Difference between antiseptics and disinfectants.
* Antiseptics are chemical substances which prevent the growth of micro-organisms and may even kill them but are not harmful to living tissues.
* Antiseptics are generally applied to living tissues such as wounds, cuts, ulcers and diseased skin surfaces.
* Dettol, furacine, soframicine are antiseptics.
* Disinfectants are chemical substances which kill micro-organisms or stop their growth but are harmful to human tissues.
* Disinfectants are applied to inanimate objects such as floor, drainage system, instrument, etc.
* Chlorine in the concentration of 0.2 to 0.4 ppm in aqueous solution and SO2 in very low concentration are disinfectants.
