Savlon
Sign in to saveSavlon is a brand of antibacterial personal care products with the active ingredients of cetrimide and chlorhexidine gluconate. Commonly sold as a cream, the product range also includes antiseptic sprays, sticking plasters and other antiseptic products. __TOC__ == History == The product name is derived from the original Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) manufacturing site name of the Avlon Works at Avonmouth near Bristol, UK on the Severn Estuary.
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It sits within the topics Antiseptics, Chemical pages without ChemSpiderID and Chemical pages without DrugBank identifier.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Savlon is a brand of antibacterial personal care products with the active ingredients of cetrimide and chlorhexidine gluconate. Commonly sold as a cream, the product range also includes antiseptic sprays, sticking plasters and other antiseptic products. __TOC__ == History == The product name is derived from the original Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) manufacturing site name of the Avlon Works at Avonmouth near Bristol, UK on the Severn Estuary.
Savlon is sold in many countries with different manufacturing and licensing agreements.
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