5 Reasons why Dettol is bad for health
Dettol is a brand since 1950’s. Their product line includes a number of items they call hygiene products.
It’s a common myth that killing all the bacteria around you is good for your health. I don’t understand why humans are so fond of killing everything around them, including other humans too.
No, killing bacteria all around you isn’t safe and isn’t recommended at all. Why? Because every bacteria has a function and when you kill or destroy them, who’s gonna do that function for you? Your grandma? I don’t think so!
My friend who is addicted to Dettol
I won’t take the name though, but let me quote her words:
I wish I could drink Dettol too
Yes please continue! Who’s stopping you huh? So it adds to our list that humans want to kill everything, themselves too!
She is addicted to the phenomenon of being “Clean” with Dettol and not to mention, it’s smell and fumes are addicting to her too!
The bacteria on our skin are not bad for us? Really?
Well yes, really, except if you’ve just got your hand out of the sewerage line. Under normal conditions, our body is covered with bacteria. These bacteria are in harmony with our body and our body has effective resistance to them. They live there, they breed there, they die there and the cycle continues, and we remain protected from them in the safe way.
Why killing bacteria on your skin is bad for health
So after reading the paragraph above, someone might ask, they’re living on our skin for free, why not to kill them? Huh?
Sounds similar? The same logic why one country kills others? And it’s own minorities too? Well let me explain how killing those “Free” livers can be harmful for your health, and why letting them live there is safer.
Lets image your skin is a table, on which a lot of bacteria are placed. Now these are the “normal” bacteria that are living there for ages and haven’t killed you yet.
Now imagine that the “harmful” and killing bacteria are flying in the air and roaming around. As they are scattered in the air they sometimes come to the table, try to adjust, but despite being “powerful” they don’t get the place to sit on the table. It’s not that they’re weak or the bacteria already on the table are strong, it’s simply that the harmful ones aren’t finding any place to settle there!
Now imagine, you being a human and having human mentality of killing everyone, just everyone, kill those free livers on the table. What happens now, the “harmful” bacteria flying around in the air get a place to sit, on the empty table! Now they will be there yelling! “yay! We discovered this land” (not like Columbus discovered America, where already people lived :/ weird!) Now they will live there, they will breed there, and as they’re harmful, they will do their harm there! They will do the damage and disease process that they’re capable of.
Why can they cause the disease when the previous ones couldn’t? Well how innocent question it is J your body had developed resistance for the earlier ones for ages and was in harmony with them, but these are unknown to your defense mechanism. Plus they’re already powerful ones, so more dangerous than the ones that were living on your skin before.
Composition of Dettol
As per online sources, dettol liquid is composed of:
- Chloroxylenol
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Pine oil
Dettol is poisonous if ingested through mouth.
Effects of drinking Dettol
Some of the serious side effects of dettol liquid poisoning are:
- Corrosion of the mucosa in oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and all parts of the digestive tract
- Lung aspiration (pulmonary aspiration), that can lead to the loss of pulmonary function and even cardiac arrest
- Depression of central nervous system
Is dettol harmful? or is dettol safe?
Well conclusion is, stop using dettol uselessly. Dettol liquid is toxic, and same ingredients are part of the soap too probably! Stop infecting yourself with dangerous bacteria and germs for which your body isn’t prepared at all! Stop following the media and ads that tell you to kill every single bacteria in and outside of your body. So that they can sell their other brand, yes medicines and supplements to counter the harmful affects caused by their own soaps and products!
In case of ingestion of dettol, immediately consult the doctor, vomit out the liquid if possible and call the emergency department.
What happens if someone drinks Dettol
Dettol should not be ingested at all. It can lead to:
- intestinal burning
- severe gastritis
- inflammation of the gut
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- abdominal pain
- damage to nervous system
- loss of consciousness
- death
Therefore keep dettol out of the reach of children and adults too. In case of any accident, rush to the hospital immediately.
