by Butterfly-Wings

Created on: June 07, 2008

Dettol is an antiseptic disinfectant which has been around for more than 70 years; I love the smell of Dettol, it reminds me of my childhood in some way as my mum always used to use it; mainly as a first aid remedy, but it can also be used for many different other things in and around the home. The smell of Dettol is one which you will either love or hate, personally I think that it has a very fresh, clean and hygienic smell; similar to the smell you would associate with the hospital or dentist. I think Dettol is a product which is a must have in anyone's cupboard or first aid box, I always make sure that I have a plentiful supply of it in the house because I use it on a regular basis for cleaning purposes as well as some minor first aid purposes. Because Dettol is an antiseptic disinfectant liquid it will kill approximately 99% of bacteria and germs in and around the house as well as on your skin if used for first aid purposes.

Dettol is available from most supermarkets and is extremely reasonably priced, I have seen cheaper branded imitations of Dettol before but to be honest I wouldn't actually purchase the cheaper imitations because I am too fond of the original Dettol and most of the time cheaper imitations don't really live up to the real thing as you end up using more of it or you find out that it isn't as good as you would have hoped. The different sized bottles of Dettol which are available to purchase are 125ml, 250ml, 500ml, 750ml and 4litre I usually purchase the 250ml bottle of Dettol

Dettol is supplied in see through plastic bottles which have a white screw on/off plastic lid which also acts as a measuring cap. The colour of the Dettol liquid is clearly visible through the bottle so it is easy to see how much you are using and how much is remaining inside the bottle. The colour of the Dettol disinfectant is similar to that of apple juice.
There are three main ingredients in Dettol which make it an effective antiseptic disinfectant; normally I wouldn't talk about ingredients in a review but in this instance I think that it would be more beneficial, especially as Dettol is mainly used for first aid and hygiene remedies.

Chloroxylenol is mainly used in medicine as a antibacterial and anaesthetic which kills bacteria, reduces inflammation and relieves itching, redness or pain in skin infections and conditions.

Pine Oil is mainly used as an essential oil in aromatherapy and is a common ingredient in some bath products such as bubble baths and bath oils.

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