Dettol

Dettol is a brand of cleaning supplies and disinfectant and antiseptic invented in 1876, and produced by UK company Reckitt Benckiser. The original Dettol Antiseptic Disinfectant Liquid contains the antiseptic Chroloxylenol and α-Terpineol[1][2] Dettol Antibacterial Surface Cleanser and Dettol Antibacterial Wipes contain the active ingredient benzalkonium chloride.[3]

Dettol
Product typeAntiseptic
OwnerReckitt Benckiser
CountryU.K.
Introduced1876 (1876)
Related brandsLysol, another product made by the same company
MarketsWorldwide (except from the United States)
Ambassador(s)Funke Akindele-Bello
Tagline"Keep the memories, but not the bacteria"
Websitedettol.co.uk

Dettol is currently present in 124 countries across the world and is used approximately two billion times a day.[4]

Dettol Antiseptic Disinfectant Liquid
Main article: Chloroxylenol

The original Dettol liquid antiseptic and disinfectant[5] 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.

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 by pine oil, isopropanol, castor oil, soap and water.[6]

References
  1. and other, J.V Narlikar (2007). Chemistry Part II. New delhi: NCERT. p. 448. ISBN 81-7450-716-7.
  2. "Dettol Liquid". www.dettol.co.in. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. "Bleach Free Antibacterial Surface Wipes". www.dettol.co.in. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. "Usage". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. "Dettol liquid antiseptic and disinfectant". dettolarabia.com. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  6. "Chemical composition". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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