FAQs
What commercial disinfectants does Astral Hygiene supply?
Astral Hygiene supplies ready-to-use disinfectant sprays, concentrated disinfectants, chlorine products, disinfectant wipes, cleaner-disinfectants and specialist agricultural disinfectants for professional use.
What is the difference between a disinfectant and a sanitiser?
A disinfectant is generally used where specific antimicrobial efficacy against defined microorganisms is required, while the term sanitiser can be broader and may refer to products used to reduce microbial contamination. Always check the individual product’s technical data and test claims.
Do you supply bactericidal disinfectants?
Yes. The range includes products with documented bactericidal performance under recognised test standards such as BS EN 1276 and BS EN 13697 where supported by the manufacturer.
Do you supply virucidal disinfectants?
Yes. Selected products are tested for virucidal activity under standards such as BS EN 14476. The exact virucidal claim depends on the individual product’s test data.
Do you supply disinfectants for food-preparation areas?
Yes. Selected products are suitable for appropriate catering and food-preparation environments. Always check the product instructions for food-area suitability, contact time, dilution and any rinsing requirements.
Do you supply disinfectant wipes?
Yes. Astral Hygiene supplies professional disinfectant wipes for convenient surface hygiene applications.
Do disinfectants need a contact time?
Yes. Products with antimicrobial test claims normally require the surface to remain wet for a specified contact time to achieve the tested performance.
Do you supply chlorine disinfectants?
Yes. The range includes chlorine tablets and related products for preparing disinfecting solutions at controlled concentrations.
Do you supply agricultural disinfectants?
Yes. Astral Hygiene also supplies specialist disinfectants for livestock, farm biosecurity and animal-husbandry applications.