Surfaces are often contaminated with bacteria, viruses and other pathogens and are a risk of transmission. It is therefore important to use an effective disinfectant at critical points. Our disinfectants have an extremely strong formulation and a broad range of performance and safety features. It combines application flexibility with broad spectrum efficacy, on hard surfaces, non-medical equipment, and in the face of organic challenge.

Rely+On^®

Our Rely+On^® products stands at the forefront of infection control products, providing advanced solutions to protect health and safety in hospitals, laboratories, and public facilities. 

Rely+On^® Perasafe^®

Rely+On^® PeraSafe^® is a rapid, high-level surgical instruments disinfectant and medical instrument disinfectantthat delivers proven, broad spectrum efficacy against a wide range of pathogens. This advanced surgical equipment disinfectantis independently tested and effective against viruses, bacteria, mycobacteria, yeasts, and bacterial spores, including critical healthcare-associated pathogens such as HIV, Hepatitis B & C, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MRSA, and Clostridium difficile.

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Active Substances: Oxone™, Preventol® and Ucarcide™

The selection of a highly effective disinfectant is crucial to effectively treat contamination and reduce the risk of infection – especially in hospitals and public places. LANXESS offers various active substances for incorporation into disinfectant formulations:

• Preventol O Extra,
• Preventol CMK (phenolic active substances),
• Klarix™,
• Ucarcide™ (glutaraldehyde), and
• Oxone™ (potassium monopersulfate),

which can be used for surface disinfection in medical and institutional areas such as hospitals, doctor’s offices and public institutions.

Learn more: Industrial and Institutional Disinfection

Saltidin®

Saltidin® (Icaridin, Picaridin) is a proven active ingredient for modern insect repellents, combining high efficacy against insects and ticks with good skin compatibility, low odor, non-sticky properties, and excellent material compatibility.

Its high formulation flexibility enables a broad range of product types, including sprays, lotions, gels, creams, aerosols, and wipes, in water-, oil- or alcohol-based systems, supported by technical expertise and regulatory know-how for market-specific requirements.

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Animal health is the basis for efficient agriculture and the production of safe food. Biosecurity measures are a prerequisite for maintaining animal health. Only through this animal diseases can be fought and prevented.

Animal diseases can be transmitted in many ways. The greatest threat to the well-being of any creature comes from other creatures of the same species. The closer they crowd together, the greater the risk of disease. From viruses, bacteria or fungi, disease may spread via recognized vectors of infection, e.g. from the animals themselves, the people who handle them, contaminated food and water, housing and equipment, even the air itself. 

Our solutions prevention and control of diseases for animal husbandry:

• Virkon®
• Preventol^®

Virkon^® S

For 40 years now, Virkon^® S disinfectant solutions have been continuously setting benchmarks in many important aspects of biosecurity. The biggest advantage is a broad, cost-efficient and rapid effectiveness of the products, which have been tested and confirmed in efficacy studies under real operating conditions. 

Virkon^® S for instance prevents over 500 strains of viruses, bacteria and fungi from spreading, such as:

• Foot and Mouth Disease virus 
• Avian Influenza
• African Swine Fever
• E. Coli
• Salmonella
• Parvovirus 
• Campylobacter and many more.

The disinfectant promises a simple and safe handling for the farmer as well as application flexibility in the disinfection of surfaces, equipment, vehicles, water and air. In addition, the product is characterized by the excellent stability and long shelf life of the powder-based formulation.

With a significant number of efficacy studies using the approved labelling claims of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Diseases, the broad efficacy of Virkon^® has been confirmed in independent tests against an extensive portfolio of organisms.

Virkon^® S is used by governments around the world for emergency disease control, most recently in the case of African Swine Fever, which has been ravaging Asia and Eastern Europe since 2018.

Active Substances

Our active substance-based disinfectants are highly effective against several disease-causing viruses, such as African Swine Fever virus and Avian Influenza virus. African Swine Fever (ASF) is one of the most significant and deadly swine diseases. Phenolic active substances like

• Preventol^® CMK,
• Preventol^® O extra, and
• Preventol^® BP show

strong performance even in the presence of organic matter, such as dirt, faeces, and blood.

Klarix™ and Ucarcide™ (glutaraldehyde) is internationally recognized as an effective disinfectant ingredient, particularly well-suited for animal biosecurity, owing to its rapid action and efficacy at low dosages. Furthermore, farm equipment integrity is preserved, as glutaraldehyde is non-oxidizing and non-corrosive to metals at recommended use levels. LANXESS glutaraldehyde is non-foaming and suitable for different application methods including fumigation and fogging in animal facilities.

Learn more: Animal Housing Disinfectants​

Purox^® S

Purox^® S Sodium Benzoates provide broad-spectrum antimicrobial protection in acidic products, meeting international standards and certified Kosher, Halal, FSSC 22000, and FAMI-QS. 

Learn more: Agriculture & Animal Care