What is Hy5s primary ingredient?
A. Hy5 active ingredient is Benzalkonium Chloride (aka BAC). BAC has been used for the past 40 years in a wide variety of consumer and health care-related antiseptic and antibacterial products, including Bactine antispetic, Johnson & Johnson’s BandAid brand foaming antiseptic, and most spermicidal foams. Hy5 Ingredients: Active Ingredient: Benzalkonium Chloride 0.24% Inactive ingredient: Aqua Cocamidopropyl Betaine Propylene Glycol Glycerin Cetrimonium Chloride Cocamidopropylamine Oxide Triethanolamine Citric Acid A Comparison of Commonly Used Surface Disinfectants Alcohol-, Phenol-, Chlorine-, and Quaternary Amine-Based Disinfectants By Lauren Crawford, BS; Zhi-Jian Yu, PhD; Erin Keegan, BS; and Tina Yu, MS. Quaternary amines such as benzalkonium chloride and benzethonium chloride are commonly used in small concentrations in after-dinner skin wipes, skin disinfectants as well as in ophthalmic, cosmetic and food preservatives. The final report on the safety assessment of benzethonium c
