Dettol
Dettol is a brand of cleaning supplies and disinfectant and antiseptic, introduced in 1932 and produced by Anglo-Dutch company Reckitt Benckiser.Ingredients
The active ingredient in Dettol that confers its antiseptic property is chloroxylenol, 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.
Dettol Antiseptic Wash contains the active ingredient benzalkonium chloride.
Circa 1978, "household Dettol" was reported to contain chloroxylenol, terpineol, and ethyl alcohol.
The original Dettol liquid antiseptic and disinfectant 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.
