Hycolin disinfectant is a clear soluble disinfectant recommended for environmental use in hospitals, laboratories and similar places, where infection and contamination exist. It contains an active detergent system that, on dilution, assists in wetting organic soiling and cleaning surfaces.
Hycolin has a pleasant odour and not the pungent, penetrating odour usually associated with older phenolic-based hospital disinfectants. It is also stable, with a shelf life of 2 years.
Hycolin has low toxicity, when compared to the older clear soluble phenolic disinfectants.