Lysol
Sign in to saveLysol (, ; spelled Lizol in India) is an American brand of cleaning and disinfecting products distributed by Reckitt, which markets the similar Dettol or Sagrotan in other markets. The line includes liquid solutions for hard and soft surfaces, air treatment, and hand washing. The active ingredient in many Lysol products is benzalkonium chloride, but the active ingredient in the Lysol "Power and Free" line is hydrogen peroxide. Lysol has been used since its invention in the late 19th century as a household and industrial cleaning agent, and previously as a medical disinfectant.
Key facts
- Brand.logo
- File:Lysol_Logo.svg
- Brand.name
- Lysol
- Brand.type
- Disinfectant, all-purpose cleaners
- Brand.currentowner
- Reckitt
- Brand.origin
- United States
- Brand.related
- Dettol (Sagrotan)
- Brand.markets
- United States, Canada, Europe, India (as Lizol), Philippines, Mexico and Chile
- Brand.previousowners
- Lehn & Fink (later subsidiary of Sterling Drug)
- Brand.tagline
- "Healthing"
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Use during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic
- Use as a contraceptive
- Use as an abortifacient
- Product innovations
- Ingredients
- Health effects of P-chloro-o-benzylphenol
- SARS-CoV-2 inactivating capability
- Risk of misuse during COVID-19 pandemic
- Products
- Competition
- See also
- References
- External links
Lysol (, ; spelled Lizol in India) is an American brand of cleaning and disinfecting products distributed by Reckitt, which markets the similar Dettol or Sagrotan in other markets. The line includes liquid solutions for hard and soft surfaces, air treatment, and hand washing. The active ingredient in many Lysol products is benzalkonium chloride, but the active ingredient in the Lysol "Power and Free" line is hydrogen peroxide. Lysol has been used since its invention in the late 19th century as a household and industrial cleaning agent, and previously as a medical disinfectant.
==History== thumb|upright|A 1935 Canadian advertisement promoting Lysol as a feminine hygiene product, using the slogan "The poise that knowledge gives"
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