Antiseptics

Sodium benzoate is a substance which has the chemical formula NaC7H5O2.

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Povidone-iodine (PVP-I), brand name Wokadine, Pyodine, and Betadine is a stable chemical complex of polyvinylpyrrolidone (povidone, PVP) and elemental iodine.

Ambazone is an oral antiseptic.

Octenidine dihydrochloride is a cationic surfactant, with a bolaamphiphile structure, derived from pyridine, active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Didecyldimethylammonium chloride is an antiseptic/disinfectant that is used in many biocidal applications.

Ethylene oxide, properly called oxirane by IUPAC, is the organic compound with the formula C2H4O.

Isopropyl alcohol (IUPAC name propan-2-ol), also called isopropanol or dimethyl carbinol, is a compound with the chemical formula C3H8O or C3H7OH or CH3CHOHCH3 (sometimes represented as i-PrOH).

Phenol, also known as carbolic acid, is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula C6H5OH.

Potassium permanganate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula KMnO4.

Silver iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula AgI.

Silver nitrate is an inorganic compound with chemical formula AgNO3.

Zinc oxide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZnO.

Boric acid, also called hydrogen borate, boracic acid, orthoboric acid and acidum boricum, is a weak, monobasic Lewis acid of boron often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, neutron absorber, or precursor to other chemical compounds.

Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound with formula Ca(ClO)2.

Iodoform is the organoiodine compound with the formula CHI3.

Merbromin (marketed as Mercurochrome, Merbromine, Sodium mercurescein, Asceptichrome, Supercrome, Brocasept and Cinfacromin) is a topical antiseptic used for minor cuts and scrapes.

Sodium perborate (PBS) is a white, odorless, water-soluble chemical compound with the chemical formula NaBO3.

Chlorhexidine is an antibacterial used as an antiseptic and for other applications.

Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the formula NaOCl.

Calcium iodates are inorganic compound composed of calcium and iodate anion.

Antiseptic(s) (from Greek ἀντί anti, "against" and σηπτικός sēptikos, "putrefactive") are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction.

8-Hydroxyquinoline is an organic compound with the formula C9H7NO.

Benzalkonium chloride, also known as BZK, BKC, BAC, alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride and ADBAC, is a type of cationic surfactant.

Nepetalactone is an organic compound, first isolated from the plant catnip (Nepeta cataria), which acts as a cat attractant.

Sodium percarbonate is a chemical, an adduct of sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide (a perhydrate), with formula 2 Na2CO3·3 H2O2.

Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is a organic compound derived from coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine.

Nitrofural (INN, trade name Furacin) is a bactericidal compound used as an antibiotic most commonly in the form of ointments.

Strontium peroxide is an inorganic compound with the formula SrO2 that exists in both anhydrous and octahydrate form, both of which are white solids.

Potassium hypochlorite (chemical formula KClO) is the potassium salt of hypochlorous acid.

Hexetidine (Latin: Hexetidinum) is an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agent commonly used in both veterinary and human medicine.

Auramine O is a diarylmethane dye used as a fluorescent stain.

Hexylresorcinol is an organic compound with local anaesthetic, antiseptic and anthelmintic properties.

Azelaic acid is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)7(CO2H)2.

Hydrogen peroxide - urea is a solid composed of equal amounts of hydrogen peroxide and urea.

Chlorquinaldol is an antimicrobial agent.

Brilliant Green is one of the triarylmethane dyes.

p-Chlorocresol (p-chloro-m-cresol; PCMC; brand name: Preventol CMK) is a chlorinated phenol which is used as an antiseptic and preservative.

Nitromersol (metaphen) is a mercury-containing organic compound that is primarily used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Calamine is either a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.

Chloroxylenol (4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial chemical compound used to control bacteria, algae, fungi and virus.

Dequalinium is a quaternary ammonium cation commonly available as the dichloride salt.

