Home Cosmetic Science Talk Formulating Usage of CIT/CMIT in Pharmaceutical Cutaneous rinse off products

  • Usage of CIT/CMIT in Pharmaceutical Cutaneous rinse off products

    Posted by MurtazaHakim on December 16, 2024 at 6:42 am

    Dear members,

    I am looking for studies or clinical evidence regarding the usage of CIT/MCIT in the pharmaceutical rinse off products like CHG 4% Scrub.

    Is it safe to use this type of preservative for Pharma products?

    PhilGeis replied 4 days, 18 hours ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • PhilGeis

    Member
    December 16, 2024 at 10:04 am

    CMIT can be used in drug products. Context of CHG scrubs can involve broken skin so you’d need a relevant risk assessment.

    Do you have any alcohol in your product?

  • MurtazaHakim

    Member
    December 16, 2024 at 11:37 am

    Yes the product has Ethanol. Does the ethanol react with CIT/CMIT ?

    I checked Ecolab Hydrex Surgical Scrub CHG 4% but did not find any CIT/CMIT in it.

    • PhilGeis

      Member
      December 17, 2024 at 8:38 am

      Ethanol (even down to ~5%)/CHG can be an effective in a preservative context.

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