Is Dettol or Savlon safe to use on infants?

Depends on what you want you want to use it for. Is it for some cut/scratch/injury on baby's body? Then probably you may use it after diluting it with more water than you would use for an adult. read more

Then definitely no, as baby needs exposure to different types of bacteria and microorganisms to build its immunity. read more

Dettol and savlon though made of different ingredients work in the same fashion. Dettol has a key component called PCMX , i.e., para chloro meta xylenol. This compound is responsible for the brown colour of dettol. Savlon on the other hand has chlorhexidine gluconate and cetrimide acting as germicides. The Orange colour is given by cetrimide. read more