Ethacridine lactate (ethacridine monolactate monohydrate, acrinol, trade name Rivanol) is an aromatic organic compound based on acridine.

Anacardic acids are phenolic lipids, chemical compounds found in the shell of the cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale).

Camphoric acid, C10H16O4 or in Latin form Acidum camphoricum, is a white crystallisable substance obtained from the oxidation of camphor, it exists in three optically different forms; dextrorotatory one is obtained by the oxidation of dextrorotatory camphor and used in pharmaceuticals.

Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) is a cationic quaternary ammonium compound used in some types of mouthwashes, toothpastes, lozenges, throat sprays, breath sprays, and nasal sprays.

Dyclonine (Dyclocaine) is an oral anaesthetic that is the active ingredient of Sucrets, an over the counter throat lozenge.

Amylmetacresol (AMC) is an antiseptic used to treat infections of the mouth and throat.

Acriflavine is a topical antiseptic.

Cetrimonium bromide [(C16H33)N(CH3)3Br; cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide; CTAB] is a quaternary ammonium surfactant.

Creosol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C8H10O2.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (CAHS) is a synthetic amphoteric surfactant from the hydroxysultaine group.

Phenoxyethanol is a germicidal and germistatic glycol ether, phenol ether, and aromatic alcohol often used together with quaternary ammonium compounds.

Biclotymol is a phenolic antiseptic that is used for mouth and throat infections.

ortho-Cresol, also 2-methylphenol, is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4(OH).

Microbicides for sexually transmitted diseases are pharmacologic agents and chemical substances that are capable of killing or destroying certain microorganisms that commonly cause human infection (for example, the human immunodeficiency virus).

Bibrocathol (INN, trade names Noviform and Posiformin) is the substance 4,5,6,7-Tetrabrom-1,3,2-benzodioxabismol-2-ol.

Cetrimonium chloride, or cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC), is a topical antiseptic and surfactant.

Silver sulfadiazine, sold under the brand Silvadene among others, is a topical antibiotic used in partial thickness and full thickness burns to prevent infection.

Benzethonium chloride, also known as hyamine is a synthetic quaternary ammonium salt.

Hexamidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Acridine yellow, also known as acridine yellow G, acridine yellow H107, basic yellow K, and 3,6-diamino-2,7-dimethylacridine, is a yellow dye with strong bluish-green fluorescence.

Benzoxonium chloride is an antiseptic/disinfectant.

Tosylchloramide or N-chloro tosylamide, sodium salt, sold as chloramine-T, is a N-chlorinated and N-deprotonated sulfonamide used as a biocide and a mild disinfectant.

Policresulen is a topical haemostatic and antiseptic.

Cetalkonium chloride (CKC) is a quaternary ammonium compound of the alkyl-benzyldimethylammonium chloride family, the alkyl group having a chain length of C16 (16 carbons).

Dibrompropamidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Propamidine is an antiseptic and disinfectant.

Phenylmercuric borate is a topical antiseptic and disinfectant that is soluble in water, ethanol and glycerol.

Benzododecinium bromide (systematic name dimethyldodecylbenzylammonium bromide) is a quaternary ammonium compound used as antiseptic and disinfectant (phenol coefficient is 20-30).

Carbethopendecinium bromide is a quaternary ammonium compound used as antiseptic and disinfectant.

Fenticlor (also spelled fentichlor) is an antibacterial and antifungal agent for topical use.

Lapyrium is a cationic surfactant that is used in personal care products as a biocide and antistatic agent.

Proflavine (pron. pro-fla¢vin), also called proflavin and diaminoacridine and bate na bina, is an acriflavine derivative, a disinfectant bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria.

2-Phenylphenol, or o-phenylphenol, is an organic compound that consists of two linked benzene rings and a phenolic hydroxyl group.

Picloxydine (trade name Vitabact) is a bisbiguanide antiseptic used in eye drops.

Hexachlorophene, also known as Nabac, is an organochlorine compound that was once widely used as a disinfectant.