When children (mother and infant) use disinfectants, they should pay special attention to the safety of the disinfection products, including whether they are irritating and whether there are drug residues and other issues.
According to the national standard "General Requirements for Disinfection Product Labels and Instructions" (GB 38598-2020), the definition of disinfectant is: a preparation used to kill microorganisms on the transmission medium to achieve disinfection or sterilization requirements . According to the active ingredients, they can be divided into alcohol disinfectants, chlorine-containing disinfectants, iodine-containing disinfectants, peroxide disinfectants, guanidine disinfectants, phenolic disinfectants, quaternary ammonium salt disinfectants, etc.; they can be divided according to their uses. It is an object surface disinfectant, medical device disinfectant, air disinfectant, hand disinfectant, skin disinfectant, mucous membrane disinfectant, epidemic source disinfectant, etc.; according to the ability to kill microorganisms, it can be divided into high-level disinfectants and medium-level disinfectants. and low-level disinfectants.
According to the national standard "Hygienic Requirements for Disinfectants on Common Object Surfaces" (GB 27952-2011), it is pointed out that for various places such as schools, child care institutions, medical and health institutions, public places, families The disinfection of surfaces such as utensils, items and facilities needs to meet the toxicological safety requirements of disinfectants, including: ① The acute oral toxicity test is a practical non-toxic level; ② A complete skin irritation test is non-irritating or slightly irritating. Alcohol, chlorine, chlorine dioxide, and peroxide disinfectants do not meet the safety requirements of national standards for surface disinfectants.
Due to the highly sensitive body functions of children (mother and infant), great attention is paid to the safety of disinfection products. Based on the classification of use, it is advisable to choose a skin disinfectant. Currently, there are only five disinfectants that can be used locally on human skin: alcohol, iodophor-iodine tincture, hypochlorous acid disinfectant, quaternary ammonium salt disinfectant, and guanidine-based disinfectants. From the perspective of user-friendliness, disinfectants such as alcohol, iodophor, hypochlorous acid, and quaternary ammonium salts all have certain defects. See the table below:
Guanidine disinfectants have the characteristics of broad antibacterial spectrum, colorless, odorless, non-irritating to the skin, non-toxic and non-corrosive, and are recognized as the safest and most effective disinfectant in the 21st century. Non-toxic, highly effective broad-spectrum antibacterial agent. Guanidine-based disinfectants are disinfectants that can disinfect large areas of human skin or the entire body. They can also disinfect damaged skin and are suitable for long-term use by children (mothers and infants).