Agree completely. I don’t know how many people will agree to it. They just listen to ads and media. I know most of waste collector people don’t get sick. They get hurt only by slipping due to wet waste but they don’t get sick due to bacteria in it.
No doubt, their immunity is much better than the controlled and all anti-bacterially protected population!
Antibiotics are useful no doubt, but not like this, all the time, in everything and everywhere.
ok , let tell me ………….. is washing hand is issue ………… Daily Bathing is Not cause of kill Germs .
Daily showering and bathing isn’t bad as such. But bathing with a very high potency antiseptic soap can be!
Imagine taking an antibiotic tablet, daily, for years, without any need, what will it do?
What is dettol? If dettol drink what will happen what bad to our health
Dettol is poisonous and if ingested, it can cause severe inflammation, irritation, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, pain abdomen, depress nervous system, and even death in some cases.
However not everyone will die by ingesting it, but can have serious and permanent damage to their internal systems.
Care should be taken to keep it out of reach of children specially and if any accident happens then go to hospital immediately.
this was for using Dettol on your skin, however I’m using it for killing dust mites and it works,, is there any harm in that?
Where do you apply it specifically? And how much.
I spray it on bedding ,pillows , mattress and furniture also I wipe the floor with it. I spray about 1 liter.
Ok so your saying that everytime we clean ourselves the ‘good bacteria’ is replaced by bad bacteria? No! there are all types of good and bad bacteria everywhere and killing off ‘good bacteria’ isn’t doing any harm because as long as bad bacteria exists so does good bacteria! Bacteria builds up, it doesn’t matter if your table is covered in bacteria, more can multiply, grow and ‘land’ on it. I agree that too much dettol is unhealthy, but when being used appropriately it is harmless. Glad I have this cleared up :)
No it’s not always like that. E.g. if you kill all the bacteria using antibacterial products, fungus is left behind and it can replicate more easily. Same goes for spores forming bacteria too. I’m glad to make it clear to you :)
It started last year in the winter. I started using “Dettol” handwash. Before that I used to use separate soap bar for toilet purpose. In a matter of weeks, my knuckle side of palms started becoming dry and cracked. Things got so bad that my hand started having inflammation. I thought, it was due to fact that I used to sleep with one hand kept outside the blanket. But after a few months, I had to use soap bars because I was travelling. It was then I realised that my hands were reverting back to being soft. I immediately decided to leave handwashes for good.
Thank you for sharing your experience related to dettol and soaps!
Periodically successfully used a 50/50 mix of water/dettol flushing foreskin and down my urethra to clear up excess smegma problem causing smell and irritation. Too high a concentration of dettol causes a severe burning along the urethra which makes peeing painful ….. but this subsides within a day or two.
Just had a bad reaction to doing this whilst taking just one tablet of Clarithromycin …. my dick became more tender and painful than usual …. small blood spots appeared on my dick and shaft …. and a slight skin fungal blemish swelled and seemed to worsen.
A bad reaction …. I’ve never had before. Maybe the combination damaged something.
You should visit a urologist or skin specialist for expert opinion. Also, do ask if circumcision can be useful in your situation.
I have become obsessed with being clean and making my clothes dust and pollution free by spraying myself with it. Recently though, I’ve gone over the top, spraying my hair and even the inside of my mouth in disgust when I arrive home to protect my environment so I am glad that I found this page and will NEVER do it again. I must add that this all started as a result of attending a hospital to visit my son after he had surgery and noticing that everyone who entered the ward smelt acrid and caused my eyes to smart, even the nurses. I wonder if this is to do with the sensitivity I developed after having the Covid vaccine?
Cleaning yourself / clothes after visiting an infected hospital area can be allowed. But always doing it as a normal routine is not good. Yes your eyes could be sensitive to some chemical they use in hospital, e.g. for floor mopping or for cleaning clothes etc. It may or may not be linked with covid vaccine in my opinion.