Editing Bactericide (section)

==Antiseptics==
As [[antiseptic]]s (i.e., germicide agents that can be used on human or animal body, skin, mucosae, wounds and the like), few of the above-mentioned disinfectants can be used, under proper conditions (mainly concentration, pH, temperature and toxicity toward humans and animals). Among them, some important are
*properly diluted [[chlorine]] preparations (f.e. [[Dakin's Solution|Dakin's solution]], 0.5% sodium or potassium hypochlorite solution, pH-adjusted to pH 7–8, or 0.5–1% solution of sodium benzenesulfochloramide ([[chloramine]] B)), some
*[[iodine]] preparations, such as [[iodophor|iodopovidone]] in various [[Galenic formulation|galenic]]s (ointment, solutions, wound plasters), in the past also [[Lugol's solution]],
*[[peroxide]]s such as urea perhydrate solutions and pH-[[Buffer solution|buffered]] 0.1 – 0.25% peracetic acid solutions,
*[[Alcohol (chemistry)|alcohol]]s with or without antiseptic additives, used mainly for skin antisepsis,
*weak [[organic acids]] such as [[sorbic acid]], [[benzoic acid]], [[lactic acid]] and [[salicylic acid]]
*some [[phenol]]ic compounds, such as [[hexachlorophene]], [[triclosan]] and Dibromol, and
*cationic surfactants, such as 0.05–0.5% benzalkonium, 0.5–4% [[chlorhexidine]], 0.1–2% octenidine solutions.
Others are generally not applicable as safe antiseptics, either because of their [[corrosive]] or [[toxic]] nature.