Aarsha Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

General product information

Aarshol

Iodine I. P. ........... 3.1%
(Available iodine 1.65%)

Free Iodine is slowly and continually released.
Free Iodine diffuses into micro-organisms and destroys
them by :-
i) Interfering with their metabolism
ii) Disrupting their protein
iii) Destroying their nucleic acid structure and
iv) Preventing synthesis of nucleic acid

Salient features :-
Aarshol :
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Aarshol :
Iodine I. P. ........... 3.1%
(Available iodine 1.65%)
Free Iodine is slowly and continually released.
Free Iodine diffuses into micro-organisms and destroys
them by :-
i) Interfering with their metabolism
ii) Disrupting their protein
iii) Destroying their nucleic acid structure and
iv) Preventing synthesis of nucleic acid
Is broad spectrum disinfectant.
Gram+ve and Gram -ve vegetative
Bacteria
Most Viruses
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fungi and Bacterial spores
Is quick acting
Eliminates Bacteria, Viruses and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 2 minutes
Has prolonged residual activity
Activity lasts 4 to 6 hours after application
which takes care of Fungi and Bacterial
spores also
Is active in presence of Organic matter
Active also at lower pH
Is Safe
(Permeates tissues, but is non irritant, non
toxic and doesn't interfere healing)
Is non corrosive

Laboratory Reports :-
1) Aarshol 0.5% was found effective against a) E coli b) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
c) Pseudomonas aeruginosa d) S.pyogenes e) S. typhi f) S. aureus g) S. epidermis and
h) V.cholarae .... No growth of these organisms was found 24 hours after contact.
2) Skin Irritation test in rabbits showed Aarshol had Primary Irritation index 0.25 which was far less than 2 . It therefore
complies W.R.T. IS standard.