Specifications: Appearance: white crystals or crystal powder Odour: Special odour Melting Point: 114-116¡æ Purity: 98.5% min. Solubility: Very slightly soluble in water even at high temperature, but can be soluble in organic solvent such as ethanol, propanetriol, glycols and glycol ethers. Application: Broad spectrum bactericide, used in soaps, shampoos, bactericidal sprays. As a kind of disinfector of skin mucosa, it has no irritation to the skin, which is widely used in the surgical disinfecting and is the raw material of Dettol disinfector. It also can be used in the line of cosmetics and hair-care products for anti-mildew and disinfecting, which performs better than nipagin.