Benzalkonium Chloride BAC 50
Benzalkonium chloride is an active ingredient in many consumer products:
• Pharmaceutical products -The safety factor of benzalkonium chloride allows its use in a
wide range of leave-on skin sanitizers and sanitary baby wipes. BAC 50 is widely used
as a preservative in ophthalmic, nasal and aural pharmaceutical preparations as well as
to optimise emolliency and substantively in formulations.
• 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 BAC 50
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.
Benzalkonium Chloride BAC 50
