Active Ingredient: Benzalkonium chloride
Inactive Ingredients: Water, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Propylene glycol, Triethylene glycol, Polysorbate-20
Benzalkonium Chloride, or BAC, is an FDA-approved active ingredient that has been used safely for 60 years.
Especially for its antimicrobial activity, benzalkonium chloride is an active ingredient in many consumer products:
- Pharmaceutical products such as eye, ear and nasal drops or sprays, as a preservative
- Personal care products such as hand sanitizers, wet wipes, shampoos, soaps, deodorants and cosmetics
- Skin antiseptics and wound wash sprays, such as Bactine.
- Throat lozenges and mouthwashes, as a biocide
- Spermicidal creams
- Over-the-counter single-application treatments for herpes, cold-sores, and fever blisters, such as RELEEV and Viroxyn
- Burn and ulcer treatment
- Spray disinfectants for hard surface sanitization
- Cleaners for floor and hard surfaces as a disinfectant, such as Lysol and Dettol antibacterial spray and wipes.
- Algaecides for clearing of algae, moss, lichens from paths, roof tiles, swimming pools, masonry, etc.
Benzalkonium chloride is also used in many non-consumer processes and products, including as an active ingredient in surgical disinfection. A comprehensive list of uses includes industrial applications. An advantage of benzalkonium chloride, not shared by ethanol-based antiseptics or hydrogen peroxide antiseptic, is that it does not cause a burning sensation when applied to broken skin.
BAC, along with other clinically-tested superior ingredients in specific concentrations, works synergistically to achieve a TOTAL BARRIER. Our proprietary formulation is now the only patented alcohol-free formula on the market!
