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Production Of Dettol
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Dettol is the trade name for a line of
hygiene products manufactured by Reckitt Benckiser. It has been in use
since before the 1980s. Antiseptics anti, “against†“putrefactive are
antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to
reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction.
Antiseptics are generally distinguished from antibiotics by the latter’s
ability to be transported through the lymphatic system to destroy
bacteria within the body and from disinfectant, which destroy
microorganisms found on non-living objects.
Some antiseptics are true
germicides, capable of destroying microbes (bacteriocidal), while
others are bacteriostatic and only prevent or inhibit their growth.
Antibacterials
are antiseptics that have the proven ability to act against bacteria.
Microbilides which destroy virus particles are called viricides or
antivirals.
For growth of bacteria, there must be a food supply,
moisture, oxygen (if the bacteria is an obligate aerobe), and a certain
minimum temperature. These conditions have been studied and dealth with
in food preservation and the ancient practice of embalming the dead,
which is the earliest known systematic use of antiseptics.
In early
inquiries before there was an understanding of microbes, much emphasis
was given to the prevention of putrefaction, and procedures were carried
out to determine the amount of agent that was to be added to a given
solution in order to prevent the development of pus and putrefaction;
however, due to a lack of a developed understanding of germ theory this
method was maccurate and, today, an antiseptic in judged by its effect
on pure cultures of a defined microbe and or their vegetative and spore
forms. The standardization of antiseptics has been implemented in many
instances, and a water solution of phenol of a certain fixed strength is
now used as the standard to which other antiseptics are compared.
The manufacturers of Dettol submit the following facts to your attention.
Wide
mention in medical literature has made Dettol a tex-book antiseptic
wide clinical use has attested the efficiency of Dettol in literally
millions of cases which range from minor accident to major operation.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Dettol is non-poisonous, safe, pleasant and economical in use. It has an agreeable smell. Dettol is active against both germ positive and Germ negative micro-organisms. It is well tolerated on the skin and tissues in high concentration. The original Dettol liquid antiseptic and disinfectant is light yellow in colour in the concentrated form. Bacteriological data and the literature of Dettol are available on request. Antibacterial are antiseptics that have the proven ability to act against bacter ... Continue reading---
