2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol: version 1

Saved 2026-09-17 09:49 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/09556108211356 — Strepsils Orange with Vitamin C, 24 lozenges (Malaysia)**, taken from the wanted queue (old-site title "strepsils vitamin c 100", 2007 capture). **Identity.** Open Fo. This is the current version.

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# 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol
disambiguation: antiseptic used in throat lozenges; printed on some packs as dichlorophenylcarbinol
allergen: none
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                    | market | from | until | ended | status  | source               | note                                                                      |
| -------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| see_also | ingredient/amylmetacresol |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wikipedia-strepsils | The two are paired as the active antiseptics of Strepsils throat lozenges |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                   | type   | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Dichlorophenylcarbinol | name   | en     |      |       |
| Dichlorobenzyl alcohol | search |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref                 | url                                     | title                                                    | accessed   | publisher | kind         | published | record_id | locator                                                            | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| strepsils-my        | https://strepsils.com.my/               | Sore Throat & Cough Relief Lozenges - Strepsils Malaysia | 2026-09-17 | Reckitt   | manufacturer |           |           | "Double Action for First Signs of Sore Throat": core-range actives |              |                        |          |
| wikipedia-strepsils | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strepsils | Strepsils                                                | 2026-09-17 | Wikipedia | publication  |           |           | Ingredients; History; Dose                                         | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol is a mild antiseptic used in medicated throat lozenges, where it is paired with amylmetacresol to kill bacteria associated with mouth and throat infections; Wikipedia names it as one of the two Strepsils actives.[^wikipedia-strepsils] Reckitt's Strepsils Malaysia site prints the same substance under its older name dichlorophenylcarbinol and gives the core-range strength as 1.2 mg per lozenge.[^strepsils-my]
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