Pharmaceutical Ingredients

METHYL SALICYLATE BP for use as an animal repellent (to repel dogs and cats from flower gardens); insect repellant. Also used to treat minor aches and pains of the muscles/joints (e.g. Arthritis, backache, sprains). For acute joint and muscular pain, methyl salicylate is used as a rubefacient and analgesic in deep heating liniments. It is used as a flavoring agent in chewing gums and mints in small concentrations and added as antiseptic in mouthwash solutions.

PERMETHRIN Technical (25:75 ; 40:60) is an insecticide; it is a synthetic pyrethroid and neurotoxin. Permethrin affects the neuronal membrane by blocking the movement of sodium ions from outside to inside the neuronal cell membrane thereby disrupting the sodium channel current that regulates the polarization of the membrane. This leads to delayed repolarization and subsequent paralysis of the nervous system. Permethrin is used to eradicate parasites such as head lice, ticks and scabies from humans and animals.

PURECARE PHB (Polyhexanide, Poly Hexa Methylene Biguanide) is an effective disinfectant and antiseptic in healthcare products, as well as preservative for personal care products. This broad spectrum fast acting bactericide is used in industrial, institutional, agricultural, food, beverage and domestic disinfection applications.

FEF® STRONG CETRIMIDE SOLUTION 40% WITH ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL is an antiseptic agent, meaning it has various antibacterial, antifungal and other antimicrobial properties and can be applied to skin or mucous membranes to avoid or minimize the risk of infection. It is also a surfactant, meaning it functions as a detergent with cleaning properties. As a pharmaceutical ingredient, it is used in various products mainly for topical use in sprays, gels and creams for a range of purposes, including cleaning burns and wounds, for disinfecting skin before injections or surgery, and for treating fungal infections or nappy rash. Dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (approx. 20%), Trimethyl tetradecyl ammonium bromide (approx. 80%). Approx. 7.5% with Isopropyl Alcohol.