Suprox and its efficacy- Peer reviewed papers. AKA: science. Blog 9th January 2013
Happy New Year to you and your families. We mentioned in our December blog that we would
explain why we are so excited about our new cleaner ‘Suprox’. Today we are presenting the
independent data to back up our claims.
The science behind Suprox has been documented and studied for over 200 years. In fact, a wide
range of bodies from the Soviet space agency and the American Environmental Protection Agency to
a range of medical, pharmaceutical and water organisations have studied the use of the active
ingredient.
And what is the active ingredient? Hypochlorous acid. The very same that is produced in the white
blood cells of human beings and has decades worth of independent scientific analysis to show how
effective it is. Want to know more?
How about these Peer Reviewed Papers discussing the efficacy of the active ingredient:
1.British Dental Journal 198, 353 - 354 (2005)
Published online: 26 March 2005 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812174. An investigation of the efficacy of
super–oxidised (Optident/Sterilox) water for the disinfection of dental unit water lines.
2. V. Zinkevich, I.B. Beech, R. Tapper, I. Bogdarnia (2000) Journal of Hospital Infection 46: 153-156; The
effect of HOCl on Escherichia coli.
3. H. Hays, P.R. Elliker and W.E. Sandine (1966)
Applied Microbiology, page 575-581; Microbial Destruction by Low Concentrations of Hypochlorite and
lodophor Germicides in Alkaline and Acidified Water.
4. I.B. Beech, V. Zinkevich, J.A. Sunner, C.C. Gaylarde (2007)
Technical Report; Evaluation of the effect of Salvox (Stabilised HOCl) on Planktonic Populations of model
marine bacteria: Aerobic slime forming bacterium of the Pseudomonas Genus and anaerobic sulphatereducing bacterium Desulfovibrio alaskensis.
5. J.B. Selkon, G.W. Cherry, J.M. Wilson, M.A. Hughes (2006)
Evaluation of Hypochlorous Acid washes in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers.
6. N. Shetty, S. Srinivasan, J. Holton, G.L. Ridgway, J.B. Selkon (1997)
Evaluation of Microbiocidal activity of a new disinfectant; against vegetative Bacteria, Spores, Candida
albicans, Mycobacterium species and Viruses.
7. N. Shetty, S. Srinivasan, J. Holton and G.L. Ridgway (1999)
Journal of Hospital Infection 41:101-105 Evaluation of microbiocidal activity of a new disinfectant: HOCl
against Clostridium difficile spores, Helicobacter pylori, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus species,
Candida albicans and several Mycobacterium species.
7. J.B. Selkon, R.B. Babb, R. Morris (1999)
Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a new super-oxidised water, HOCl for the disinfection of
endoscopes.
8. J.B. Selkon, A. Crossley (2009)
Analysis of Hypochlorous Acid.
9. J. Lorrain Smith, A. Murray Drennan, Theodore Rettie and William Campbell.
Experimental Observations on the antiseptic action of Hypochlorous Acid and its application to wound
treatment. Br Med J Jul 1915; 2: 129 – 136; doi:10.1136 bmj.2.2847.129.
10. Wang L, Bassiri M et al. Journal of Burns and Wounds April 11th 2007 pp 65-79.
Hypochlorous Acid as a potential wound care agent.
11. International journal of food microbiology 1987 page 183-186.
The effect of pH on hypochlorite as a disinfectant, Granum, Magnusson.
12. J. Clark, S. P. Barrett, M. Rogers and R. Stapleton. Department of Microbiology, Charing Cross
Hospital, London, UK 2 July 2006
Efficacy of super-oxidized water fogging in environmental decontamination