kenya chemical is one of the biggest Chloroxylenol / PCMX distributors, manufacturers, exporters, and suppliers in Fujairah, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, kenya. We are supplied to various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, chemical, Animal feed additive, Food additive, Agrochemical, Fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, water treatment, Minerals, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
Chloroxylenol / PCMX Disinfectant is an antimicrobial chemical compound used to control bacteria, algae, and fungi in adhesives, emulsions, paints, and wash tanks. Chloroxylenol is also commonly used in antibacterial soaps such as Dettol. Studies have shown a low antimicrobial activity which is enhanced by additives. Its antibacterial action is due to the disruption of cell membrane potentials. The general dosage is 2%
Application:
Chloroxylenol is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial chemical compound used to control bacteria, algae, fungi, and viruses. Chloroxylenol (PCMX) is a low-poison bactericide, can be used in the fields of
1. Personal care products, antibacterial hand soap, soap, shampoo and healthy products;
2. Household & institutional disinfectant and cleansers, Public & hospital Hygiene;
3. Other industrial fields such as film, glue, oiled, textile and paper making, etc.
Chloroxylenol, also known as para-chloro-meta-xylenol (PCMX), is a halogen-substituted phenolic compound that is used as a preservative in cosmetics and as an active agent in antimicrobial soaps & other products like wound-cleansing applications, and household antiseptics. It is an antiseptic and disinfectant agent used for skin disinfection and surgical instruments. Chloroxylenol functions as a cosmetic biocide & as a deodorant agent. Its antibacterial action is due to the disruption of cell membrane potentials. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) includes Chloroxylenol On its list of indirect food additives.
The Mode of Action is as follows:
Oxidation of bacterial protoplasm
Increasing permeability of cell membranes.
Coagulation of proteins
PCMX is bactericidal, not merely bacteriostatic and control is afforded versus fungi, gram-positive, gram-negative bacteria, mildew, and some viruses.
Other general advantages of PCMX preparations, when compared with other bactericidal agents, are:
· PCMX is compatible with a wide range of anionic and amphoteric surfactants and soaps and formulation are easy. Pine oil is a useful carrier and adjunct for PCMX and bactericidal activity can be enhanced by its use.
· It is compatible with a wide variety of pharmaceuticals including hydrocortisone, pramoximes, propylparaben, and sulphathiazoles.
· Dirt and particulate soil can inactivate all bactericides to a greater or lesser extent. PCMX based formulations are more tolerant than most in this respect.
· PCMX is bactericidal active over a pH range of at least 4 – 9.
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