pine oil, isopropanol, castor oil, soap and water.[4]
Circa 1978, "household Dettol" was reported to contain chloroxylenol (48 g/L), terpineol, and ethyl alcohol.[5]
The original Dettol liquid antiseptic and disinfectant[6] is light yellow in colour in the concentrated form but, as several of the ingredients are insoluble in water, it produces a milky emulsion of oil droplets when diluted with water, exhibiting the ouzo effect.
Other products[]
Dettol Antibacterial Surface Cleanser and Dettol Antibacterial Wipes contain the active ingredient benzalkonium chloride.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c Viveat Susan Pinto (12 March 2015). "40 years ago...And now: Not just germs, Dettol fights rivals unabated". Business Standard India. www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Ihr Partner für nachhaltige Desinfektion – Sagrotan". sagrotan.de. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Stretching brands to the limit Business Standard. Retrieved 31 August 2021
- ^ "Dettol Liquid, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd". medicines.org.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Pieter Joubert; Hans Hundt; Pieter Du Toit (8 April 1978). "Severe Dettol (chloroxylenol and terpineol) poisoning". British Medical Journal. 1 (6117): 890. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.6117.890. PMC 1603731. PMID 638509.
- ^ "Dettol liquid antiseptic and disinfectant". dettolarabia.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Bleach Free Antibacterial Surface Wipes". www.dettol.co.in. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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